Nearly 6 Million Fentanyl Pills Seized in California Since January, Governor Says

A National Guard task force has helped authorities intercept drugs at the border and across the state.

Fentanyl-laced sky blue pills known on the street as "Mexican oxy." Drug Enforcement Administration via AP

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced May 28 that nearly 6 million illegal fentanyl pills have been seized in California since January thanks to efforts by a state task force on drugs and other law enforcement groups.

“Illegal fentanyl has no place in our neighborhoods. California is tackling this problem head-on by holding drug traffickers accountable and increasing seizures, while at the same time expanding access to substance abuse treatment options and providing life-saving, affordable reversal medicine to Californians statewide,” he said in a press release.