Flesh-eating “Tranq” floods Florida

Flesh-rotting fentanyl laced with the animal sedative known as “Tranq” is flooding portions of a Florida county.

The drug has led to 150 overdoses and nine fatalities over the last 18 months alone.

Orange County Sheriff John Mina says 80% of fentanyl seized during a recent takedown contained Xylazine, a powerful narcotic used to sedate animals during veterinary surgeries.

In addition to eating away at flesh near the user’s injection site, Tranq is also known for leaving fentanyl addicts hunched over in a “zombie”-like stupor.

Mina called Tranq an “emerging public health threat” at a press conference Tuesday, warning that overdose victims do not respond to emergency treatments.

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