SAN JOSE, Calif. — Law enforcement seized a staggering 28,765 pounds of fentanyl in California this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said Friday — enough to kill the entire population of North America twice.
Seizures of the deadly opioid in California increased by nearly sixfold in 2022, illustrating the drug’s alarming rise throughout the state as everyone from lawmakers to police agencies to local schools ramp up efforts to crack down.
“The opioid crisis has touched every part of California, and our nation, this year,” Newsom said in a news release, announcing the seizures that were made by local and state law enforcement agencies with the assistance of the California National Guard.
