For Immediate Release
OMAHA, Neb.,– The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is intensifying its fight against the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of Fentanyl Free America, a comprehensive enforcement initiative and public awareness campaign aimed at reducing the supply and demand for fentanyl.
Through intensified enforcement operations and heightened intelligence, DEA is applying unprecedented pressure on the global fentanyl supply chain, forcing narco-terrorists, like the Sinaloa and CJNG Cartels, to change business practices. These efforts have led to a decrease in both fentanyl powder purity and the number of fentanyl pills containing a potentially lethal dose.
As of December 1, DEA has seized more than 45 million fentanyl pills, and more than 9,320 pounds of fentanyl powder, removing an estimated 347 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl nationwide. Fentanyl seizures across the five-state DEA Omaha Field Division account for the removal of nearly seven million potentially deadly doses from communities across the Midwest. DEA intelligence indicates a shift in cartel operations, with increased trafficking of fentanyl powder and domestic production of fentanyl pills. The seizure of more than two dozen pill press machines in October, including two from Minnesota, further highlights this trend…