The New Jersey State Police has issued the public a warning that pesticide in suspected heroin.
The New Jersey State Police, Office of Forensic Sciences is reporting the presence of a pesticide, specifically Carbaryl, in a laboratory sample that was suspected to be heroin.
The pesticide was mixed with other substances normally mixed with heroin. Carbaryl is a carcinogenic sold under the name "Sevin" and exposure to this substance can occur by skin contact, inhalation, or ingestion and can affect the respiratory and central nervous systems.
Symptoms of exposure may include nausea, stomach cramps, diarrhea, and excessive salivation. Other symptoms of high dosages may include sweating, blurring of vision, loss of coordination, and involuntary convulsions.
Administration of naloxone will not counteract the symptoms of pesticide consumption.
Carbaryl was found in three identified "drug stamps" labeled "Level 10" with an image of syringes in purple ink; "Miracle" in red ink; and "Top Chef" with an image of two butcher knives in red ink.
These stamps were seized in Middlesex County last December.