DHS looks to combat illicit drugs inside and out of the United States through targeted strategy
A U.S. Department of Homeland Security sign stands at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., Feb. 25, 2015.The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday rolled out what it is calling a comprehensive guide to combatting," outlines four goals the Department hopes will stop opioids from coming into the country.
"Our nation continues to face an unprecedented epidemic of deaths from illicit synthetic opioids -- our citizens are dying every year at an unimaginable rate," said Homeland Security Investigations Executive Associate Director Katrina W. Berger in a press release. "This is a bold and innovative strategy to stem the flow of dangerous narcotics and directly addresses the public health emergency this opioid crisis has become.
HSI hopes to specifically work with international partners to curb drugs being brought into the United States, according to the report. Due to HSI's robust international presence, they can do that."In Fiscal Year 2022, HSI narcotics enforcement efforts resulted in 11,612 arrests as well as the seizure of 28,689 lbs. of opioids - including 20,981 lbs. of fentanyl - and over $210 million in illicit proceeds," the report reads.
DHS says they will also target the cash that Mexican cartels use to fund the drug smuggling operations. They will also use cyber forensics to better target drug traffickers who cross the border and have a presence online."For more than five years now, fentanyl has been causing so much loss of life and destruction in our communities," said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas.
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