Customs and Border Protection is hoping Congress will soon approve $14 billion in border security funding, $1.2 billion of which, would be dedicated to counter fentanyl trafficking.
As cities like New York attempt to crack down on fentanyl-related drug operations, a battle is brewing in Congress to approve billions of dollars in funding that would increase border security dedicated to fighting fentanyl trafficking.The $4 million drug operation on the Grand Concourse was taken down last Wednesday. Eleven people were arrested.
"There were more doses seized in this one house in Lynn, than there are people in Massachusetts," said Josh Levy, acting U.S. attorney of the District of Massachusetts. In 2023, the DEA has confiscated almost 69 million fentanyl pills. That's more than 336 million lethal doses. The agency is now hoping Congress will soon approve $14 billion in border security funding, $1.2 billion of which, would be dedicated to counter fentanyl trafficking.
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