LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas State Police said special agents seized record amounts of illegal narcotics in 2025.
Special agents said increases were reported across nearly every category of illegal narcotics, including:
- 1,154 pounds of methamphetamine (up from 509 lbs. in 2024)
- 750 pounds of cocaine (up from 254 lbs. in 2024)
- 127 pounds of fentanyl (up from 69 lbs. in 2024)
- 17,700 pounds of illegal marijuana
- 74 pounds of THC wax
- 4.6 pounds of heroin
- 1,200 pounds of THC edibles and vapes
ASP officials said $1.6 million in cash, 28 weapons and 20 vehicles tied to criminal trafficking activity were also seized.
“Black‑market high‑grade marijuana is fueling violence in our cities,” Gulf Coast HIDTA Chairman and ASP Director Col. Mike Hagar said. “These seizures matter. Illegal marijuana, guns, and violence go hand in hand, and every load we intercept makes Arkansas communities safer.”
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State troopers said ASP led all agencies in the Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) region for highway drug seizures…