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On Sunday, at approximately 11:48 a.m., CBP officers encountered a 44-year-old man driving a commercial tractor trailer hauling a shipment manifested as carrots. The driver, a valid border crossing card holder, was referred for further examination by CBP officers along with the tractor, trailer, and shipment.
The subject was turned over to the custody of Homeland Security Investigations for further investigation. The narcotics and tractor trailer were seized by CBP officers.
This seizure is part of Operation Apollo. Operation Apollo is a joint regional operation comprised of federal, state, and local agencies working to combat the threat from fentanyl, and other illicit synthetic narcotics.
originally posted by: Boomer1947
a reply to: Degradation33
"In 2021, U.S. citizens were 86.3 percent of convicted fentanyl drug traffickers—ten times greater than convictions of illegal immigrants for the same offense."
www.cato.org...
originally posted by: Degradation33
While this is great, it's like squashing a single roach at 1980's NYC tenement.
How do you secure these shipments from being 3000 pounds of Fentanyl also? Suppose that was in the avocado shipment ahead of him that wasn't flagged? Or the 6 that got through in the following hours when they were otherwise occupied.
originally posted by: Boomer1947
a reply to: Degradation33
"In 2021, U.S. citizens were 86.3 percent of convicted fentanyl drug traffickers—ten times greater than convictions of illegal immigrants for the same offense."
www.cato.org...
In 2022, U.S. citizens were 89 percent of convicted fentanyl drug traffickers—12 times greater than convictions of illegal immigrants for the same offense.
originally posted by: Boomer1947
a reply to: Degradation33
"In 2021, U.S. citizens were 86.3 percent of convicted fentanyl drug traffickers—ten times greater than convictions of illegal immigrants for the same offense."
www.cato.org...
originally posted by: Boomer1947
a reply to: Degradation33
"In 2021, U.S. citizens were 86.3 percent of convicted fentanyl drug traffickers—ten times greater than convictions of illegal immigrants for the same offense."
www.cato.org...
originally posted by: stonerwilliam
a reply to: Degradation33
For every shipment they seize ten get through untouched , the border guards will be high fiving each other and the cartels will be laughing all the way to the bank .
A death penalty is needed for those that are involved in distribution this drug