Agencies required to report back to the Board in writing within 120 days and biannually thereafter with an updated plan of action to address the growing crisis of overdose deaths related to methamphetamine, fentanyl, opioids and other substances
2021, the DEA offices in the greater Los Angeles area seized over 3 million fentanyl pills, which was nearly a three-fold increase from the previous year.
2022, during the first quarter, the DEA Los Angeles seized approximately 1.5 million fentanyl pills, which is a 64% increase over the same period last year.
Los Angeles Field Division is the 2nd largest division in DEA and responsible for seven counties:
Los Angeles
Orange
Ventura
Riverside
San Bernardino
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
as well as the states of Nevada (Las Vegas/Reno)
Hawaii (Oahu/Maui)
U. S. Territories of Guam and Saipan.
The two men arrested in Tulare County, with 150,000 pills on 6/24/22, equivalent to $750,000 street value, were released on their own recognizance within 24 hours of their arrest.
The record-breaking bust earlier in July, of approximately 1 million fake pills containing fentanyl in Inglewood, California, is the largest seizure of fentanyl pills DEA has made in California.
"A federal search warrant was executed on July 5, 2022 at an Inglewood residence resulted in the seizure of approximately 1 million fake pills containing fentanyl. The seized fake pills were intended for retail distribution and have an estimated street value of $15 to $20 million dollars."
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