Four suspected dealers arrested over death of tragic 16-year-old who took new super drug 100 times stronger than fentanyl

San Francisco cops on Friday busted four suspected dope pushers accused of peddling a horrifying new super drug blamed for the tragic overdose of a beloved teenager.Police Chief Derrick Lew on Monday said officers arrested the “dealers” in connection with the death of Dante Lacourte, 16, a local student who in April overdosed on a powerful synthetic opioid known as cychlorphine that’s gripped the city in fear.Infamous for its extreme potency and unpredictable presence in the illicit drug market, cychlorphine just recently surfaced in the city and was present in a counterfeit pill taken by Dante, police said.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story Lew said the SFPD will continue following leads uncovered through the investigation and follow up on any potential arrests. “Our investigators will stop at nothing to ensure deadly narcotics are taken off our streets and individuals who peddle them are arrested and held accountable,” he said.Dante’s heartbroken mother, Christina Lacourte, told The New York Times she found him dead in his room after she went to wake him up for school.“It just takes one pill,” she said.San Francisco police linked the four suspects to Dante’s death by chasing leads spotted in the boy’s room on the day he was found dead.

Cops first identified the deadly pills, and then searched the boy’s phone, zeroing in the dealers believed to be the source of the drugs.Undercover cops then called the alleged pushers, buying pills laced with the deadly substance to build out thier case.And then police pounced last week, raiding three San Francisco homes where they found 20,000 pills suspected of containing the drug.Cops also found 68.5 grams of MDMA, 6.5 grams of black tar heroin, a semi-automatic assault rifle, a semi-automatic pis...