In Independence, Missouri, last week, fentanyl was found in multiple Barbie doll packages at Cargo Largo. As of March 24, 2026, all contaminated packages had been picked up and brought to the police station.
Fentanyl
The fentanyl was brought to the police’s attention when an employee found a powdery substance on the packaging. After further investigation, it was discovered that the powdery substance was fentanyl. The actual Barbie dolls did not have fentanyl on them, since the fentanyl was in small packages taped to the back packaging. [1]
Dolls
In total, there were five dolls with fentanyl in them. All of them were recovered on the same day. [2] Trained K-9’s searched for more fentanyl in the Cargo Largo store, but none was found.
Inspections
The Cargo Largo store said that routine inspections would now be conducted in the facilities to prevent anything like this from happening again. [3]
