Category: fentanyl

America’s Chinese Fentanyl Flood

Commentary Foreigners have been buying—or at least renting—America’s ruling class since the republic was founded. Almost exactly 225 years ago, in his 1796 Farewell Address, George Washington warned against “the insidious wiles of foreign influence,” adding that “foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.” In modern times, Saudis, Japanese, South…


China’s Fentanyl War on the US-signs of Chinese Regime’s Collapse

U.S. foreign relations analyst Gordon Chang left China after a 5-year stay in 2001, feeling that the country was headed for disaster. His prediction is now playing out in many ways, particularly in China’s crumbling foreign relations. But this isn’t surprising, considering the Chinese Communist Party’s offensives against foreign nations, particularly the United States, are…


China’s Fentanyl War on the US; Signs of Chinese Regime’s Collapse—Feat. Gordon Chang

U.S. foreign relations analyst Gordon Chang left China after a 5-year stay in 2001, feeling that the country was headed for disaster. His prediction is now playing out in many ways, particularly in China’s crumbling foreign relations. But this isn’t surprising, considering the Chinese Communist Party’s offensives against foreign nations, particularly the United States, are…


Orange County Records Spike in Fentanyl Deaths

The number of fentanyl-related deaths has risen by more than 1,000 percent during the past five years in Orange County, Calif., according to the local sheriff’s department. Data released by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) department showed 37 people were poisoned by the drug in 2016. There were 57 deaths in 2017, 134 deaths in 2018,…


Abbott Signs Bill Enhancing Criminal Penalties for Fentanyl-Related Crimes

Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed into law a bill that will enhance criminal penalties for fentanyl-related crimes. Abbott signed SB 768 into law, filed by state Sen. Joan Huffman and Rep. Ann Johnson, which goes into effect Sept. 1. The new law increases the punishment for the manufacture or delivery of 4 to 200…


Border Patrol’s Fentanyl Seizures Increase by 4,000 Percent From 2018, Officials Say

Border officials have seized 4,000 percent more fentanyl in 2021 than in 2018 as the border crisis continues, NBC News reported on June 29. Cartels have taken advantage of increased federal resources allocated for migrant encounters to smuggle fentanyl into the United States between ports of entry, according to NBC News. Border officials have found…


Border Patrol’s Fentanyl Seizures Increase by 4,000% Amid Crisis, Officials Say

Border officials seized 4,000% more fentanyl in 2021 than in 2018 as the border crisis continues, NBC News reported Tuesday. Cartels have taken advantage of increased federal resources allocated for migrant encounters to smuggle fentanyl into the U.S. between ports of entry, according to NBC News. Border officials have found 41 pounds of fentanyl in…


Vancouver: Epicentre of China’s Massive Flow of Fentanyl into North America

Commentary For years, rampant money laundering in the city of Vancouver has facilitated the production and trafficking of illegal drugs. Through this ongoing laundering of illicit funds, both Chinese organized crime and Mexican cartels continue to profit from the ongoing fentanyl crisis in North America. The term “Vancouver Model” was coined by Australian international security…


Fentanyl Apprehensions At Border in May More Than Tripled Since Last Year

The amount of fentanyl seized in the United States in May from attempts to smuggle the drug across the U.S.-Mexico border has more than tripled since last year, according to the latest statistics from Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP data show that that last month, 951 pounds of fentanyl were seized by officers—up from…


Fentanyl Seized at Border in May More Than Tripled From Last Year

The amount of fentanyl seized at the U.S.–Mexico border in May from attempts to smuggle the drug into the United States has more than tripled since last year, according to the latest statistics from Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP data show that that last month, 951 pounds of fentanyl were seized by officers—up from 240 pounds…