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Amounts of Fentanyl Entering the U.S. Via Mexio, 323% Spike in one Border
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Judicial Watch
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federal agents have seized more than 10,500 pounds of the deadly synthetic
opioid fentanyl along the Mexican border this fiscal year with one U.S.
border region seeing an astounding 323% increase in the last
three years. The most recent Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) figures also show that more than 148,000 pounds of
methamphetamine, 54,000 pounds of cocaine, and 1,500 pounds of heroin have
also been seized this fiscal year which ends in September. At this rate
fentanyl is set to surpass last year’s seizures of 11,203 pounds, a stark
reminder that illegal immigration is hardly the only threat along the
southwest border.
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