National Guard seizes over a million fentanyl pills in California

Published December 4, 2025 2:08pm ET



The California National Guard broke a state record in October for the number of narcotics seized in a single month after it confiscated 1,238,281 fentanyl pills worth an estimated $64.5 million. 

The narcotics were seized by the National Guard‘s specialized narcotics team, which was created through a $30 million investment approved in the 2022 state budget. 

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