{"id":260039,"date":"2021-03-19T23:30:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T03:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=260039"},"modified":"2021-03-19T23:31:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T03:31:08","slug":"report-el-paso-dea-seized-3000-lbs-of-drugs-at-southern-border-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-el-paso-dea-seized-3000-lbs-of-drugs-at-southern-border-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: El Paso DEA seized 3,000 lbs of drugs at southern border in 2021"},"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\">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%2Freport-el-paso-dea-seized-3000-lbs-of-drugs-at-southern-border-in-2021%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=260039&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_2389556\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2389556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The seal of the Drug Enforcement Administration is seen on a lectern before the start of a press conference at DEA Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.&nbsp; (Photo by MANDEL NGAN\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:10 PM PT \u2013 Friday, March 19, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The DEA office in El Paso, Texas has been busy seizing the uptick of drugs coming across the southern border. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dea.gov\/press-releases\/2021\/03\/19\/twelve-indicted-drug-trafficking-san-antonio-area\">report<\/a> on Friday, DEA agents were already on track to exceed drug seizures from both 2020 and 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USBP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USBP<\/a> agents <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/busted?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#busted<\/a> more methamphetamine. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/brave?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#brave<\/a> agents work tirelessly to keep this deadly\u2620\ufe0fpoison away from our loved ones. Just another day at the office. El Centro Sector always vigilant. Great work! \ud83d\udc4f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BorderSecurity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BorderSecurity<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Arrested?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Arrested<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Vigilance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Vigilance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2705<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VV1nHMph3Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/VV1nHMph3Y<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S9mzPrITIR\">pic.twitter.com\/S9mzPrITIR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 USBP Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino (@USBPChiefELC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USBPChiefELC\/status\/1370155753168719872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The agency said during the first five months of the fiscal year 2021, agents have seized more than 3,100 pounds of meth, heroin, fentanyl and cocaine.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On Saturday night, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBPElCentro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CBPElCentro<\/a> Border Patrol agents arrested 2 individuals attempting to smuggle 7.73lbs of methamphetamine through the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint.<\/p>\n<p>More details: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k8zQzjx5eV\">https:\/\/t.co\/k8zQzjx5eV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ns2sOtpSNC\">pic.twitter.com\/Ns2sOtpSNC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBP (@CBP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBP\/status\/1372240587617886213?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Officials said this came amid an influx of migrants and drugs entering the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last Friday, CBP officers at Hidalgo International Bridge arrested a man after discovering $1.5M worth of meth concealed inside the gas tank of the vehicle he was driving.<\/p>\n<p>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QVKoMH1B5C\">https:\/\/t.co\/QVKoMH1B5C<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nMqG2ZFwzR\">pic.twitter.com\/nMqG2ZFwzR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBP (@CBP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBP\/status\/1372676445332463619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the meantime, the Biden administration has weighed the option of sending illegal immigrants to the U.S.-Canadian border for processing. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/migrant-families-flights-canadian-border\/2021\/03\/19\/7885433c-88da-11eb-8a67-f314e5fcf88d_story.html\">new report<\/a> by the Washington Post on Friday, CBP will request planes to transport the migrants to northern states.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DANGER?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DANGER<\/a> \u26d1Canals pose a serious risk to border crossers &amp; agents alike! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USBP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USBP<\/a> agents rescued an illegal alien from a canal early yesterday morning after she became trapped in dangerous water &amp; vegetation, becoming weak &amp; hypothermic. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rescue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#rescue<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SAR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2705 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NZ1d8DjpbJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/NZ1d8DjpbJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4yaxk6bBfD\">pic.twitter.com\/4yaxk6bBfD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 USBP Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino (@USBPChiefELC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USBPChiefELC\/status\/1360253091736547333?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The move came in response to the influx of migrant apprehensions at the southern border, which has overwhelmed holding facilities in Texas. As of Friday, 1,000 unaccompanied minors have crossed the Rio Grande with another thousand awaiting processing at the border.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the White House has yet to comment on the matter.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/dem-rep-says-not-appropriate-for-press-to-access-migrant-facilities\/\">Dem Rep. Says \u2018Not Appropriate\u2019 For Press To Access Migrant Facilities<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The seal of the Drug Enforcement Administration is seen on a lectern before the start of a press conference at DEA Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.\u00a0 (Photo by MANDEL NGAN\/AFP via &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2275748,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-260039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260039","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=260039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2275748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}