US Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Tuesday that federal authorities have seized roughly three million fentanyl pills, totaling 11.5 kilograms, in “the largest seizure in our nation’s history.”
The deadly synthetic opioid, which is up to 50 times more potent than heroin, is mainly manufactured in China and smuggled into the US by drug cartels. It is often mixed into counterfeit pills, causing unsuspecting individuals to overdose.
Under Biden, fentanyl became the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-45.
This comes after Bondi announced last week that over 22 million fentanyl-laced pills had been seized in Trump’s first 100 days in office.
This is enough deadly fentanyl to kill 119 million people, said Bondi.
AG Pam Bondi Says Authorities Have Seized 22 Million Fentanyl Laced Pills in Trump’s First 100 Days — Enough to Kill 119 Million People
Bondi announced the latest seizure during a press conference on Tuesday.
She further announced the arrest of six Sinaloa Cartel members, led by Alberto Salazar Amaya, who was living in Salem, Oregon. “With him, they got millions of dollars, cash, cars, but the drugs were in Albuquerque, Phoenix and Utah,” Bondi said.
All of the cartel members were in the country illegally.
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Bondi: This multi agency operation, led by DEA with our local, state, tribal, and federal partners, targeted one of the largest and most dangerous drug trafficking and foreign terrorist organizations in our country. The DEA seized 11.5 kilos of fentanyl, including an astounding approximately 3 million fentanyl pills, the largest seizure in our nation’s history. These are the pills in the bags right there.
The main bottom right, the head of this organization, Sinaloa organization, here in the country illegally— six of these guys and women here in the country illegally. His name is Alberto Salazar Amaya. He is the leader, and he was living in Salem, Oregon. With him, they got millions of dollars, cash, cars, but the drugs were in Albuquerque, Phoenix and Utah. That’s how insulated these drug dealer cartel leaders make themselves.
