Fentanyl was found in Barbie Dolls

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Barbie dolls come with tons of accessories, their clothes, shoes, brushes, even hats or a pegasus, but some in Missouri
had an extra surprise, a dangerous drug

Police in Independence. Missouri shared on Facebook that a Barbie doll package had a “suspicious powder substance.”

The Independence Police Department tested the powder and determined it was fentanyl.

Officers, working with the discount store Cargo Largo, determined that five dolls were sold. They then began the process
of identifying who had bought the “compromised units.”

Initially, police found four of the dolls that had been sold, but eventually found the fifth Barbie and have it in their custody.

Officers said the fentanyl was taped inside the back of the doll’s packaging and the dolls themselves were not compromised.

When asked by USA Today how much fentanyl was discovered, Officer Bryan Conley could not comment.

The department said on Facebook that they believe that no other “compromised units” were sent to other retailers and there were no reports of injuries.

Police are still investigating.

Cargo Largo sells “freight carriers’ orphaned product not deliverable for reasons ranging from incomplete shipping information to customer refusal”
as well as companies’ excess inventory. The company it is cooperating with the investigation.
 
I watch on discovery channel "smuggled at the border" it is of many countries and fascinating the lengths one goes thru to smuggle drugs etc. many sent across borders in children's games and toys... the person who was supposed to gather the drugs out obviously missed these packages or were sent to store. Some get thru and found like this.
I am always amazed at the ways they find a package or such to tape drugs in.
 
Barbie dolls are produced at two factories in China, one in Indonesia, and one in Malaysia. Maybe that's got something to do with it.

The original dolls were made in Japan, and then in a number of other countries, including Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Korea and Mexico. Some of her accessories are still made in some of those places, such as her clothes, cars, houses, and more.
 
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