{"id":1687009,"date":"2022-10-12T16:35:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T20:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1687009"},"modified":"2022-10-12T16:35:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T20:35:52","slug":"california-ag-discusses-fentanyl-crisis-in-press-release-with-no-mention-of-border-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-ag-discusses-fentanyl-crisis-in-press-release-with-no-mention-of-border-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"California AG Discusses Fentanyl Crisis In Press Release With No Mention Of Border Crisis"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fcalifornia-ag-discusses-fentanyl-crisis-in-press-release-with-no-mention-of-border-crisis%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=1687009&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--><p class=\"p1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/fentanyl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fentanyl<\/a> crisis is continuing to impact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a>, with new information announced on Wednesday demonstrating the scope of the problem without addressing the severe impact of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/border\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">border<\/a> crisis on the situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Wednesday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta <a href=\"https:\/\/oag.ca.gov\/news\/press-releases\/attorney-general-bonta-announces-seizure-millions-fentanyl-pills-almost-one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released<\/a> information on the fentanyl situation in the state and what the California Department of Justice is doing to fix the problem. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/california-playbook\/2022\/10\/12\/los-angeles-waits-for-the-heads-to-roll-00061377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conducted<\/a> a press conference on the topic <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/fentanyl-opioids-california-drugs\/12320417\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> regarding fresh enforcement measures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Since April of 2021, more than four million fentanyl pills have been seized, as well as close to 900 pounds of powdered fentanyl, with more than 200 arrests made. In a press release, the DOJ office noted that the efforts are still being carried out through the Fentanyl Enforcement Program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">However, the release added that Attorney General Bonta is also remaining committed to \u201can all-in approach by advancing effective public policy and working with national partners to hold the opioid industry accountable for their role in creating the opioid crisis and its impacts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The California Department of Justice has garnered more than $32 billion in settlements across the country, indicating where the department may see the problem stemming from rather than from the crisis at the border.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThroughout the nation, we continue to address the impacts of the opioid crisis, and have in recent years seen a marked increase in fentanyl use and associated deaths,\u201d\u00a0Attorney General Bonta said, adding that the fentanyl situation \u201cis a multifaceted public health and safety issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWhether through the seizure of illicit fentanyl through our ongoing enforcement efforts or by bringing California billions of dollars through our\u00a0lawsuits\u00a0and investigative efforts\u00a0to hold the opioid industry accountable, the California Department of Justice is all-in when it comes to protecting California families from the dangers of fentanyl,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The press release did not mention illegal immigration or the border crisis, although it vaguely noted how fentanyl \u201cis produced legally through the legal pharmaceutical market and illegally through the illicit drug market.\u201d It also pointed to the Fentanyl Enforcement Program\u2019s structure to \u201cdismantle criminal fentanyl operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It also said that since April of last year, task forces aligned with the DOJ have operated \u201cto detect,\u00a0deter, disrupt,\u00a0and dismantle\u00a0fentanyl\u00a0operations and criminal enterprises, supply chain\u00a0networks, and other\u00a0associated criminal syndicates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">However, government information released in August showed that more fentanyl is confiscated at the border between Mexico and California than any other border area in the nation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/news\/border-baja-california\/story\/2022-08-14\/fentanyl-smuggling-border\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The San Diego Tribune<\/a>, during the initial nine months of this fiscal year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection gathered more than 5,000 pounds of the drug at various locations and exercises in Imperial and San Diego counties, which is around 60% of the entire volume of the drug confiscated by border authorities across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The fentanyl issue is impacting youth in the state. A California teenager recently passed away from what her family <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/california-teen-girl-dead-suspected-fentanyl-overdose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">believes<\/a> was an overdose of the drug. Several teens <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/california-teen-charged-with-murder-over-fentanyl-overdose-death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have died<\/a> in the state this year from fentanyl-related causes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fentanyl crisis is continuing to impact California, with new information announced on Wednesday demonstrating the scope of the problem without addressing the severe impact of the border crisis on the situation. 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