Enough fentanyl to kill every American: DEA seizes 379 million deadly doses in 2022

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Enough fentanyl to kill every American: DEA seizes 379 million deadly doses in 2022
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During the past year, federal authorities seized more than 379 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl – enough to kill every American – the Drug Enforcement Administration reported Tuesday.

– enough to kill every American – the Drug Enforcement Administration reported Tuesday.

"DEA’s top operational priority is to defeat the two Mexican drug cartels – the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels – that are primarily responsible for the fentanyl that is killing Americans today," agency Administrator Anne Milgram said. Of the 390 cases investigated during that period, 51 were linked to overdose poisonings and 35 cases were connected to one or both of the primary Mexican cartels.'A national emergency': 1.8 million counterfeit pills seized, flood of fake meds driving record overdose deaths

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