{"id":1106321,"date":"2021-12-10T13:59:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T18:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1106321"},"modified":"2021-12-10T13:59:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T18:59:23","slug":"1-3k-lbs-of-fentanyl-seized-at-texas-border-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/1-3k-lbs-of-fentanyl-seized-at-texas-border-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"1.3K lbs. of fentanyl seized at Texas border this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F1-3k-lbs-of-fentanyl-seized-at-texas-border-this-year%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1106321&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2404171\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2404171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) chemist checks confiscated powder containing fentanyl at the DEA Northeast Regional Laboratory on October 8, 2019 in New York. (Photo by DON EMMERT\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 10:12 AM PT \u2013 Friday, December 10, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A record setting 1,300 pounds of fentanyl has been seized at the Texas-Mexico border. This is compared to only 200 pounds seized in 2020. On Thursday, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) held a press conference focusing on the smuggling of fentanyl, which is sold as a synthetic heroin to increase profits.<\/p>\n<p>This means pills are being laced with the deadly drug. DPS chemist Jennifer Hatch said this leads to death because people don\u2019t realize what they are actually ingesting. Fentanyl is cheap to make and as a result is able to turn a large profit.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the drug comes into the U.S. over the southern border, she explained that it\u2019s an international operation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cA lot of this stuff is actually coming over from China,\u201d said Hatch. \u201cWhat it used to be is fentanyl powder coming in through Mexico and the majority is smuggled up through the border.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Operation Lone Star, which was implemented by Republican Governor Greg Abbott earlier this year to crack down on organizations that are making and distributing drugs, has been implemented indefinitely.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Operation Lone Star is a coordinated effort between DPS&#8217; air, ground, marine and tactical assets to ensure we are able to accomplish this vital mission set forth by Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GregAbbott_TX<\/a>. Together, with our partners at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TXMilitary?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TXMilitary<\/a>, we are working hard every day to protect Texas. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qAtbFQZ3Hj\">pic.twitter.com\/qAtbFQZ3Hj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Texas DPS (@TxDPS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TxDPS\/status\/1466172759084396548?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Major Mike Perry of the Texas National Guard said drugs have been crossing the southern border at a drastically increased rate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cSix-hundred-sixty-nine turnbacks from Wednesday to Wednesday,\u201d he expalined. \u201cA turnback is considered a win for us\u2026we are here to repel block any criminal activity coming into the state.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There are now 10,000 troops along the border to stop drugs from entering the U.S.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/white-house-considers-more-sanctions-in-iran-if-diplomacy-towards-nuclear-deal-fails\/\">White House Considers More Sanctions In Iran If Diplomacy Towards Nuclear Deal Fails<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) chemist checks confiscated powder containing fentanyl at the DEA Northeast Regional Laboratory on October 8, 2019 in New York. 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