The man arrested on Friday was apprehended by federal authorities, according to the AP.ĭr. However, police are still trying to establish their connection to the overdoses. The AP reported Melendez and Parker were charged with drug crimes. Police officers found a packet of K2 in Melendez's pocket, small amounts elsewhere in the apartment, and a batch of empty plastic bags that are commonly used to package K2, according to the court records." "And there was Melendez, standing in the living room, eating a hamburger, according court records. The patent was filed by Pfizer in 2009 but it has no approved commercial or medical uses.
The Drug Enforcement Agency says AB-Fubinaca is found in numerous synthetic cannabinoid products smoked for their psychoactive effects. "One of the chemicals is fubinaca, which is really supposed to be, for whatever reason, knocking people down and taking them out." "We've been trying to get the word out to make sure people understand please not to use this K2, it is clearly contaminated," he pleaded from the steps of City Hall.
The suspect has not been publicly identified.Ĭampbell also released the results of tests indicating that the K2 causing the rash of overdoses had been laced with a substance called fubinaca. New Haven Police Chief Anthony Campbell made the announcement at a news conference on Friday morning, describing the latest suspect as a man with "a history" with the department. More than a 100 people fell ill from suspected drug overdoses linked to a batch of synthetic marijuana laced with fubinaca.Ī third man has been arrested in connection with a toxic batch of synthetic marijuana, called K2, that led to more than 100 overdoses between Tuesday and Thursday night in New Haven, Conn., according to officials. A police officer speaks to a man walking on New Haven Green, Wednesday, Aug.
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