Massive drug bust: Northern California authorities recover over 92 pounds of illicit fentanyl

'This is a glimpse of the fentanyl epidemic.'

KGO

Alameda Co. recovers more than 92 pounds of fentanyl in East Bay

ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. -- Authorities in Northern California's Alameda County said on Saturday they have recovered 92.5 pounds of fentanyl and two illegal firearms.

The county's Narcotics Task Force conducted a search warrant in Oakland and Hayward on Friday, and detectives with the sheriff's office found a manufacturing lab.

MASSIVE FENTANYL BUST: ACSO detectives and their partners at the Narcotics Task Force recovered 92.5 pounds of illicit fentanyl at locations in Oakland and Hayward. That’s 42,000 grams that were headed for the streets of the Bay Area. This is a glimpse of the fentanyl epidemic. pic.twitter.com/LEJTU1v5uh
— Alameda County Sheriff (@ACSOSheriffs) April 23, 2022

Authorities arrested one suspect while another is currently outstanding, according to an email to our sister station KGO-TV on Saturday.

Sheriff's deputies say the 92.58 pounds of illicit Fentanyl equals about 42,000 grams "that were headed for the streets of the Bay Area." The agency added: "This is a glimpse of the fentanyl epidemic."

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