W-18

• Deadly W-18 found in heroin seized from Surrey

  RCMP have confirmed the presence of lethal W-18 in drugs seized in Surrey.

  Crime

  Feb 24, 2017
  
• W-18 drug 100 times stronger than fentanyl seized in Saskatchewan

  A new drug is circulating in Saskatchewan. W-18 is 100 times more potent than fentanyl and 1,000 times stronger than morphine.

  Crime

  Jan 16, 2017
  
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• Fentanyl in Canada will get worse before it gets better: RCMP report

  Fentanyl use and distribution has exploded in Canada over the last 12 months, and it's going to get worse before it gets better, says a new RCMP report examining the deadly drug.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2016
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• Delta Police called to 9 drug overdoses in 20-minute period

  Police say all the drugs were suspected to be tainted with fentanyl.

  Crime

  Sep 1, 2016
• 4kg of W-18, thousands of fentanyl pills seized; Edmonton couple charged

  An Edmonton couple is facing dozens of drug and weapons-related charges in connection with a "lengthy and complex fentanyl production investigation," according to Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2016
• Police confirm deadly W-18 discovered in Vancouver

  Police are warning residents about W-18, a powerful opioid 100 times more powerful than fentanyl, discovered in Vancouver on April 8.

  Jun 28, 2016
• Experts dispute Health Canada claims on W-18 drug

  The BC Centre for Disease Control has backtracked on information it released describing W-18 as an opioid 100 times more toxic than fentanyl.

  Jun 11, 2016
• Drug traffickers playing ‘deadly game’ with counterfeit drugs containing W-18: Delta Police

  The seized drugs, according to police, tested positive for W-18, which is a synthetic opioid originally developed as a pain reliever but is 100 times more toxic and powerful than fentanyl.

  Crime

  Jun 7, 2016
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• Powerful street drug W-18 now banned in Canada

  Health Canada is banning the powerful street drug W-18, which it says can be 100 times more potent than fentanyl.

  Health

  Jun 1, 2016
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• Calgary records first fatality linked to W-18, the drug ‘100 times more powerful than fentanyl’

  A 35-year-old man has become Calgary’s first confirmed fatality linked to W-18, the drug police have said is “100 times more powerful than fentanyl.”

  Crime

  May 20, 2016