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DEA seized over 800,000 fentanyl-laced pills in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin in 2022

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Updated  January 4, 2023 9:50pm CST
Opioid Epidemic
FOX 32 Chicago

Opioids now leading cause of unnatural death in Cook County

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office says the number of opioid-related deaths last year may cross the 2,000 mark.

COOK COUNTY, Ill. - At a time when there is a record number of opioid overdoses in Cook County, the DEA is reporting a record number of confiscated fentanyl-laced pills. 

Last year, DEA agents seized more than 800,000 fentanyl-laced fake pills in Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin.

That is a 171-percent increase over 2021. 

They also found 549 pounds of fentanyl powder. 

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A DEA spokesperson said these seizures represent more than 19.4 million potentially deadly fentanyl doses. 

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said the number of opioid-related deaths last year may cross the 2,000 mark. 

That is at least 100 more than the previous year.