Broken Border: Record fentanyl smuggling fuels ‘cruel’ opioid epidemic

Published September 23, 2022 12:00am ET



Biden’s Broken Border is a five-part Washington Examiner series highlighting the border security records President Joe Biden has shattered in less than two years in office and the trickle-down effects that the crisis is having on the United States. Part One looked at how Biden already broke the record for migrant apprehensions in 2022. Part Two examined the dramatic shift in demographics of migrants crossing the border illegally. Part Three showed the consequences of children crossing the border alone in unprecedented numbers. Part Four looked at the record number of migrants dying while attempting to enter the United States. And Part Five, below, examines the deadly fentanyl crisis that has rocked communities deep within the country.

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Seizures of fentanyl, a manmade drug that is so deadly that three grains can put a person in a coma, have ballooned from practically zero a decade ago to a record high under President Joe Biden.

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