{"id":2263756,"date":"2024-06-10T08:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T12:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-few-stops-arizona-border-agents-seize-enough-lethal-drugs-to-kill-28-5-million\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T08:37:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T12:37:12","slug":"in-few-stops-arizona-border-agents-seize-enough-lethal-drugs-to-kill-28-5-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-few-stops-arizona-border-agents-seize-enough-lethal-drugs-to-kill-28-5-million\/","title":{"rendered":"In just a few stops, Arizona border agents confiscated lethal drugs capable of killing 28.5 million people"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fin-few-stops-arizona-border-agents-seize-enough-lethal-drugs-to-kill-28-5-million%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=2263756&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>U.S. Customs and Border Protection \u2064agents at the Mariposa Port of Entry in\u200c Nogales, Arizona, have been seizing record amounts of fentanyl, methamphetamine, weapons, and ammunition. Recent\u200d enforcement actions highlight a continued trend \u2063where smugglers, often\u200d linked to cartels and \u2063gangs, attempt to\u200d traffic drugs into the \u200cU.S. and smuggle weapons\u2063 and other contraband\u200c back to Mexico.\u2062 Notable seizures \u200cin May included over three\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fentanyl-deaths-skyrocket-becoming-nations-leading-killer-for-adults-age-18-45\/\" title=\"Fentanyl Deaths Skyrocket, Becoming Nation\u2019s Leading Killer For Adults Age 18-45\">million fentanyl pills<\/a> concealed within hollow steel beams, 13,460 rounds \u200bof assault rifle\u200b ammunition hidden within \u2063vehicle\u200c panels, and significant quantities \u2064of methamphetamine disguised in charcoal shipments. These efforts \u200dunderscore the dangerous volume of lethal \u200ddrugs and weapons\u200c being intercepted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-arrested-at-airport-smuggling-35-live-finches-inside-hair-curlers-to-use-in-singing-competition\/\" title=\"Man Arrested At Airport Smuggling 35 Live Finches Inside Hair Curlers To Use In Singing Competition\">customs agents<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents continue to seize record amounts of fentanyl, methamphetamine, weapons and ammunition at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>Seizures in the month of May continued the trend of agents catching alleged smugglers attempting to bring drugs into the U.S. and weapons to Mexico. Cartel and gang operatives have a pattern of smuggling people and drugs into the U.S. and weapons, ammunition, cash and other contraband using stolen cars, to Mexico, law enforcement officials told The Center Square.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, CBP agents seized more than three million fentanyl pills in one load, Mariposa Nogales Port Director Michael Humphries said. After inspecting a utility trailer, a canine team enabled the officers to find roughly 3,372,300 fentanyl pills hidden inside hollow steel beams that made up the floor of the trailer.<\/p>\n<p>According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, seven out of 10 fentanyl pills it seizes contain a lethal dose of fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>In this one seizure, using DEA\u2019s metric, CBP agents seized enough fentanyl pills to kill at least 2.36 million people.<\/p>\n<p>In another stop, CBP officers conducting outbound operations seized 13,460 rounds of assault rifle ammunition. After searching the vehicle, they found the ammunition hidden inside its panels and firewall and in one of the doors.<\/p>\n<p>In another outbound stop, they seized 53,858 rounds of ammunition of various calibers, two handguns, nine M13 Thermobaric devices, and 18 magazines. The ammunition and \u201clarge amount of munitions was most likely going to supply and support cartel operations,\u201d Humphries said.<\/p>\n<p>In another stop, Nogales POE CBP agents conducting commercial operations seized 323 pounds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-feds-seize-record-amount-of-meth-at-southwest-border-in-november\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Feds Seize Record Amount of Meth at Southwest Border in November\">methamphetamine hidden inside<\/a> a shipment of charcoal. Some of the bags had packages disguised as charcoal logs that contained meth that were comingled with the charcoal. A K9 unit helped uncover the stash.<\/p>\n<p>According to AddictionResources.net, a lethal dose of methamphetamine is an estimated 200 milligrams. Based on the amount seized, and using this benchmark, they seized enough meth to kill more than 2,267 people.<\/p>\n<p>Leading up to Memorial Day weekend, in one week, Nogales POE CBP agents seized roughly 265,275 fentanyl pills in a spare tire in one stop on May 26. They seized 56 pounds of meth also hidden in a spare tire on May 28. They seized roughly 22,050 fentanyl pills that an alleged smuggler had strapped to his legs on May 29. They also seized roughly 49,950 fentanyl pills hidden inside a car battery.<\/p>\n<p>Combined, they seized enough fentanyl and meth that could have killed more than 25.6 million people in just a handful of stops.<\/p>\n<p>In another single stop, they seized roughly 700,000 fentanyl pills hidden in various food containers, packaging, cans and cartons in the trunk of a vehicle. The amount seized was enough to kill more than 490,000 people \u2013 more than the individual populations of every city in Arizona except for Phoenix, Tucson and Mesa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfficers continue to be very diligent in their search for dangerous opioids,\u201d Humphries said.<\/p>\n<p>The amount of fentanyl and meth they seized in these few stops was enough to kill nearly four times the population of Arizona, which is slightly more than 7 million.<\/p>\n<p>The Nogales POE is part of the CBP Tucson Sector, one of the busiest in the country for agents combating illegal activity. It\u2019s located roughly 65 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border and is the commercial access point into the U.S. from Nogales, Sonora, in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>The value of imports and exports going through the Mariposa Nogales POE in 2022 totaled $28.6 billion, according to the Greater Nogales Santa Cruz County Port Authority.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, nearly 382,000 trucks, 3.7 million cars, 889 trains, nearly 3 million pedestrians, and overall, more than 10.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-criticism-from-the-left-over-border-visit\/\" title=\"Biden Faces Criticism From The Left Over Border Visit\">3 million people crossed<\/a> through the port of entry from Mexico into Arizona, according to port authority data.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the last three fiscal years, CBP Tucson OFO agents have increasingly apprehended a record number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unprecedented-move-biden-admin-releasing-illegal-border-crossers-into-u-s-without-scheduling-court-dates-at-rgv-sector-fox-news-reports\/\" title=\"\u2018Unprecedented Move\u2019: Biden Admin Releasing \u2018Illegal Border Crossers\u2019 Into U.S. Without Scheduling Court Dates At RGV Sector, Fox News Reports\">illegal border crossers<\/a>. In fiscal 2024 through April, they apprehended 28,292 illegal border crossers, nearly as many as they did in all of fiscal 2023 of 29,086, according to CBP data. The majority apprehended were single adults.<\/p>\n<p>By comparison, they apprehended 9,929 in fiscal 2022 and 6,659 in fiscal 2021, according to CBP data.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at Arizona&#8217;s Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales continue to intercept record levels of fentanyl, methamphetamine, weapons, and ammunition. May&#8217;s seizures maintained the ongoing trend of apprehending alleged smugglers trafficking drugs into the U.S. and weapons into Mexico<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2263757,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24156768983510-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2263756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24156768983510-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2263756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2263756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2263756\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2263757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2263756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2263756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2263756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}