Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced today that troopers confiscated $19,601,549 worth of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamines, and other illicit drugs in the second quarter of 2021.
From April 1 through June 30, PSP seized 306 pounds of fentanyl and more than 285 pounds of cocaine, both with a combined street value of $11.1 million. Troopers also seized 167 pounds of methamphetamines and 22 pounds of heroin from Pennsylvania communities.
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Second Quarter Drug Seizure Totals
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Drug
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Total Seized
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Total Value of Amount Seized
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Cocaine
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281.13 lbs.
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$6,184,860
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Crack Cocaine
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4.08 lbs.
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$65,280
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Heroin
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22.18 lbs.
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$754,120
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Fentanyl
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306.49 lbs.
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$4,903,840
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LSD
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1,219 doses
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$24,380
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Marijuana THC – Liquid
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71.05 pints
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$476,035
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Marijuana THC – Solid
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365.79 lbs.
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$1,828,950
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Marijuana Plants
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130 plants
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$21,450
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Processed Marijuana
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831.3 lbs.
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$2,493,900
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Methamphetamines
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167.73 lbs.
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$1,677,300
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MDMA – Ecstasy
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2.38 lbs.
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$7,854
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MDMA – Pills
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2,601 pills
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$39,015
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Other Narcotics
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42.57 lbs.
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$85,140
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Other Narcotics (Pills)
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41,577 pills
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$1,039,425
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Total Value
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$19,601,549
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State police also collected 910 pounds of prescription and other medication as part of its drug take-back program in the second quarter of 2021. There are 65 drug take-back boxes at state police stations throughout the commonwealth, providing a safe way to dispose of unused or unwanted medication 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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