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Drug Enforcement Administration Seized Over 10 Million Fentanyl Pills in Just 4 Months: Justice Department

Drug Enforcement Administration Seized Over 10 Million Fentanyl Pills in Just 4 Months: Justice Department
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized approximately 47,000 rainbow-colored fentanyl pills, 186,000 blue fentanyl pills, and 6.5 pounds of meth hidden in a floor compartment of a vehicle at the Nogales port of entry on the southern border with Mexico on Sept. 3, 2022. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
9/28/2022|Updated: 9/29/2022
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized millions of fentanyl pills as part of the “One Pill Can Kill” initiative, an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September.

“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. The amount of fentanyl taken off the streets during this surge is equivalent to more than 36 million lethal doses removed from the illegal drug supply,” the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a Sept. 27 press release.
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