Fentanyl - Pertinent & Traumatic Statistics

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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

The $250,000 in pills seized on 6/24/22 represents the equivalent of

2% of all pills seized in 2021

11% of all pills seized in Q4 2021

10 days of pills seized in Q4 2021


Fentanyl Facts from CDC:

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid -

  • up to 50 times stronger than heroin
  • 100 times stronger than morphine. A
  • A major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses in the U.S.
  • Pharmaceutical Fentanyl is prescribed by doctors to treat severe pain after surgery or during cancer treatment
  • Illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF) is 
    • Responsible for most recent cases of fentanyl-related overdose
    • Distributed through illegal drug markets
    • Added to other drugs because of its extreme potency and it makes them
      • cheaper
      • more powerful
      • more addictive
      • more dangerous
    • Available as powder or liquid

  Statistics

Over 150 people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl.

Q1 2018 to Q4 2021

  • 50 fold increase in drug seized 
  • Seizures of pills containing fentanyl increased from 68 to 635 
  • Seizures  of individual pills increased from 42,202 to 2,089,186(Q42021 total)  
  • Seizure of powder containing fentanyl increased from 424 to 1,539
  • Total weight of powder seized increase from298.2kg  to 2,416.0kg

Law enforcement seizures of pills containing fentanyl increased dramatically between 2018-2021 | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (nih.gov)

Legislation in California

 

Illicit Fentanyl from China: An Evolving Global Operation | U.S.- CHINA | ECONOMIC and SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (uscc.gov)

Summary: 08/24/2021

The issue brief examines the evolution of China’s role in global illicit fentanyl trade. China placed all forms of fentanyl and its analogues on a regulatory schedule in 2019, but the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) assesses China remains the primary country of origin for illicit fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances trafficked in the United States. While Mexican drug cartels have always been a critical node for smuggling illicit fentanyl into the United States, this brief finds that the links between Chinese and Mexican actors in the fentanyl trade has grown in complexity, including the development of sophisticated money laundering operations. Finally, the brief concludes that while cooperation between the United States and China remains limited, there are opportunities for the United States to work with other countries on counternarcotic enforcement. 

 

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