Yo, the DEA just broke a record in California.
The DEA "seized approximately one million pills laced with fentanyl" earlier this month, and authorities say this is the "biggest bust for the drug in California history."
Nice work, y'all!
What's more, the drugs are linked to the Sinaloa Cartel of Northern Mexico—one of the most powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world.
And with overdose deaths at an all-time high in this country, one million "fake pills laced with fentanyl" is kind of a big deal.
"These fake pills are designed to look like real prescription pills right down to the size, shape, color and stamping. These fake pills typically replicate real prescription opioid medications such as oxycodone (Oxycontin, Percocet), hydrocodone (Vicodin), and alprazolam (Xanax); or stimulants like amphetamines (Adderall)."
So these things are pretty dangerous considering the fact that most drug users would believe themselves familiar with the pills they'd purchased. Only later would they realize that they took something way different.
By then it might be too late.
So I gotta give it up for the DEA here for making this find, because it is super important. But if I can ask, where are these drugs coming from?
I suppose you would answer: "Right across that wide-open southern border!"
And in today's USA, are we going to do anything about that?
We certainly are not!
Instead, we'll just let this dangerous drug flow right into our nation, where it'll continue to kill our most vulnerable—and then we'll cheer when the feds seize a small portion of it in California.
More than 107,000 Americans have died as a result of fentanyl overdose or poisoning, according to the CDC.
Sadly, this is probably a small hit to the Sinaloa Cartel.
Authorities subsequently obtained a federal search warrant and executed the drug bust on July 5 at a residence in Inglewood which resulted in the seizure of approximately one million fake pills laced with fentanyl that were intended for retail distribution with an estimated street value of between $15 to $20 million.
$20 mill is a lot of money, but not much to the cartels.
And more of their drugs are likely crossing our border as we speak.
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