On April 12, 2025, Senate Bill 196, also known as Lauren’s Law, was passed by the West Virginia State Legislature. Effective July 11, 2025, Lauren’s Law amends the West Virginia criminal code to increase penalties for drug-related crimes, particularly those involving fentanyl. The law’s criminal justice approach supplements the state’s...

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Office of Forensic Sciences laboratory system is comprised of ten regional laboratories distributed across the United States. Domestic fentanyl seizures are identified and quantitated in the laboratory system’s regional laboratories. The information provided on the following pages summarizes the collective results of fentanyl...

DEA has prepared this product primarily for law enforcement counterparts (state, local and tribal) and public safety and protection officials with a focus on enduring and emerging threats at both the national and regional levels. This report represents what will be the first of regular STREET reports prepared for and...