DEA Issues Public Safety Alert Two Days After British Tourist Dies of Fentanyl Overdose in Florida

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized approximately 47,000 rainbow-colored fentanyl pills, 186,000 blue fentanyl pills, and 6.5 pounds of meth hidden in a floor compartment of a vehicle at the Nogales port of entry on the southern border with Mexico on Sept. 3, 2022. U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Two days after a British tourist died of a fentanyl overdose in Florida, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a Public Safety Alert.

On Nov. 20, 40-year-old British tourist Philip Weybourne died while vacationing at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. An autopsy revealed it was due to fatal levels of fentanyl in his system. Two days later, the DEA issued a Public Safety Alert regarding the sharp nationwide increase in the lethality of fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills. The DEA also hosted regional family summits across the nation in support of those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning. The DEA Miami Field Division invited families from Florida to the Family Summit held in Coral Springs, Florida on Nov. 17.