CBP Seizures of Synthetic Opioids Growing, Still Relatively Few
CBP seizures of synthetically made opioids, such as fentanyl, grew from eight pounds in fiscal year 2014 to 200 pounds in FY 2015, said CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske during a June 3 Boston roundtable hosted by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass.…
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"These amounts seem low, but it is important to note that a single pound of fentanyl can yield hundreds of thousands of potentially fatal doses," said Kerlikowske in prepared remarks released by CBP on June 8 (here). Comparatively, during FY 2015, CBP’s seizures of heroin increased 23 percent from the previous year to more than 6,000 pounds, said Kerlikowske. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., recently requested updated statistics on synthetic opioid seizures (see 1605230055).