DEA Detroit Field Division Announces 2025 Seizure Statistics
DETROIT – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Detroit Field Division today announced its 2025 seizure statistics, reflecting significant enforcement efforts aimed at dismantling drug trafficking organizations and protecting communities across Michigan, Ohio and northern Kentucky.
Throughout 2025, the DEA Detroit Field Division seized:
- 147 kilograms of fentanyl
- 432 kilograms of counterfeit pills
- 1,658 kilograms of cocaine
- 1,054 kilograms of methamphetamine
- 324 firearms
- More than $17 million in cash and assets
- And made 950 arrests
“Every kilogram of fentanyl we seize represents lives saved,” said Joseph O. Dixon, special agent in charge of the DEA Detroit Field Division. “These enforcement actions are about protecting American families, disrupting the criminal networks that profit from addiction, and advancing our mission of a fentanyl-free America. The men and women of the DEA, alongside our federal, state, local, and tribal partners, remain relentless in holding drug traffickers accountable.”
These efforts directly support the DEA’s Fentanyl Free America campaign, which focuses on a commitment to enforcement, public awareness, and community partnerships to combat the nation’s most deadly drug threat. The DEA Detroit Field Division remains steadfast in its mission to save lives, hold traffickers accountable, and advance a safer, fentanyl-free America.
Fentanyl and counterfeit pills continue to pose the greatest drug threat to the U.S., often containing lethal amounts of synthetic opioids without the user’s knowledge. The DEA Detroit Field Division works daily with law enforcement partners and community stakeholders to reduce supply, raise awareness, and prevent overdose deaths.
The DEA encourages the public to learn more about the dangers of fentanyl and counterfeit pills by visiting www.dea.gov/fentanylfree
