Edition O'035

Drug News Roundup

Friday, October 9, 2026 · 3 stories

Past 24 hours. Search indexes were thin again today; only a handful of verifiable items were new.

In this edition

  1. National / Federal (US)1
  2. Local US Arrests2
  3. South America0
  4. Rest of World0
  5. Ongoing Stories with New Developments0
  6. Running Tally

1National / Federal (US)

Operation Skid Row: 23 of 28 charged defendants arrested in a federal sweep of Los Angeles street-level fentanyl and meth dealing

Los Angeles, California23 arrested

The FBI, DEA, LAPD and IRS Criminal Investigation served warrants across Los Angeles County after charging 28 people with distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Prosecutors say some sellers posed as homeless residents or social workers and sold from tents; no drug weights were reported. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli called it "just the beginning."

SourceStraight Arrow News
Pixel-art scene: charges filed in federal court
charges filed in federal court

2Local US Arrests

Suspected cartel stash house in Barboursville, West Virginia yields 15 pounds of cocaine and 12 pounds of fentanyl

7 kg cocaine, 5.7 kg fentanylBarboursville, West Virginia

A DEA-led task force with state and county partners found the narcotics, valued above $1.5 million, at a house tied to a Mexican cartel. Investigators announced the haul on October 8 and said no arrest information would be released yet.

SourceWDTV
Pixel-art scene of the seized items: 7 kg cocaine, 5.7 kg fentanyl
7 × 1 kg cocaine · 11 × 500 g ≈ 5.7 kg fentanyl

Memphis detectives hit two homes, recovering 7 pounds of fentanyl and more than 6,500 oxycodone pills

3.2 kg fentanyl, 6,511 pillsMemphis, Tennessee2 detained

Warrants served on the morning of October 8 turned up the fentanyl brick, 6,511 oxycodone pills, marijuana, handguns and a machine-gun conversion device. Gerrell Childress, who allegedly tried to flee through a kitchen window, and Edward Lindsey were detained on intent-to-sell and weapons charges.

SourceAction News 5
Pixel-art scene of the seized items: 3.2 kg fentanyl, 6,511 pills
6 × 500 g ≈ 3.2 kg fentanyl · plus the tablets

3South America

Nothing significant in the past 24 hours.

4Rest of World

Nothing significant in the past 24 hours.

5Ongoing Stories with New Developments

Nothing significant in the past 24 hours.

2026 Running Tally

Total weight intercepted across every story covered so far this year, through Oct 9, 2026. Counts seizures only — sentencings and indictments are not double-counted — and resets to zero each 1 January. Earlier years are kept below.

156 t 35 editions · 57 places · 14 substances

United States

Florida4 substances4.3 t
  • cocaine3.3 t
  • cannabis964 kg
  • fentanyl9.5 kg
  • methamphetamine4.2 kg
Puerto Rico1 substance3.3 t
  • cocaine3.3 t
Texas5 substances1.7 t
  • methamphetamine1.4 t
  • cocaine272 kg
  • heroin16 kg
  • cannabis1.8 kg
  • mdma640 g
California5 substances1.5 t
  • methamphetamine1.2 t
  • cocaine292 kg
  • fentanyl43 kg
  • heroin1 kg
  • mdma68 g
Illinois2 substances686 kg
  • khat532 kg
  • cocaine154 kg
Georgia4 substances344 kg
  • cannabis334 kg
  • carfentanil9.1 kg
  • methamphetamine450 g
  • fentanyl110 g
New York3 substances284 kg
  • cocaine277 kg
  • fentanyl7.6 kg
  • fentanyl/heroin250 g
Maryland2 substances152 kg
  • cocaine140 kg
  • fentanyl12 kg
Pennsylvania2 substances127 kg
  • cannabis113 kg
  • cocaine14 kg
Indiana1 substance126 kg
  • cocaine126 kg
District of Columbia3 substances117 kg
  • methamphetamine64 kg
  • cocaine50 kg
  • fentanyl3 kg
Minnesota2 substances28 kg
  • methamphetamine27 kg
  • cocaine883 g
Massachusetts2 substances22 kg
  • fentanyl22 kg
  • cocaine394 g
Kentucky2 substances20 kg
  • methamphetamine20 kg
  • fentanyl60 g
West Virginia3 substances17 kg
  • cocaine7.3 kg
  • fentanyl6.6 kg
  • methamphetamine3.6 kg
Mississippi5 substances17 kg
  • cannabis9.5 kg
  • methamphetamine4.8 kg
  • cocaine3 kg
  • mdma140 g
  • fentanyl25 g
North Carolina3 substances10 kg
  • cocaine8.2 kg
  • cannabis1.8 kg
  • fentanyl126 g
South Carolina2 substances7.9 kg
  • fentanyl4.1 kg
  • methamphetamine3.8 kg
Tennessee3 substances7.9 kg
  • fentanyl5.4 kg
  • methamphetamine2 kg
  • cocaine500 g
Wisconsin3 substances6.7 kg
  • cannabis4.5 kg
  • cocaine1.8 kg
  • methamphetamine370 g
Missouri2 substances6 kg
  • cocaine3.5 kg
  • fentanyl2.5 kg
Virginia3 substances5.6 kg
  • methamphetamine5.3 kg
  • fentanyl195 g
  • cocaine190 g
North Dakota2 substances5.6 kg
  • methamphetamine5.4 kg
  • cocaine155 g
Ohio4 substances4.5 kg
  • methamphetamine2.5 kg
  • cocaine2 kg
  • fentanyl10 g
  • heroin3 g
Alabama3 substances3.3 kg
  • methamphetamine2.3 kg
  • cocaine1 kg
  • fentanyl21 g
Nebraska2 substances2.4 kg
  • methamphetamine2.4 kg
  • cocaine17 g

