HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania State Police announced Thursday that troopers confiscated $23,160,277 worth of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamines and other illicit drugs in the first quarter of 2022.
During the first quarter, state police seized 168 pounds of cocaine, with a street value of nearly $3.7 million. Soldiers also seized 120 pounds of methamphetamines, 77 pounds of heroin and fentanyl, and more than 119,000 narcotic pills worth $2.9 million from Pennsylvania communities.
| First quarter drug seizure totals | ||
| Medication | Total entered | Total value of the entered amount |
| Cocaine | 163.44 pounds. | $3,595,680 |
| Crack Cocaine | 4.78 pounds. | $76,480 |
| Heroin | 13 pounds. | $442,000 |
| Fentanyl | 64.2 lbs. | $1,027,200 |
| LSD | 348 shots | $6,960 |
| Marijuana THC – Liquid | 16.81 pints | $112,627 |
| Marijuana THC – Solid | 157 pounds. | $785,000 |
| Cannabis plants | 162 plants | $26,730 |
| Processed Marijuana | 4,268.6 lbs. | $12,805,800 |
| Methamphetamines | 120.86 pounds. | $1,208,600 |
| MDMA – Ecstasy | 0.015 lbs. | $50 |
| MDMA – Pills | 83 pills | $1,245 |
| Other narcotics | 44.64 pounds. | $89,280 |
| Other narcotics (pills) | 119,305 pills | $2,982,625 |
| Total value | $23,160,277 |
The State Police also collected 899 pounds of prescription drugs and other drugs through its drug take-back program in the first quarter of 2022. There are 65 drug take-back boxes at police stations in Commonwealth state, providing a safe way to dispose of unused or unwanted medications 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
