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Pototan

(2,181 posts) Thu Nov 28, 2024, 09:04 AM Nov 28

80% of Fentanyl smuggled into US are by US citizens at legal ports of entry [View all]

Many people wrongly believe that immigration is critical to the illicit supply of fentanyl in the United States. However, proponents of this view have offered little more than speculation to support it. New data obtained by the Cato Institute via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request calls this belief into question. The new dataset shows that US citizens comprised 80 percent of individuals caught with fentanyl during border crossings at ports of entry from 2019 to 2024.

https://www.cato.org/blog/us-citizens-were-802-crossers-fentanyl-ports-entry-2019-2024

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80% of Fentanyl smuggled into US are by US citizens at legal ports of entry [View all] Pototan Nov 28 OP

MAGA will never hear that and if they do, they'll call it fake news. surfered Nov 28 #1

Then we should only have 20 percent of the fentanyl in our country if the rest was taken by authorities. jimfields33 Nov 28 #3

I think the statistic I saw was 80% of all interdictions were at ports of entry surfered Nov 28 #8

The CIA has been quiet lately. Maybe the fingers pointing at the border is to distract us from the real operation. Hotler Nov 28 #11

I can't believe that markodochartaigh Nov 28 #15

drumpf doesn't care about facts Takket Nov 28 #2

i wonder about magats if they were exposed to these facts, barbtries Nov 28 #4

No, because they have their own facts. milestogo Nov 28 #6

The Convicted felon wants it to be malaise Nov 28 #5

Republicans dont care about reality Johonny Nov 28 #7

There you go confusing the issue with facts... Wounded Bear Nov 28 #9

When they deport Henry203 Nov 28 #10

This is true. Most come in on planes....nt Figarosmom Nov 28 #12

According to DEA, Illicit fentanyl, primarily manufactured in foreign clandestine labs and smuggled into the US Silent Type Nov 28 #13

You want an issue that the media has totally failed to report honestly on? This is it. Wiz Imp Nov 28 #14