San Francisco arrests four suspects after 16-year-old’s death from ultra-potent synthetic opioid cychlorphine
San Francisco police arrested four individuals on September 8 and 9 in connection with the April death of 16-year-old Dante Lacourte, the city’s first confirmed overdose victim of cychlorphine. This synthetic opioid is estimated to be ten times more potent than fentanyl and is difficult to detect with standard test strips or reverse with Narcan. Authorities seized over 20,000 pills, firearms, and cash during raids, while city officials resumed wastewater testing to monitor emerging drug threats.