Overview
- State officials say 34,357 pounds of fentanyl, including more than 50 million pills, have been seized with an estimated street value of about $506 million.
- CalGuard deployments at California ports of entry were doubled last year to support drug interdiction, backed by the targeted state funding and coordination with federal task forces.
- Since 2024, California Highway Patrol crime-suppression teams report 11,700 arrests, recovery of over 6,200 stolen vehicles, and nearly 500 illicit firearms seized.
- California emphasizes harm reduction alongside enforcement, citing CalRx naloxone availability, $40.9 million in savings, and more than 400,000 reported overdose reversals.
- Newsom links the recent results to restored state control of Guard missions after earlier federal actions removed personnel from drug interdiction and wildfire roles.