Deadly, ultra-pure heroin arrives in U.S.

Monday, May 24, 2010 | 12:21 p.m. CDT; updated 1:14 p.m. CDT, Monday, May 24, 2010

WINFIELD — Mexican drug smugglers are increasingly peddling a form of ultra-potent heroin that sells for as little as $10 a bag and is so pure it can kill unsuspecting users instantly, sometimes before they even remove the syringe from their veins.

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