Mexican Cartels Get Fentanyl Precursors Through Vancouver Port, Top US Enforcement Officials Testify

Mexican Cartels Get Fentanyl Precursors Through Vancouver Port, Top US Enforcement Officials Testify
(L-R)Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Terry Cole, U.S. Marshal Service Director Gadyaces Serralta, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Director Rob Cekada testify during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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Top U.S. law enforcement officials are raising concerns about Mexican cartels moving their operations to Canada to produce and distribute fentanyl, a synthetic opioid behind an overdose epidemic.

Terry Cole, head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and FBI Director Kash Patel told a U.S. Senate committee on May 12 about their efforts to tackle drug trafficking.

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