HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday that troopers confiscated $8,770,800 worth of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and other illicit drugs in the fourth quarter of 2019.
In total, state police seized more than $43 million worth of illegal drugs in 2019, including nearly 300 pounds of heroin and fentanyl.
In 2018, troopers confiscated over $66 million in prohibited drugs from the highways and communities of the commonwealth, including 197 pounds of heroin and fentanyl.
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Fourth 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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79.54 lbs.
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$1,749,880
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Crack Cocaine
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3.94 lbs.
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$63,040
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Heroin
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43.44 lbs.
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$1,476,960
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Fentanyl
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60 lbs.
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$960,000
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LSD
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286 doses
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$5,720
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Marijuana THC – Liquid
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26.93 pints
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$180,431
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Marijuana THC – Solid
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54.9 lbs.
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$274,500
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Marijuana Plants
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101 plants
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$16,665
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Processed Marijuana
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1,016.44 lbs.
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$3,049,320
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Methamphetamines
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81.92 lbs.
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$819,200
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MDMA – Ecstasy
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0.33 lbs.
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$10,924
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MDMA – Pills
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197 pills
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$2,955
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8.11 lbs.
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$16,455
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Other Narcotics (Pills)
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36,976 pills
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$144,750
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Total Value
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$8,770,800
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State police also collected 830 pounds of prescription and other medication as part of its drug take-back program in the fourth quarter of 2019.
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.
For more information about the Pennsylvania State Police, visit www.psp.pa.gov.