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California officials cite $506 million in street value seized, mark fentanyl interdiction milestone
Summary
Governor Gavin Newsom, the adjutant general and the California Highway Patrol announced expanded interdiction work and partnership results — including roughly 50.6 million pills and about 34,357 pounds seized and continued National Guard–CHP operations — and urged continued federal cooperation on disaster aid and permitting.
California officials on a statewide briefing on interdiction said their coordinated efforts with the National Guard, the California Highway Patrol and federal partners have produced the equivalent of roughly $506 million in street-value seizures and tens of millions of pills of fentanyl since the operation scaled up.
"Some 50,600,000 pills now have been seized," Governor Gavin Newsom said, adding that the work has produced "a total street value of $506,000,000" and about 34,357 pounds seized since the operations expanded. Adjutant General Matt Beavers and California Highway Patrol Commissioner Sean Duryea joined Newsom in detailing recent results and operational reach.
The announcement combined state funding and on-the-ground enforcement numbers. Newsom said the state has invested "an increment of $2,100,000,000" since 2019 to bolster…
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