{"id":2027157,"date":"2026-07-04T18:21:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T15:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2027157"},"modified":"2026-07-04T18:21:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T15:21:31","slug":"80-vials-of-fentanyl-stolen-from-rome-hospital-enough-for-20000-doses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2027157","title":{"rendered":"80 vials of fentanyl stolen from Rome hospital, enough for 20,000 doses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/82\/45\/85\/1200x675_cmsv2_2c762a38-9961-502e-809c-b9208711a3e3-9824585.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2907331-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2907331\" data-cid=\"9825586\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2907331-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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first Ebola case &#8216;recovered&#8217; and &#8216;discharged from hospital&#8217;\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Europe<\/p>\n<p>                          Europe News<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            80 vials of fentanyl stolen from Rome hospital, enough for 20,000 doses<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" 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loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        80 vials have disappeared from the capital&#8217;s Jewish hospital pharmacy, with no sign of a break\u2011in. The synthetic opioid, 100 times stronger than morphine and a national emergency in North America, sparks an emergency meeting at Palazzo Chigi.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>The Italian government is sounding the alarm after 80 vials of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid up to one hundred times more powerful than morphine, were stolen from Rome&#8217;s Israelitic Hospital. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The missing quantity would be enough to produce up to around 20,000 doses potentially destined for illicit use, which in countries such as the United States and Canada has become a national emergency.<\/p>\n<p>Fentanyl is used legally in medicine as an anaesthetic and to treat severe pain, including in cancer patients. But taking this \u201cparty anaesthetic\u201d for non-medical purposes has devastating effects. As little as 3 milligrams of the \u201czombie drug\u201d (as it is known when mixed with xylazine) are enough to kill a person.<\/p>\n<p>In Italy too, its growing spread on the illegal drug market has raised public health concerns, leading to a \u201cNational prevention plan against the improper use of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids\u201d presented in March 2024 by the Anti-Drugs Policy Department of the Prime Minister&#8217;s Office. <\/p>\n<h2>How the fentanyl theft unfolded<\/h2>\n<p>The head of the hospital pharmacy reported the theft on 24 June. What is striking is the absence of any sign of forced entry on the safe where the vials were kept, the keys to which are held by several members of staff.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors in Rome have opened an investigation. An initial report on the incident has been sent to the criminal court of the capital. The inquiries have been entrusted to the Carabinieri&#8217;s NAS unit. The case concerns allegations of theft and possession with intent to supply narcotic substances.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, the Ministry of Health \u2013 at the instigation of Minister Schillaci \u2013 has launched an inspection through its competent offices. The ministry is also preparing \u201ca new circular to further step up <strong>checks on the improper use and circulation<\/strong> of fentanyl and on how it is stored in medical and hospital facilities\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>The government&#8217;s response<\/h2>\n<p>The theft prompted an emergency meeting at Palazzo Chigi, chaired by undersecretary Alfredo Mantovano. During the meeting \u201cthe need to ensure compliance with the procedures laid down for the management of high-risk medicines, in order to protect public health and prevent similar incidents from happening again\u201d was reiterated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the coming days,\u201d it was explained, \u201cthe monitoring committee on the implementation of the anti-fentanyl plan will be reconvened at Palazzo Chigi, with the aim of ensuring that all the parties involved put in place the necessary safeguards and controls\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Lazio Region has ordered an extraordinary inspection visit to Rome&#8217;s Israelitic Hospital to check how the hospital pharmacy manages narcotic drugs.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, it \u201cannounces that it has instructed the territorially competent local health authorities to verify the proper management of narcotic drugs in the region&#8217;s various hospitals, thereby extending the control measures to the entire regional territory so as to guarantee the highest safety standards\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Trump designates fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Mexico seizes record fentanyl haul after Trump&#8217;s tariff threat<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Fentanyl has killed tens of thousands of Americans. 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But taking this \u201cparty anaesthetic\u201d for non-medical purposes has devastating effects. As little as 3 milligrams of the \u201czombie drug\u201d (as it is known when mixed with xylazine) are enough to kill a person.In Italy too, its growing spread on the illegal drug market has raised public health concerns, leading to a \u201cNational prevention plan against the improper use of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids\u201d presented in March 2024 by the Anti-Drugs Policy Department of the Prime Minister&#8217;s Office.\u00a0How the fentanyl theft unfoldedThe head of the hospital pharmacy reported the theft on 24 June. What is striking is the absence of any sign of forced entry on the safe where the vials were kept, the keys to which are held by several members of staff.Prosecutors in Rome have opened an investigation. An initial report on the incident has been sent to the criminal court of the capital. The inquiries have been entrusted to the Carabinieri&#8217;s NAS unit. The case concerns allegations of theft and possession with intent to supply narcotic substances.In the meantime, the Ministry of Health \u2013 at the instigation of Minister Schillaci \u2013 has launched an inspection through its competent offices. The ministry is also preparing \u201ca new circular to further step up checks on the improper use and circulation of fentanyl and on how it is stored in medical and hospital facilities\u201d.The government&#8217;s responseThe theft prompted an emergency meeting at Palazzo Chigi, chaired by undersecretary Alfredo Mantovano. During the meeting \u201cthe need to ensure compliance with the procedures laid down for the management of high-risk medicines, in order to protect public health and prevent similar incidents from happening again\u201d was reiterated.\u201cIn the coming days,\u201d it was explained, \u201cthe monitoring committee on the implementation of the anti-fentanyl plan will be reconvened at Palazzo Chigi, with the aim of ensuring that all the parties involved put in place the necessary safeguards and controls\u201d.Meanwhile, the Lazio Region has ordered an extraordinary inspection visit to Rome&#8217;s Israelitic Hospital to check how the hospital pharmacy manages narcotic drugs.At the same time, it \u201cannounces that it has instructed the territorially competent local health authorities to verify the proper management of narcotic drugs in the region&#8217;s various hospitals, thereby extending the control measures to the entire regional territory so as to guarantee the highest safety standards\u201d.<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2026\/07\/04\/80-vials-of-fentanyl-stolen-from-rome-hospital-enough-for-20000-doses&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/82\/45\/85\/1200x675_cmsv2_2c762a38-9961-502e-809c-b9208711a3e3-9824585.jpg&#8221;] Sport Morocco beats World Cup host Canada 3-0 and advances to quarterfinals Cinema Karlovy Vary film festival celebrates diamond anniversary Europe News Thousands march throughout France against sexual violence Health news France: first Ebola case &#8216;recovered&#8217; and &#8216;discharged from hospital&#8217; Sport Morocco beats World Cup host Canada 3-0 and advances to quarterfinals [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[226,36],"class_list":["post-2027157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international","tag-crawlmanager","tag-euronews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2027157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027157\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2027157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2027157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2027157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}