U S Drug Agency Has New Target In Fentanyl Fight Sellers Of Pill New orleans field division on january 18, 2024, dea along with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners in mississippi arrested two individuals and seized over 80,000 fake fentanyl pills, designed to look like xanax, oxycodone, and mdma. they also seized significant quantities of fentanyl powder, cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, two pill presses, 13 firearms, a suppressor. In one bust, dea agents seized several presses, along with 200,000 suspected fentanyl pills, in a duplex turned drug lab in new york city.
Recent Dea Seizures Of Pill Presses The amount of deadly fentanyl laced fake pills seized by dea since aug. 3 is enough to kill more than 700,000 americans. these recent seizures add to the more than 9.5 million potentially deadly fake pills that dea seized in the past year, which is more than the last two years combined. Agents began investigating in june 2023 after learning of the pill press from an informant. the investigation, led by the dea new haven’s tactical diversion squad and the u.s. postal inspection service, examined counterfeit tablets — purported to be oxycodone, xanax and adderall tablets — that contained meth, protonitazene and other drugs. The sept. 5 arrest of the 45 year old new havener and searches of relevant locations included the seizure of hundreds of thousands of fake pills, two large pill presses (one of which is capable of. In a recent press release, attorney general pamela bondi touts the extraordinary efforts of the us drug enforcement agency (dea). according to bondi dea drug seizures are responsible for taking thousands of pounds of addictive drugs off american streets since january 2025.
Recent Dea Seizures Of Pill Presses The sept. 5 arrest of the 45 year old new havener and searches of relevant locations included the seizure of hundreds of thousands of fake pills, two large pill presses (one of which is capable of. In a recent press release, attorney general pamela bondi touts the extraordinary efforts of the us drug enforcement agency (dea). according to bondi dea drug seizures are responsible for taking thousands of pounds of addictive drugs off american streets since january 2025. In four months of operation, cbp’s operation artemis led to over 900 seizures, including over 13,000 pounds of fentanyl precursor chemicals, over 2,590 pounds of non fentanyl precursor chemicals,142 pill presses and 325 pill molds, more than 270 pounds of fentanyl pills and powder, and more than 210 pounds of xylazine, more than 1,160 pounds. Dea border drug seizures surge in 2025 crackdown the drug enforcement administration (dea) announced that it’s been a historic year for drug seizures at the border and nationwide. since january 2025, the dea alone has confiscated more than 44 million fentanyl pills, nearly 60,000 pounds of methamphetamine and over 200,000 pounds of cocaine.
Recent Dea Seizures Of Pill Presses In four months of operation, cbp’s operation artemis led to over 900 seizures, including over 13,000 pounds of fentanyl precursor chemicals, over 2,590 pounds of non fentanyl precursor chemicals,142 pill presses and 325 pill molds, more than 270 pounds of fentanyl pills and powder, and more than 210 pounds of xylazine, more than 1,160 pounds. Dea border drug seizures surge in 2025 crackdown the drug enforcement administration (dea) announced that it’s been a historic year for drug seizures at the border and nationwide. since january 2025, the dea alone has confiscated more than 44 million fentanyl pills, nearly 60,000 pounds of methamphetamine and over 200,000 pounds of cocaine.