The Drug Enforcement Administration’s El Paso division says it has seized and removed more than 36 kilograms of fentanyl powder from western Texas communities, according to a brief announcement posted Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, on X. The post did not list locations, arrest counts or a formal press release. If lab testing confirms the substance as fentanyl, that amount would translate into millions of potentially lethal doses and underscores the ongoing scale of the synthetic opioid threat along the border.
Agency Post Offers A Big Number, Few Details
In its short post on X, the DEA El Paso Division wrote that “over 36 kilograms of fentanyl powder has been seized and removed from our western Texas communities” and added the hashtag #FentanylFreeAmerica,…..