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| Record Fentanyl Seizure Made At Border, Enough To Kill 57 Million |
| 2019-02-01 |
| [DAILYWIRE] U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced on Thursday that officers made a record-breaking seizure of fentanyl on the U.S.-Mexico border that was enough to kill tens of millions of Americans. "According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a canine officer alerted other officers to the presence of 254 pounds of fentanyl hidden inside an 18-wheeler carrying cucumbers, during a secondary inspection at the Mariposa port of entry just past noon on Saturday," The Arizona Republic reported. "This is the largest fentanyl seizure in any port of entry," CBP official Guadalupe Ramirez said. "In CBP, in the history of CBP, this is the largest fentanyl seizure." In addition to the record fentanyl seizure, agents also seized 395 pounds of methamphetamine from inside the 18-wheeler. CBP estimated the value of the fentanyl, which came in the form of powder and pills, to be approximately $3.5 million. "Authorities said it was driven by a 26-year-old man who was tossed in the calaboose Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! and charged with possessing drugs with the intent to distribute them," NBC News reported. "His identity and nationality were not immediately available." The amount of fentanyl seized by agents was enough to kill well over 57,000,000 Americans, given that the DEA states that as little as 2 milligrams can be fatal. Fentanyl, developed in 1959, "is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin as an analgesic," according to the DEA. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 more likely, this is more hyperventilation Uh, no. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2019-02-01 17:13 |
| #3 The problem would go away if anyone involved with fentanyl distribution led a more carbon neutral lifestyle. |
| Posted by: gorb 2019-02-01 15:46 |
| #2 If Fentanyl is so deadly it seems as though it would be a self-solving problem. Or, more likely, this is more hyperventilation aimed at making Trump look bad. I'm so old I remember when the saying "speed kills" wasn't about driving; and the users cut back a lot because of the fear of croaking. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2019-02-01 13:49 |
| #1 Cue the screechers screeching that "A wall won't stop this kind of thing!" It's like saying "Your cancer cure is no good because it does nothing about the common cold..." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-02-01 10:53 |