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 Dak ota 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 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   ...read more read less