U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi joined DEA Leadership, and the men and women of the DEA El Paso Field Division, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 to announce the single largest seizure of fentanyl pills in DEA history.

During an enforcement operation the last week of April, agents from the DEA Albuquerque District Office seized 2.7 million fentanyl pills in New Mexico’s largest city. The seizure was part of an ongoing, monthslong investigation, in which federal authorities also arrested 16 individuals and seized drugs, cash, firearms, and luxury vehicles across multiple states, while also dismantling one of the largest and most dangerous drug trafficking organizations in U.S. history.

“This historic drug seizure, led by the DEA, is a significant blow against the Sinaloa Cartel that removes poison from our streets and protects American citizens from the scourge of fentanyl,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “This Department of Justice will continue working with our law enforcement partners to dismantle every cartel network operating illegally in the United States.”

To provide some context, this single seizure of 2.7 million fentanyl pills equates to nearly 1.5 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl taken out of circulation. In total, DEA seized more than three million fentanyl pills and 11.5 kilograms of fentanyl powder.

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