Fentanyl crisis: DEA official says Mexico needs to do more to stop drug production, flow in US
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The DEA continues to tout the important role education plays as the primary tool at the disposal of U.S. officials and law enforcement to combat the fentanyl crisis at home.
About 1 million fentanyl pills worth between $15 and $20 million were seized at an Inglewood, Calif., home last week. (Drug Enforcement Administration) The total street value of 150,000 pills was estimated to be $750,000, according to the sheriff’s office. (Tulare County Sheriff's Office) A map showing the flow of illicitly manufactured fentanyl into the United States in 2019, according to the DEA. (DEA ) According to Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, the selling price for an M30 fentanyl pill in Montana is nearly six times the selling price of the same pill in other cities across the country. (Fox News) Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news.
"And so Mexico — they know it's happening, we know it's happening and they need to work to stop it."
The fentanyl crisis started almost a decade ago with illegal distribution in North America in 2014, according to a DEA intelligence report. The ecosystem of production and distribution of the drug has grown increasingly complex since that time, with India and China playing a part in the process.
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