Key details about the scope of the September operation remain undisclosed. Police have not specified where the seizures occurred, given exact dates or described the investigation’s broader scope, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
A San Diego Police Department statement, relayed by 619newsmedia, described more than 450 packages. It listed 72.8 pounds of methamphetamine, including more than 100,000 counterfeit Adderall pills; 11.3 pounds of MDMA; 5.4 pounds of ketamine; 1.2 pounds of cocaine; and about 1,000 Xanax pills. The statement estimated the street value at as much as $1.14 million. The Union-Tribune reported a separate estimate of roughly $767,000 to $1.1 million.
According to the Union-Tribune, the September seizures involved San Diego police narcotics investigators, Northern Division officers and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Four people were arrested on felony drug-related charges. One also faces felony child-abuse and misdemeanor possession of an unserialized firearm charges, according to a court complaint cited by the paper. The District Attorney’s Office said all four pleaded not guilty at a September 10 arraignment. The charges remain allegations.
Counterfeit pills across the country
A Drug Enforcement Administration fact sheet with data as of December 2021 said counterfeit pills had been identified in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. That national finding does not establish what was in the pills seized in San Diego or provide specific information about risks in this case.
