Pam Bondi Warns of New Drug Threat

Attorney General Pam Bondi and law enforcement leaders including FDLE Commissioner Gerald Bailey and Bay County Sheriff Frank McKeithen are warning Floridians of a new drug threat in the form of MDPV (Methylenedioxypyrovalerone), also known as bath salts. Bondi set up an emergency rule to add MDPV to the list of banned controlled substances.

Due to the violent nature of the side effects involved in taking these drugs, the emergency rule will provide law enforcement with the tools necessary to take this dangerous substance off the shelves and protect the abusers from themselves as well as others, said Bondi. These are dangerous drugs that should not be confused with any type of common bath product.

This rule will stop availability and stop access to these highly potent substances, said Bailey. Florida law enforcement appreciates the quick action taken to halt the use of these products before they become even more prevalent in our communities.

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