U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported a 1,066% increase in fentanyl seized in south Texas during fiscal year 2021, the agency said this week.
A man shows his proof of vaccination to a Customs and Border Protection agent atop the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry in downtown El Paso on Nov. 8. Photo: Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images
U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported a 1,066% increase in fentanyl seized in south Texas during fiscal year 2021, the agency said thisBorder patrol officers at eight ports of entry from Brownsville to Del Rio seized 87,652 pounds of narcotics, including marijuana, cocaine and fentanyl with an estimated estimated street value of $786 million.
The agency seized 41,713 pounds of marijuana, 8,592 pounds of cocaine, 33,777 pounds of methamphetamine, 1,215 pounds of heroin and 588 pounds of fentanyl from Oct. 1, 2020 through Sept. 30, 2021. "Because of its potency and low cost, drug dealers have been mixing fentanyl with other drugs including heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine, increasing the likelihood of a fatal interaction," according to the Drug EnforcementThe new figures comes as America's substance use crisis has spiraled over the course of the pandemic, Axios' Caitlin OwensAn estimated 100,306 people in the United States died from a drug overdose in a 12-month period ending last April, according...
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