Hays County law enforcement is cracking down on fentanyl after four students die from overdoses

The Kyle Police Department, the Hays County Sheriff's Office and local Drug Enforcement Administration agents are cracking down on fentanyl pills that have been circulating in the county.The efforts come after a string of student deaths from overdoses rocked the Hays CISD community. Officials there announced this week that yet another student died from a fentanyl overdose, bringing the death toll to four.

The pills are coming from the Austin area, Hodges said. Ongoing investigations point to drug cartels in Mexico as the manufacturers. Last week, the San Marcos Police Department arrested a 20-year-old whom they suspected to be a fentanyl distributor. Police found almost 400 counterfeit pills in his residence. He was arrested, charged and is currently in the Hays County Jail on a $175,000 bond.

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