{"id":64654,"date":"2024-05-07T10:47:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T17:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=64654"},"modified":"2024-05-08T10:51:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T17:51:23","slug":"actress-ciel-shi-and-actor-daniel-juhn-shine-in-hyundai-santa-fe-campaign-for-korea-and-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=64654","title":{"rendered":"On Fentanyl Awareness Day, California Announces 7,100 Pounds of Fentanyl & Nearly 3.4 Million Fentanyl Pills Seized Since January 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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SACRAMENTO\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\u2014 In recognition of National Fentanyl Awareness Day, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the California National Guard\u2019s Counterdrug Task Force assisted in the seizure of an estimated 7,100 pounds of fentanyl and more than 3.4 million fentanyl pills statewide since the start of the year, including at ports of entry and along the border.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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WHAT GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAID:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cAs we recognize the serious dangers of illegal fentanyl, California is continuing to tackle this issue head-on. Our efforts are\u00a0getting this poison off our streets and out of our communities as we continue to support\u00a0people struggling with substance use.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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In March alone, the Counterdrug Task Force, with the help of state, local and federal partners,\u00a0helped seize over 5,000\u00a0pounds of fentanyl and nearly 1.3 million fentanyl pills.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe CalGuard is committed to supporting our state, federal, local and tribal law enforcement partners to eliminate the scourge of fentanyl,\u201d said\u00a0CalGuard Major General Matthew Beevers<\/strong>. \u201cThe State\u2019s unprecedented investment in our Counterdrug Task Force is delivering significant, measurable interdiction results, denying operating capital to transnational criminal organizations while making our state safer.\u201d<\/p>\n

May 7 is recognized nationally as Fentanyl Awareness Day to provide information about the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.<\/p>\n

CALIFORNIA\u2019S LEADERSHIP:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

California has worked to improve public safety in a number of ways. The\u00a0Governor\u2019s Master Plan for Tackling the Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis<\/a>\u00a0provides a comprehensive framework to deepen the impact of these investments, including aggressive steps to support overdose prevention efforts, hold the opioid pharmaceutical industry accountable, crack down on drug trafficking, and raise awareness about the dangers of opioids, including fentanyl.<\/p>\n

The state recently announced progress in cracking down on fentanyl in communities across the state, including\u00a0San Francisco<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last year, the Governor\u00a0increased<\/a>\u00a0the number of CalGuard service members deployed to interdict drugs at U.S. ports of entry along the border by approximately 50%. The operations CalGuard supported resulted in the\u00a0record seizure<\/a>\u00a0of 62,224 pounds of fentanyl in 2023 \u2014 a 1066% increase since 2021. CalGuard\u2019s coordinated drug interdiction efforts in the state are funded in part by California\u2019s $30 million investment to expand CalGuard\u2019s work to prevent drug trafficking by transnational criminal organizations. Fentanyl is primarily smuggled into the country by\u00a0U.S. citizens<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In support of President Biden\u2019s bilateral\u00a0cooperation<\/a>\u00a0agreement with China on counternarcotics, the Governor\u00a0spoke<\/a>\u00a0with Chinese President Xi Jinping in October about combating the transnational shipping of precursor chemicals used to create fentanyl.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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