{"id":4663,"date":"2024-09-29T18:38:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T01:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/?p=4663"},"modified":"2024-09-29T18:38:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T01:38:44","slug":"mexican-cartels-flood-us-with-fentanyl-causing-200-deaths-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/?p=4663","title":{"rendered":"Mexican cartels flood US with fentanyl, causing 200+ deaths daily"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two Mexican\u00a0drug cartels\u00a0are primarily responsible for flooding the United States with fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 80 times stronger than morphine that\u2019s killing over 200 Americans daily, authorities say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-29.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-29.png 640w, https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-29-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels\u00a0have established a sophisticated supply chain, sourcing precursor chemicals from China and manufacturing fentanyl in clandestine Mexican labs before smuggling it across the U.S. border, according to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No substance comes close to the death toll\u00a0caused by fentanyl. It claims over 200 lives every day \u2013 that\u2019s the equivalent of a full airplane crashing daily.Fact-checking claims Harris and Trump have made about the border\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DEA seizures highlight the escalating crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021,\u00a0authorities confiscated\u00a023 million fentanyl pills and nearly 7,000 pounds of powder. By 2023, those numbers surged to over 80 million pills and about\u00a012,000 pounds\u00a0of powder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024 alone, 37.7 million pills and more than 5,400 pounds of fentanyl powder have been seized \u2013 enough to produce 269 million lethal doses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported\u00a0fentanyl-related overdose deaths\u00a0increased from 70,000 in 2021 to over 74,000 in 2023, surpassing deaths from other drugs like methamphetamine and cocaine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Behind the statistics are tragic personal stories. Stefanie Turner of Texas lost her son Tucker to fentanyl poisoning after he purchased a single pill online while struggling with sleep and anxiety.ICE released 435,000 migrants with criminal convictions: Data\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFentanyl is taking a whole generation of brilliant minds,\u201d Turner said. \u201cIf you don\u2019t receive medication from a pharmacy, count that it has fentanyl. One pill does kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Government efforts to combat the crisis are intensifying. California\u2019s task force\u00a0seized 8.8 million\u00a0fentanyl pills this year, while Texas now prosecutes fentanyl-related\u00a0deaths as murders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Biden administration has partnered with China to disrupt the supply of precursor chemicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite these efforts, including high-profile arrests like that of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder\u00a0Ismael \u201cEl Mayo\u201d Zambada\u00a0in July, the cartels have proven adaptable. 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