Investigating The Opioid Epidemic From It's 'Epicenter'

>>> THE STATE OF OHIO HAS BECOME GROUND ZERO FOR AMERICA'S
OVERDOSE CRISIS. KILLING MORE PEOPLE ACROSS THE
COUNTRY THAN EVER BEFORE. AS YOU MIGHT KNOW, THE STATE'S
ATTORNEY GENERAL IS SUING FIVE PRESCRIPTION OPIOID
MANUFACTURERS FOR THEIR ROLES IN THE DEATH.
JACOB SOBOROFF HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO THIS WITH HIS NEW SERIES
ONE NATION OVERDOSED. HE JOINS US NOW FOR PART TWO.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT HOW POLICE ARE TRYING TO GET A HANDLE ON ALL OF
THIS. >> ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE DEWINES
TARGETS AND STARTED THIS IN THE CRISIS WE SEE TODAY.
BUT STOPPING WHAT THE LOCAL CORONER CALLS A MASS CASUALTY
EVENT. NOT ABOUT PAIN PILLS TODAY.
BUT A DRUG THAT LOCAL COPS ARE TRYING TO TAKE OFF THE STREETS.
THIS IS THE EPICENTER OF AMERICA'S OPIOID CRISIS.
I'M ON A RAID WITH THE TASK FORCE DEDICATED TO STOPPING THE
TRAFFICKING OF HEROIN AND FENTANYL WHICH IS KILLING MORE
PEOPLE THAN EVER BEFORE. >> HERE WE GO!
>> PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.
>> THEY JUST TOOK HIM DOWN. THEY JUST DID A CONTROL AND
RIGHT HERE. >> IN WHAT LOCAL OFFICIALS SAY
IS THE OVERDOSE CAPITAL OF AMERICA, THIS IS A NORMAL
WEEKDAY MORNING FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF CAPTAIN MIKE
BREM. >> WHAT JUST WENT DOWN HERE?
>> WE DID A COLD CALL ON A GUY SELLING HEROIN.
BASICALLY A BUY BEST. >> DO WE KNOW IF IT WAS HEROIN
OR FENTANYL? >> WE FIELD TESTED AND MOST
LIKELY IT IS FENTANYL. >> LET ME TAKE A LOOK AT IT, IF
I CAN. >> SOMEBODY IS CALLING HIM RIGHT
NOW. >> YEAH.
IT'S BEEN BLOWING UP. >> YOU THINK THAT COULD BE
ANOTHER DEAL TRYING TO GO THROUGH?
>> GOOD CHANCE. >> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DEATHS
THAT ARE HAPPENING ON THE STREET TODAY, CAN YOU TRACE THAT BACK
TO DEALS LIKE THIS THAT HAP ON THE STREET LEVEL?
>> OH, YEAH. THIS IS THE STREET LEVEL DOPE
THAT IS KILLING PEOPLE. THIS IS THE DAY-TO-DAY STUFF
THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THE MORGUE FOR.
>> WHILE STREET LEVEL DEALERS MAY SEEM LIKE INDEPENDENT
OPERATORS, PART OF A GLOBAL CRIME RING.
CHINA IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF FENTANYL IN THE UNITED STATES
AND MOST IS SHIPPED ACROSS THE BORDER BY DRUG CARTELS.
THEY PICKED MONTGOMERY COUNTY BECAUSE RUNNING THROUGH IT ARE
INTERSTATE 70 AND 75. WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENT CALLS THE
CROSS ROADS OF AMERICA FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING.
>> CLEAR. >> ALL DAY LONG ON THE GROUND
AND IN THE AIR, CAPTAIN BREM'S TEAM LOOKS TO CATCH SMALL-TIME
DEALERS, MAKE THEM TURN ON BIGGER DEALERS AND ULTIMATELY
THE CARTEL THAT SUPPLIES THEM. AFTER A FEW MORE HOURS ON
TODAY'S HUNT, SNAGGED A MID-LEVEL DEAL.
>> YOU PICKED UP THIS GUY AND NOW HEADED TO WHAT WE THINK
MIGHT BE HIS HOUSE. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO FIND
THERE? >> WE HOPE SEVERAL MORE OUNCES
OF FENTANYL INSIDE THE HOUSE. >> SEVERAL MORE OUNCES.
>> YEAH. WE'RE GETTING THE SEARCH WARRANT
SIGNED NOW AND THEN HAVE THE ENTRY TEAM LOAD UP AND GO SERVE
THE WARRANT. >> OVER 12 HOURS SINCE WE FIRST
SHOWED UP AT THIS BUILDING FOR OUR FIRST BRIEFING.
JUST HAD ANOTHER BRIEFING AND ABOUT TO GO ON OUR THIRD BUST.
ALL PILING IN ON THIS THING. RAPID DEPLOYMENT VEHICLE.
THERE WE GO. THIS LOOKS MUCH MORE SERIOUS
THAN WHAT I'VE SEEN EARLIER TODAY.
>> DEFINITELY. JUST THE RISK IS A LITTLE MORE.
GOING INTO A HOUSE WE DON'T KNOW.
>> EXPECT TO SEE MORE HERE THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE
DAY? >> 30 SECONDS.
>> THERE'S THE HOUSE. >> OPEN THE DOOR!
>> JUST RAIDED THE HOUSE. THEY'RE INSIDE THE HOUSE RIGHT
NOW. >> YOU SEE ANY NARCOTICS YET?
>> THERE ARE NARCOTICS. >> DO YOU MIND EXPLAINING TAME
WHY WE HAVE TO PUT THESE MASKS ON?
>> YOU BREATHE IT IN, YOU CAN DIE.
>> IT WAS A BIG LOAD. NEARLY A POUND OF FENTANYL.
>> YIKES. >> ENOUGH FOR THOUSANDS OF
DEADLY DOSES. >> WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO
SEEING THIS? >> THIS IS A GOOD DAY.
GOOD DAY. GETTING A LOT OF FENTANYL OFF
THE STREET. BASICALLY SEEING A LOT OF LIVES
SAVED RIGHT THERE. >> HALLIE, AS YOU KNOW THE
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS ON THE GROUND ARE ASKING FOR
ASSISTANCE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
WARN THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP'S HEALTH CARE BILL IS GOING TO CUT
FUNDING FOR TREATMENT THAT ADDICTS NEED MOST.
TOMORROW WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW THE SEVERITY OF THIS CRISIS HAS LED
TO ONE LOCAL JAIL FILLING AN ENTIRE WING WITH ONLY WOMEN IN
WITHDRAWAL. THAT IS ONE VERY TEMPORARY WAY
OFFICIALS ARE KEEPING ADDICTS AWAY FROM FENTANYL, HALLIE.
>> JACOB, WITH PART TWO OF HIS POWERFUL SERIE

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