State police seize nearly $9M in drugs

The Pennsylvania State Police announced 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.

Drug seizure totals for fourth quarter:

Cocaine, 79.54 pounds, $1,749,880

Crack Cocaine, 3.94 pounds, $63,040

Heroin, 43.44 pounds, $1,476,960

Fentanyl, 60 pounds, $960,000

LSD, 286 doses, $5,720

Marijuana THC – Liquid, 26.93 pints, $180,431

Marijuana THC – Solid, 54.9 pounds, $274,500

Marijuana plants, 101 plants, $16,665

Processed marijuana, 1,016.44 pounds, $3,049,320

Methamphetamines, 81.92 pounds, $819,200

MDMA – Ecstasy, 0.33 pounds, $10,924

MDMA – Pills, 197 pills, $2,955

Other Narcotics: 8.11 pounds, $16,455

Other Narcotics (Pills): 36,976 pills, $144,750

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.