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‘Approximately seven out of 10 fake pills contain a deadly dose of fentanyl, up from four in 10 pills in 2021,’ the DEA said.
In an earlier indictment, each of the defendants was charged with conspiracy to straw purchase firearms.
Concern for the trafficking of fentanyl has made it onto the campaign promise lists of many Republican politicians, but some of their solutions are misguided.
The Mexican cartels have strongholds on American soil. One of these cartel bases, Fronton Island, was recently raided by Texas rangers.
Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens said cartels are flooding the southern border with illegal aliens to distract agents so they can smuggle drugs into the country.
