UPDATE: Bond denied for Salisbury drug distributor

A man charged with manufacturing and distributing a deadly opioid across multiple state lines was denied bond on Monday.

Police say 37-year-old Narada Michael Walls was allegedly importing and selling fentanyl, one of the most powerful and deadly opioids to people.

Katherine Gunby, the Director of Prevention at the Worcester County Health Department said, "So fentanyl is a synthetic opioid. It's used in medical practice for pain management but it's a hundred times more potent than morphine, so it can be toxic."

The strand of fentanyl that Walls was allegedly selling is one of the most potent.

The Public Information Officer for Maryland State Police, Ron Snyder, said, "The DEA verified that this specific strand of fentanyl is as high as 15 times stronger than other strands of analog fentanyl drugs that are currently available."

Health department officials said often times, people probably don't even realize they are buying heroin laced with fentanyl.

Gunby said, "What's scary right now is that the heroin on the street can have fentanyl laced into it making it much more fatal and dangerous and is often times a cause of the increases in overdoses we've been seeing throughout the state and in the nation."

As for whether any other people are involved with the large scale fentanyl distribution, police told 47ABC they're still investigating.

Snyder said, "Basically this is still an ongoing criminal investigation and we're continuing to look into any and all leads associated with this case.

Police told 47ABC that they are dedicated to getting opioids off the streets, one dealer at a time.

As for the Walls case, it is still developing. We will provide any updates right here on our website or on our social media pages.