As part of its community outreach regarding the dangers of fentanyl, the Hawaiʻi County Police Department will release monthly information providing fentanyl statistics. This will include the amount of Hawaiʻi County fentanyl related arrests (possession/distribution) as well as the quantity of fentanyl recovered for the preceding month. These monthly reports will be similar to the department’s weekly DUI stats media release.
“By proactively issuing monthly statistics on fentanyl arrests and the amount of fentanyl recovered, Big Island residents can monitor the department’s commitment to eradicating this drug from our communities,” said HPD Police Chief Benjamin Moszkowicz in a press release.
Detailed Fentanyl statistics for the first quarter of 2023 can be found below:
| Area I (East Hawai‘i) | Area II (West Hawai‘i) | |||||||
| Month/2023 | Fentanyl Arrests |
Fentanyl Recovered: Grams |
Fentanyl Recovered: Pills |
Month/2023 | Fentanyl Arrests | Fentanyl Recovered: Grams | Fentanyl Recovered: Pills | |
| January | 2 | 0 | 0 | January | 6 | 148.45 | 422 | |
| February | 0 | 57.79 | 0 | February | 4 | 91.9 | 79 | |
| March | 2 | 34.61 | 2 | March | 4 | 29.13 | 15 | |
| April | 2 | 1.24 | 50 | April | 2 | 19.9 | 30 | |
| Total | 6 | 93.64 | 52 | Total | 16 | 289.38 | 546 | |
