Nebraska Carries Out 1st Execution Using Fentanyl In U.S.

Nebraska Carries Out 1st Execution Using Fentanyl In U.S. Enlarge this image toggle caption Nebraska Department of Correctional Services via AP Nebraska Department of Correctional Services via AP Updated at 1:20 p.m. "This execution of Carey Dean Moore does not comport with Nebraska's proud tradition of open government," Executive Director Danielle Conrad said in a statement. The primary legal challenge to Moore's execution came from German pharmaceutical company Fresenius Kabi, which makes potassium chloride and cisatracurium besylate, two of the four drugs in the protocol. That was after a long search, the court filing states; the director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services "contacted at least forty potential suppliers and six other states."