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Background on record seizures of fentanyl at the border
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More Fentanyl Seized At U.S. Borders Than Heroin For First Time In U.S. History
Source: Daily Wire
For the first time in U.S. history, more fentanyl than heroin has been intercepted by federal law enforcement at the country’s borders. Fentany is now the leading killer of American adults ages 18-45, causing more deaths than suicide, COVID-19, and car accidents.
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Background Notes from Judicial Watch
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05/09/17
Corruption and the Increasing Opioid Epidemic
Source: Judicial Watch
Mexican drug cartels continue to grow and harvest poppies, but now, like the Chinese, they can also get their hands on precursor chemicals and create fentanyl in their own labs. The direct threat to American lives and communities could not be any graver.
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12/07/21
Sinaloa Cartel Ring Busted in U.S. 1,400 Miles from its Mexican Headquarters
Source: Judicial Watch
Around 110,000 counterfeit fentanyl pills were confiscated, along with 11.5 kilograms of cocaine, six kilograms of methamphetamine, 8.5 pounds of heroin, 28 firearms, three hand grenades, multiple high-capacity magazines including one 200-round drum magazine, armor piercing ammunition, body armor with rifle rated ballistic armor plats and $450,000 in U.S.
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03/04/21
Mexican Cartels Overcome Pandemic to Remain Greatest Criminal Drug Threat to U.S.
Source: Judicial Watch
Synthetic opioids, primarily illicitly manufactured fentanyl, appear to be the primary driver of the increases in overdose deaths. The DEA discloses that Mexican cartels have established clandestine laboratories in Mexico for the synthesis of fentanyl, and Mexican authorities have encountered a rise in illegal fentanyl pill press and tableting operations. 
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