Rep. Katie Porter hailed the significant rise in fentanyl seizures at the southern border in recent years as a 'success,' during a House Oversight Committee hearing.
During a House Oversight Committee hearing on the border crisis, Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., hailed the spike in fentanyl seizures at the border as a "success" because the drugs are not making it to the streets.
of the House Oversight Committee hailed the spike in seizures of the drug by border officials as a good thing.on Tuesday, Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., claimed that a rise in drugs seized at the border was a net positive because those drugs were not ending up on the street. into the U.S., resulting in more smugglers getting caught, while also having more being successful. Fox News asked Porter's office if she believes it is possible that more seizures could be the result of more attempts, but they did not immediately respond.At Tuesday's hearing, Tuscon Sector Chief Patrol Agent John Modlin acknowledged that there is indeed fentanyl getting through undetected.
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