Border Patrol seizes 105 pounds of smuggled fentanyl pills in …
WEB17 hours ago · On Sept. 6, San Diego County agents seized around 168 pounds of fentanyl pills during a traffic stop on Interstate 8 near Pine Valley. The narcotics had an estimated street value of $1.3 million.
California seized enough fentanyl last year to kill everyone - Los ...
WEBFeb. 27, 2024 5:48 PM PT. Roughly 62,000 pounds of fentanyl smuggled into California was confiscated by authorities in 2023. The total amount of the potent synthetic opioid seized last year “is...
Over 115 million pills containing illicit fentanyl seized by law ...
WEBMay 13, 2024 · Law enforcement seizures of illicit fentanyl increased dramatically in number and size between 2017 to 2023 in the U.S., especially in pill form, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) …
Drug Enforcement Administration Announces the Seizure of Over …
WEBDec 20, 2022 · WASHINGTON – As 2022 comes to an end, the Drug Enforcement Administration is announcing the seizure of over 50.6 million fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills and more than 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder this calendar year.
Fake fentanyl pills skyrocket in U.S. police seizures, study finds - NPR
WEBMay 13, 2024 · A new study shows a dramatic spike in the number of counterfeit fentanyl pills being seized by law enforcement, an indication of the growing illicit drug supply driving the country's historic...
Second significant fentanyl seizure in two weeks for U.S. Border …
WEB2 days ago · In total, 40 packages of fentanyl weighing a total of 105 pounds were seized by Border Patrol agents. Nearly half of the approximately 2,800 pounds of fentanyl seized by the U.S. Border Patrol in Fiscal Year 2023 was encountered in the San Diego Sector which encompasses approximately 60 linear miles of international border with Mexico beginning at Imperial Beach, CA.
Officials Seized 115 Million Illicit Fentanyl Pills in 2023 | TIME
WEBMay 14, 2024 · U.S. law enforcement officials seized more than 115 million pills containing illicit fentanyl in 2023—a dramatic increase that experts say is “alarming” and shows the need for increased...
U.S. sees a sudden and unexpected drop in fatal overdoses - NPR
WEB4 days ago · After decades of devastating increases driven by fentanyl and other toxic street drugs, overdose deaths are dropping sharply in much of the U.S. The trend could mean roughly 20,000 fewer deaths in ...
Fentanyl Enforcement Surge Results in Massive Increase in Seizures …
WEBMay 23, 2023 · SAN DIEGO – Law enforcement leaders today announced that an unprecedented two-month fentanyl-enforcement surge along the southwest border has resulted in the seizure of about 4,721 pounds of fentanyl, 1,700 pounds of fentanyl precursors and more than 200 arrests of alleged smugglers, traffickers and dealers within the Southern and Central ...
DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl …
WEBSep 27, 2022 · As part of the One Pill Can Kill initiative, the DEA and its law enforcement partners seized more than 10.2 million fentanyl pills and approximately 980 pounds of fentanyl powder during the period of May 23 through Sept. 8, 2022.