Attorney General William Barr on Thursday announced that the federal government aimed to block the distribution of methamphetamine amid rising overdose deaths, saying they had made over 1,800 arrests and seized more than 28,500 pounds of the drug—or 65 million doses—in the first six months since its launch.
Barr said since the launch of Operation Crystal Shield in February, the project resulted in more than 750 investigations that led to 1,840 arrests, and the seizures of more than 28,560 pounds of methamphetamine, 284 firearms, and $43.3 million in drug proceeds.
