Overview
- Operation Lionfish‑Mayag III ran from June 30 to July 13 across Asia and North America, yielding 76 tonnes of synthetic drugs valued at about $6.5 billion.
- Authorities reported 51 tonnes of methamphetamine, including a record 297 million yaba tablets, alongside fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, ketamine and chemical precursors.
- Interpol said seized fentanyl equated to doses sufficient to kill 151 million people, underscoring ongoing public‑health risks from potent synthetic opioids.
- Mexico reported confiscating 1.7 tonnes of methamphetamine and about 190,000 fentanyl pills and requested an Interpol Purple Notice on new fentanyl precursors.
- The operation resulted in 386 arrests, disrupted darknet networks, and uncovered concealments in surfboards, fruit, coffee machines, tea bags and cat‑food sacks, with major meth seizures in Laos and Myanmar and a Red Notice fugitive caught linked to Incheon airport.