Since launching its fentanyl task force in 2024, the Utah Governor’s Office has made efforts to target the statewide drug crisis including launching a drug seizure statistics dashboard.
One of those efforts was supporting the passage of HB87, which makes trafficking 100 grams or more of fentanyl a first-degree felony.
The Utah Department of Public Safety reports, since January, the state has seen a 70% increase in law enforcement’s seizures of fentanyl.
Early data also shows a 1.5% decrease in overdose deaths in 2024, with preliminary 2025 numbers continuing the downward trend.
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