For Star subscribers: The amount of fentanyl seized at the U.S.-Mexico border plummeted in January, in Arizona and nationwide, although Arizona ports of entry still had the largest amounts seized in the country.
Danyelle Khmara The amount of fentanyl seized at the U.S.-Mexico border plummeted in January, in Arizona and nationwide, although Arizona ports of entry continued to have the largest amounts seized in the country.
“We've already seized more fentanyl this fiscal year, which began in October, than we did all of last year in its entirety,” he said. “Last year was double what we got the year before. So fentanyl seizures have really gone up. And this month is starting off strong again.” Despite the drastic increase and sudden decline in the weight seized, the number of seizures each month at Arizona ports of entry has remained relatively steady, meaning the size of individual seizures is what’s changing.
Congressional delegation’s focusA congressional delegation visited the border in Cochise County on Thursday, saying one of the objectives of the trip was to find a way to better address fentanyl smuggling. When asked by an Arizona Daily Star reporter why they didn’t visit a port of entry on this trip if one of their main objectives was to understand fentanyl smuggling, Ciscomani said officials don’t actually know how much comes through between each port of entry.
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