The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration seized more than 57 million doses of fentanyl nationwide between Jan. 12 and Feb. 10, 2026, during Phase II of Operation Fentanyl Free America.
In those 30 days, agents from the DEA’s Omaha Field Division– encompassing Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota– removed a combined total of more than two million doses of powder fentanyl and counterfeit pills.
Omaha Field Division Special Agent in Charge Dustin Gillespie said we may live several hundred miles from the Southern border, but the fentanyl found in our Midwestern communities is directly connected to cartels operating in Mexico. He said the agents in the five-state region are committed to dismantling complex transnational criminal organizations and disrupting the intricate illicit financial systems that fund the cartels
During Phase II, Omaha Field Division investigators also seized roughly 715 pounds of methamphetamine, an additional 2,234 methamphetamine pills, more than 230 pounds of cocaine, 880 pounds of illicit marijuana and 67 firearms. These seizures resulted in 115 arrests.
Synthetic drugs, like fentanyl and methamphetamine, are manufactured on an industrial scale in clandestine labs where precursor chemicals and pill presses are common tools.
DEA launched the Fentanyl Free America initiative in October 2025.
| PHASE II RESULTS
Jan. 10 – Feb. 12, 2026 |
PHASE I RESULTS
Oct. 1 – Oct. 31, 2025 |
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| Fentanyl Pills | 4,702,781 | 3,683,763 | |||
| Fentanyl Powder | 2,396 lbs. | 1,709 lbs. | |||
| Methamphetamine Pills | 26,380,988 | 9,326,147 | |||
| Methamphetamine Powder | 20,944 lbs. | 42,620 lbs. | |||
| Cocaine | 147,797 lbs. | 77,846 lbs. | |||
| Marijuana | 65,142 lbs. | 20,619 lbs. | |||
| Heroin | 1,183 lbs. | 446 lbs. | |||
| Firearms | 1,577 | 1,155 | |||
| Arrests | 3,080 | 1,890 | |||
| Pill Press Machines | 29 | 26 | |||
| Total Currency | $41,888,922 | $55,256,607 | |||
| Total Assets | $41,445,327 | $2,725,826 |
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