{"id":2016175,"date":"2023-08-29T22:08:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T02:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-seized-enough-fentanyl-in-2023-to-kill-states-population-over-68-times\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T22:11:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T02:11:37","slug":"california-seized-enough-fentanyl-in-2023-to-kill-states-population-over-68-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-seized-enough-fentanyl-in-2023-to-kill-states-population-over-68-times\/","title":{"rendered":"California confiscated enough fentanyl in 2023 to eliminate the state&#8217;s population over 68 times."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-seized-enough-fentanyl-in-2023-to-kill-states-population-over-68-times%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2016175&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Alarming Rise in Fentanyl Seizures: A Lethal \u2062Threat<\/h2>\n<p>Startling statistics from U.S. Customs and \u200dBorder Protection officials reveal a chilling reality: the amount\u200d of fentanyl seized in California this year alone could cause fatal overdoses for\u2064 a staggering 2.7\u2062 billion people. To \u2064put this into \u200cperspective, the \u200cquantity confiscated, nearly 4,900\u2062 kilos, is enough to wipe out the entire population of \u2063the \u2062state 68 times over.<\/p>\n<p>While the seizure of other drugs \u200blike methamphetamine and heroin\u200d has seen a decline in recent years, fentanyl has experienced a sharp increase, according to the\u200b agency&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/drug-seizure-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a> from \u2063the drug seizure statistic dashboard.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Story<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/arizona-sheriff-testifies-that-border-related-crime-is-at-an-all-time-high-5457194\">&#8216;Border-Related Crime \u2063Is at an All-Time High&#8217;: Arizona Sheriff<\/a><\/li>\n<li>8\/10\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The amount of fentanyl seized by the agency this year marks a significant 38 percent increase from the previous year&#8217;s \u2062confiscation of \u2063over 3,500 kilos. Shockingly, it represents an astonishing 280 percent\u2063 surge from 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Border patrol officials \u2062report that\u2062 over 99 percent of the fentanyl seized this year was intercepted at the U.S.-Mexico border. San Francisco&#8217;s ports of entry, the second most targeted location, saw the confiscation \u200dof 15 kilos\u2014enough\u200c to wipe out the city&#8217;s population nine times over.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>California Gov. Gavin Newsom visiting\u2063 the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Ysidro, Calif. (Courtesy of Office of Governor Gavin Newsom)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nationally, a staggering 108,000 \u200ckilos of fentanyl have been\u200c seized as \u2063of August 2023. This\u200d represents a 62 percent increase from the previous year \u200dand an alarming 400 percent surge from 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid primarily used for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-seized-enough-fentanyl-in-2023-to-kill-states-population-over-68-times\/\" title=\"California confiscated enough fentanyl in 2023 to eliminate the state's population over 68 times.\">managing severe pain-related conditions<\/a>, has become a prime target for illicit production \u2062and distribution due to its high potency. This has contributed significantly to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-diego-county-preparing-to-install-free-narcan-vending-machines-to-combat-opioid-overdose-deaths\/\" title=\"San Diego County Preparing To Install Free Narcan Vending Machines To Combat Opioid Overdose Deaths\">opioid-related overdoses<\/a> and fatalities, as highlighted by the U.S. Drug\u200c Enforcement Administration.<\/p>\n<p>According to drug enforcement officials, a \u200dmere 2 milligrams of fentanyl can be a potentially \u200blethal dose, and a single kilogram of \u200bthe drug has the capacity to claim the \u2063lives of 500,000 individuals.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:540px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>The graph shows the amount of fentanyl seized in California by\u2064 U.S. Customs and Border Protection \u200cofficers from 2020 to 2023. (U.S. \u200dCustoms and Border Protection\/Screenshot via The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2022, fentanyl\u200d overdoses accounted for over 6,000 deaths in California, comprising \u2064nearly 88 percent of all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-gov-charlie-baker-spending-12m-to-resettle-afghans-in-massachusetts\/\" title=\"GOP Gov. Charlie Baker Spending M to Resettle Afghans in Massachusetts\">opioid-related overdose deaths<\/a>, according to the latest data from the California Department of Public Health&#8217;s\u200c Overdose Surveillance Dashboard.<\/p>\n<p>California Governor Gavin Newsom has taken action to combat\u200b the fentanyl and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">opioid crisis<\/a>. His plan, \u2064announced in \u2063March, includes expanding\u2064 California National Guard-assisted initiatives,\u2062 which have already resulted in a staggering 594 percent increase in confiscated fentanyl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 4,900 kilos of fentanyl in California this year, enough to cause fatal overdoses for 2.7 billion people. Calculations based on agency data and federal drug enforcement reveal this quantity could eliminate the state&#8217;s population 68 times over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2250,"featured_media":2016176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2016175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2016175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2016175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2016175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2016176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2016175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2016175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2016175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}