International

Colombia4 substances30.8 t
  • cocaine24.4 t
  • cannabis5.6 t
  • coca base809 kg
  • heroin15 kg
Brazil4 substances21.8 t
  • cannabis18.1 t
  • cocaine3.3 t
  • coca base360 kg
  • hashish45 kg
Mexico4 substances21.0 t
  • methamphetamine19.2 t
  • cannabis1.8 t
  • fentanyl19 kg
  • heroin7.7 kg
Spain2 substances20.3 t
  • hashish11.3 t
  • cocaine9.0 t
Ecuador2 substances15.4 t
  • cocaine14.5 t
  • cannabis900 kg
Nigeria3 substances7.0 t
  • cannabis7.0 t
  • methamphetamine2 kg
  • cocaine350 g
Portugal1 substance5.3 t
  • hashish5.3 t
Chile2 substances5.1 t
  • cannabis5.1 t
  • cocaine7.2 kg
France1 substance3.9 t
  • cocaine3.9 t
Indonesia1 substance2.6 t
  • methamphetamine2.6 t
Romania3 substances1.6 t
  • hashish1.3 t
  • cannabis228 kg
  • cocaine114 kg
Argentina3 substances1.6 t
  • cannabis1.3 t
  • cocaine321 kg
  • mdma52 kg
Pakistan4 substances1.5 t
  • hashish1.0 t
  • opium242 kg
  • heroin202 kg
  • methamphetamine2 kg
Venezuela1 substance905 kg
  • cannabis905 kg
Peru2 substances698 kg
  • cocaine448 kg
  • coca base250 kg
Dominican Republic1 substance587 kg
  • cocaine587 kg
Thailand1 substance516 kg
  • methamphetamine516 kg
Sri Lanka1 substance463 kg
  • methamphetamine463 kg
Uruguay2 substances408 kg
  • cocaine305 kg
  • coca base103 kg
Bolivia1 substance405 kg
  • cocaine405 kg
South Africa1 substance341 kg
  • cocaine341 kg
Costa Rica1 substance312 kg
  • cocaine312 kg
India5 substances154 kg
  • methamphetamine72 kg
  • cannabis45 kg
  • amphetamine17 kg
  • mdma14 kg
  • heroin5.7 kg
Hong Kong2 substances141 kg
  • cocaine76 kg
  • ketamine65 kg
Afghanistan1 substance101 kg
  • opium101 kg
Malaysia3 substances98 kg
  • methamphetamine86 kg
  • mdma11 kg
  • ketamine630 g
Canada7 substances59 kg
  • fentanyl28 kg
  • mdma12 kg
  • methamphetamine7.7 kg
  • cocaine6.2 kg
  • ketamine4.5 kg
  • heroin700 g
  • cannabis479 g
Philippines1 substance34 kg
  • methamphetamine34 kg
Ireland2 substances26 kg
  • cocaine22 kg
  • cannabis4 kg
Italy1 substance17 kg
  • methamphetamine17 kg
South Korea2 substances1.8 kg
  • methamphetamine1.2 kg
  • ketamine500 g