{"id":1984464,"date":"2023-07-27T18:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T22:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dea-opens-fentanyl-lab-on-the-border-and-warns-of-mexican-drug-cartels-global-reach\/"},"modified":"2023-07-27T18:21:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T22:21:59","slug":"dea-opens-fentanyl-lab-on-the-border-and-warns-of-mexican-drug-cartels-global-reach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dea-opens-fentanyl-lab-on-the-border-and-warns-of-mexican-drug-cartels-global-reach\/","title":{"rendered":"DEA unveils fentanyl lab at border, cautions on Mexican cartels&#8217; global reach."},"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\">24<\/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%2Fdea-opens-fentanyl-lab-on-the-border-and-warns-of-mexican-drug-cartels-global-reach%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=1984464&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--><h2>The Biden Administration&#8217;s Fight Against \u200bthe Fentanyl Epidemic<\/h2>\n<p>The Biden administration\u2062 is taking\u200d decisive action to combat the growing fentanyl epidemic \u2064that\u2064 is plaguing \u200bnot only the United States but also\u2064 countries beyond its borders.<\/p>\n<p>During an oversight hearing,\u2064 Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram revealed an exciting development in\u200b the fight against \u200bfentanyl. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-xiaomi-bets-bigger-on-india-retail-stores-amid-samsung-rivalry\/\" title=\"Xiaomi expands India retail presence to outshine Samsung rivalry.\">federal \u200cagency<\/a>\u200c has recently established a\u200b cutting-edge lab called \u2063the Joint Intrepid Lab\u200d in El Paso, Texas.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>A Lab Dedicated to \u2064Fentanyl Profiling<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;It\u200b is \u2063a fentanyl profiling lab with the idea being that we will immediately\u2063 test fentanyl \u2064as quickly as we \u2063can, as it \u200dgets seized at\u2064 the border so we can determine who is responsible for \u200dmaking\u2063 that fentanyl, what it is\u2062 made up of, and also have \u200dan early warning\u200c system for future drugs,&#8221; Milgram testified\u2063 before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime \u2063and Federal Government Surveillance.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This state-of-the-art facility will enable Customs and \u200bBorder Protection&#8217;s officers to swiftly transfer seized fentanyl from pedestrians and vehicles\u2062 at the ports to the lab for \u200bthorough inspection.<\/p>\n<p>At the lab, \u200dscientists will analyze the seized fentanyl\u200c to identify\u200c the precursor ingredients used in its\u2063 production.\u200b This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-agents-barred-from-accessing-the-laptop\/\" title=\"Agents denied access to Hunter Biden's laptop during investigation.\">crucial \u200dinformation<\/a>\u2063 will help \u200bconnect the dots between \u2062Chinese companies supplying the chemicals and the cartels responsible for smuggling the drugs into the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Milgram emphasized that the DEA has revamped its \u2063approach to combating illicit \u200bdrugs, particularly since the \u200demergence of fentanyl \u2062over the past decade. \u200dThe Jalisco cartel and\u200b the Sinaloa cartel, both Mexican\u2064 transnational criminal organizations, are \u2063the \u200bprimary manufacturers \u200band distributors of fentanyl, operating \u200dnot only in the U.S. \u200dbut also in numerous other countries.<\/p>\n<p>To counter the cartels&#8217; global expansion, the DEA has established \u2064three specialized teams. \u200dOne \u200bteam focuses on tracking the Jalisco cartel, another on tracking the \u2062Sinaloa cartel, and a third \u200cteam\u2064 concentrates on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dea-opens-fentanyl-lab-on-the-border-and-warns-of-mexican-drug-cartels-global-reach\/\" title=\"DEA unveils fentanyl lab at border, cautions on Mexican cartels' global reach.\">investigating money laundering activities<\/a> between the Mexican cartels and Chinese entities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are mapping the cartels. They&#8217;re analyzing these \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/intelligence-community-shows-little-confidence-in-claims-russia-paid-bounties-to-taliban-to-attack-u-s-troops\/\" title=\"Intelligence community shows little confidence in claims Russia paid bounties to Taliban to attack U.S. troops\">criminal networks<\/a> that now\u200c exist in\u200d more than 40 countries. And they&#8217;re developing targeting information on the members of those networks wherever they operate across the globe,&#8221; Milgram \u200bexplained.<\/p>\n<p>In recent months, the \u200dDEA\u200c has made\u2063 significant strides\u2063 in dismantling \u2063U.S.-based drug cartel operations. Over 3,300 individuals affiliated with the Sinaloa and \u2064Jalisco cartels have been arrested between May 2022 and May 2023.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>The Hidden \u200bDangers of\u200b Fentanyl<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;These \u2063cartels are hiding fentanyl in fake pills that look like Oxycodone, Xanax, Percocet, Adderall,&#8221; Milgram warned. &#8220;They&#8217;re also mixing it\u200c with cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine, all to induce Americans\u2064 to take fentanyl without\u200c knowing it and to drive addiction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u200b DEA&#8217;s intensified efforts, including the establishment of the \u2064Joint Intrepid \u200bLab, demonstrate the administration&#8217;s commitment to curbing the fentanyl epidemic and protecting the American people from this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greg-abbott-issues-disaster-declaration-amid-immigration-crisis-blasts-bidens-open-border-policies\/\" title=\"Greg Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration Amid Immigration Crisis, Blasts Biden\u2019s \u2018Open-Border Policies\u2019\">deadly drug<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The \u200dWashington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration intensifies efforts against the growing fentanyl crisis, extending beyond U.S. borders. 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