Fentanyl seizures a rising trend, CBP reports

A recent Customs and Border Protection (CBP) report reveals a rising trend of fentanyl and meth seizures along the southwest border of the US.

Rodney Scott, the chief of border patrol, reports that, thanks to repatriation initiatives and processing pathways the administration has decided to implement, the CBP was able to gain operational control of the borders.

He believes the message to be clear: “The Journey is Futile” appears to be resonating with the family units.

Allegedly, since April 2018, they have been at their lowest point.

He concluded his train of thoughts with the announcement that additional attempts will be made in order to secure the US borders.

To that avail, they will be utilising every resource at their disposal to keep their communities out of harm’s way.

Comparing February’s CBP enforcement to the one from January, a small percentual increase becomes noticeable.

In concrete terms, single adult Mexicans and unaccompanied kids seem to be the main contributing factor.

February’s activity, as the report reveals, marks a 74% decrease since May 2019 (when the humanitarian and border security crisis was at its peak).

In comparison to February last year, the decrease totals at 52%.

As there is an ongoing construction of a new Wall System, Todd Owen from CBP is noticing a rising trend of smuggling hard drugs via their ports of entry at the southwest border.

Compared with the numbers recorded for the same month last year, meth seizures are seeing a 66% increase.