Cartels Push Huge Amounts of Meth, Fentanyl Into US

Arizona sheriff says cartels create demand by flooding communities with free or cheap drugs to get people addicted

Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb in his office in Florence, Ariz., on Nov. 12, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

PINAL COUNTY, Ariz.—If drugs aren’t stopped along the U.S.–Mexico border in Arizona’s remote desert, chances are, a large proportion will end up traveling through Pinal County on its way to Phoenix, a major trafficking hub.

Around 40 percent of illicit drugs enter the United States through Arizona, said Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb.