The DEA seized an unprecedented 386 million lethal doses of fentanyl in 2023 — enough to kill every single American — according to a press release by the agency’s New York Division.
“In calendar year 2023, DEA seized more than 77 million fentanyl pills and nearly 12,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. This is the most fentanyl seized by DEA in a single year. It amounts to more than 386 million deadly doses of fentanyl—enough to kill every American,” the press statement reads.
In New York alone, the agency’s New York Division “seized 4.2 million fake fentanyl pills and over 500 kilograms of fentanyl powder in 2023, which is the equivalent of potentially 37 million lethal doses,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Frank Tarentino in a statement. The amount of fentanyl pills seized in New York increased by 119 percent from 2022 to 2023.
Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-45, the DEA press release notes. The Biden regime’s mismanagement of the border crisis has been blamed for the shocking increase in fentanyl — and fentanyl deaths — in the United States. Last year, former President Donald Trump warned that the flow of drugs through the Southern border was “poisoning the blood” of the United States.##
Source: The National Pulse. January 19, 2024.