So I guess the Biden administration now admits that fentanyl coming across our wide-open border is a massive problem.
The Department of Homeland Security launched Operation Blue Lotus to target the fentanyl coming across the border. Officials have nabbed 900lbs of fentanyl so far:
The operation, exemplary of the Biden Administration’s multi-pronged strategy, includes an increase in targeted inspections conducted by CBP Officers and HSI Agents, canine units, and advanced technology at locations along the border. Intelligence gained through Operation Blue Lotus will enhance the targeting of drug traffickers at the border. It is designed to help continue to build criminal cases against the transnational criminal organizations behind the networks and facilitators dealing in this deadly substance.Since its launch on March 13, 2023, Operation Blue Lotus has led to 18 seizures, 16 federal arrests, and two state arrests. Those seizures prevented over 900 pounds of fentanyl, over 700 pounds of methamphetamines, and over 100 pounds of cocaine from entering the United States through Sunday, March 19.
Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas touted the program during a trip to Nogales, AZ, home to the Mariposa Port:
Operation Blue Lotus leverages advanced analytics and intelligence capabilities at HSI and CBP. It includes the deployment of HSI [House Security Investigations] personnel alongside CBP [Customs and Border Protection] Officers at ports of entry, so that they can immediately pursue investigations as contraband is discovered in order to expose the networks.CBP’s Forward Operating Labs (FOLs) at Ports of Entry conduct real-time analysis of unknown substances, enabling DHS to target, identify, and examine unknown powders, pills, crystalline substances, or organic materials for hard narcotics, precursor chemicals and components associated with the manufacturing or processing of synthetic drugs. In turn, that enables investigations to proceed more quickly.
The CBP captured almost 6,500 lbs of fentanyl in the Tucson area between October 2022 and February 2023. That’s 6,500 lbs in that one area.
Over 12,000 lbs have been seized at the ports of entry.
The border patrol has seized 465 lbs of fentanyl between the points of entry, enough to kill 100 million people.
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