(CENTENNIAL, CO) – The United States Drug Enforcement Adminstration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) surged into 2026 with Phase II of Operation Fentanyl Free America – part of a nationwide effort that dealt a significant blow to drug trafficking networks.
Between January 12 and February 10, 2026, the RMFD in CO, UT, WY & MT:
seized nearly 17 kg of fentanyl powder
seized 193,417 fentanyl pills
took 920,000 fatal doses off streets
made 62 arrests
seized 57 guns
seized $5.53 million in U.S. currency
“Fentanyl continues to be the number one drug threat the United States has ever faced,” said DEA RMFD Special Agent in Charge David Olesky. “Fentanyl is killing people each and every day across our Division’s four states. This latest surge took deadly poison out of our communities – to the tune of more than 900,000 deadly doses.”
