DEA Omaha division notes record seizures of the dangerous drug in the Midwest and Iowa.

An increase in fentanyl seizures across the five-state central region of the Midwest in 2023 means more diligence is needed in the fight against the deadliest drug threat the United States has ever seen, and that includes in rural America and rural Iowa.

The Omaha division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has reported an 83% increase in the number of fentanyl pills seized in 2023 and removal of an estimated 2.9 million lethal doses of fentanyl in both pill and powder form from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and eight counties along the...