Amount of fentanyl seized in US this year ‘enough to kill every American’

DEA says more than 379m deadly doses of opioid with strength from one and a half to 50 times stronger than heroin were seized

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has said it seized enough fentanyl in 2022 to kill every person in America.

In a statement on Tuesday, the DEA said it had seized 50.6m fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills and more than 10,000lb of fentanyl powder this year - seizures that in total represent more than 379m deadly doses.