The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Utah in just two weeks has seized approximately 170,000 fentanyl pills—a quarter of the amount seized in the state in all of 2023.
“The number of fentanyl pills seized just last month proves the drug cartels primarily operating in Mexico are not slowing down production and distribution of this deadly poison,“ said Jonathan Pullen, special agent in charge with the DEA’s Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) in a July 1 press release. ”Fentanyl pills and powder are out there, and the cartels targeting Utah do not care if you and the family are in summer vacation mode.”
