After serving search warrants in Oakland and Hayward in April, Alameda County Sheriff’s Office seized 92.5 pounds of illicit fentanyl discovered in a fentanyl manufacturing lab. Just 2 milligrams of fentanyl can be lethal, officials say.(Alameda County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
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