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2023-03-06 05:00:21 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2DCC325C06D7F1FB91F2CE4EBE3BFE48FF2DD5F4F943F318919D589E44635D88
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Fentanyl with a total weight of 250 pounds, during ONE arrest, was seized at the border on January 24th. The same day they seized another 9.4 pounds of fentanyl on another arrest. https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/border-patrol-seizes-4-million-narcotics-one-day Fentanyl seizures on the US border were 9,400 pounds October- December, a 241% increase. https://nypost.com/2023/01/25/9400-pounds-of-fentanyl-seized-at-us-border/
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