A newly formed state task force has made its first major seizure of fentanyl pills, according to a news release Wednesday from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

The seizure near the intersection of Central and Oliver streets in Wichita on Monday included 25,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills, commonly referred to as “dirty 30s,” the release said.

The Joint Fentanyl Impact Team, a new task force formed this month by the KBI and the Kansas Highway Patrol, seized around 11.5 pounds of the pills, which are believed to contain fentanyl.

A 27-year-old Wichita man was detained in the incident and later arrested on outstanding warrants. He was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail. Charges are pending, and the investigation is ongoing.

“The objective of the JFIT is to identify and disrupt fentanyl trafficking and distribution networks, and remove this deadly drug from Kansas streets,” the release said.

“Pills containing fentanyl, like those taken off the streets this week, are causing extreme harm to our communities,” KBI Director Tony Mattivi said. “This seizure will likely prevent many poisoning deaths, but we still have much work to do.”

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach called the seizure a significant victory for state law enforcement.

“We will continue to escalate our efforts in the months ahead,” Kobach said in the release.