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   Seizures of the deadly drug fentanyl jumped over 200% in the   
   month of July, according to government figures released Monday --   
    amid a continuing border crisis and widespread concern over   
   overdose deaths.   
      
   Over 2,100lbs of the drug, which can be fatal in small doses,   
   were seized in July. That’s the highest amount seized in at   
   least the last four fiscal years. The largest seizure before   
   July was in April, where 1,300lbs were seized. The 2,100lbs   
   seized in July is up 202% from the 640 lbs seized in June and   
   also eclipses the 780lbs seized in July last year.   
      
   The synthetic opioid is typically used for treating severe pain   
   and is 50-100 times more potent than morphine. Illicit fentanyl   
   is now primarily made in Mexico from precursors manufactured in   
   China, and then trafficked across the southern land border.   
      
   SAN DIEGO BECOMES ‘EPICENTER’ OF FENTANYL SMUGGLING AMID SPIKE   
   IN DEATHS, DRUG SEIZURES   
      
   It is frequently cut with other drugs, meaning that users may   
   often be unaware that they are ingesting the potent substance.   
   While the increased seizures show that more of the drug is being   
   caught by border officials -- particularly at ports of entry --   
   it has raised fears that, like illegal migrants, more may also   
   be getting past as border traffic increases.   
      
   The Drug Enforcement Administration has previously warned of a   
   "nationwide spike" in mass fentanyl overdoses and has said the   
   drug is killing Americans at an "unprecedented rate."   
      
   Of the more than 108,000 overdose deaths last year, more than   
   80,000 were linked with fentanyl.   
      
   "We are seeing a transition with having the most dynamic supply   
   environment this country's ever seen," Dr. Rahul Gupta, director   
   of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, told   
   Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "And what that means is   
   we're seeing a shift from plant-based or organic compounds,   
   primarily, like cocaine and heroin, to synthetic compounds --   
   compounds that you don't need large fields and crops to produce,   
   you don't need a lot of time to produce. You can produce them in   
   small clandestine labs…and these compounds are getting more   
   lethal in smaller amounts."   
      
   Fentanyl overdoses impact Americans of all agesVideo   
   Last week, DOJ officials said that the San Diego area of   
   California -- which includes six international border crossings -   
   - has become the "epicenter" of fentanyl smuggling.   
      
   So far in FY 2022, more than 5,000 lbs have been seized by   
   Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agencies in those two   
   counties -- amounting to 60% of the 8,425 lbs that have been   
   seized across the country. Seizures have increased in San Diego   
   by 323% in just three years and by 272% in Imperial County.   
      
   Officials cited statistics that show fentanyl-related overdose   
   deaths have increased a staggering 2,375% in San Diego County,   
   from 33 in 2016 to at least 817 in 2021.   
      
   The White House has launched a multi-faceted response to the   
   opioid crisis, and has noted its investments in agencies for   
   national drug control programs and $293 million for CBP to   
   prevent fentanyl smuggling at the border. It has also   
   successfully pushed the U.N. to ban precursor chemicals, and   
   President Biden himself issued two executive orders on the   
   matter. It has also emphasized a broad response focusing not   
   only on interdiction, but also treatment for Americans affected   
   by the crisis.   
      
   Republicans, meanwhile, have linked the fentanyl surge to the   
   ongoing border crisis, which they say has been enflamed by the   
   Biden administration's ending of Trump-era enforcement policies.   
   The July fentanyl numbers came in the Customs and Border   
   Protection (CBP) monthly border snapshot -- which also stated   
   there were nearly 200,000 migrant encounters. That is slightly   
   lower than both last July and last month, but still at   
   historically high levels.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fentanyl-seizures-southern-   
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