Nearly 7 million fentanyl pills seized in CA so far this year, Gov. Newsom says

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Governor Gavin Newsom announced connected Wednesday millions of fentanyl pills person been seized passim California.

Since January 2024, astir 7 cardinal fentanyl pills and 3,725 pounds of fentanyl pulverization were seized by the California National Guard's Counterdrug Task Force, including astatine ports of introduction on the confederate border, Gov. Newsom said.

And 1,170,893 pills and 986 pounds of fentanyl pulverization were seized conscionable successful May alone.

"The California National Guard's Counterdrug Task Force continues to play an important relation successful the combat against fentanyl," said CalGuard Major General Matthew Beevers successful a property release. "We are arrogant to beryllium a portion of this effort and volition proceed to supply captious resources to our local, state, federal, and tribal instrumentality enforcement partners."

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Governor Newsom precocious doubled the deployment of CalGuard servicemembers to ace down connected fentanyl smuggling successful California.

Newsom's bureau said the authorities launched opioids.ca.gov for opioid prevention and treatment, and for details connected however California is moving to clasp large pharmacies and drug-traffickers accountable successful this crisis.

Over-the-counter CalRx-branded naloxone is becoming disposable crossed California arsenic portion of Newsom's program successful tackling the fentanyl and opioid crisis, his bureau said.

"Through the Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP), CalRx-branded over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone HCL nasal spray, 4 mg, volition beryllium disposable for escaped to eligible organizations done the authorities oregon for merchantability for $24 per twin-pack done Amneal," Newsom's bureau said successful a property release.