According to a report by CNN, in the fiscal year 2021, US Customs and Border Protection recorded a 1,066 percent rise in the amount of fentanyl seized in south Texas.
CBP agents confiscated 87,652 pounds of narcotics from Brownsville to Del Rio, including 588 pounds of fentanyl, a painkiller, according to the report.
The drugs’ street worth, which comprised marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin, is estimated to be $786 million, according to CBP.
According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, fentanyl, the most lethal drug in the United States, is 50 times more deadly than heroin and is incredibly inexpensive to manufacture.
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