The administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration testified that two cartels are responsible for the “vast majority” of fentanyl trafficking.
In his State of the Union address, President Biden touted a policy that he says preceded a 97 percent drop in illegal immigration from four countries.
Federal prosecutors say an illegal alien supplied methamphetamine and heroin for a drug ring based in Corpus Christi.
County commissioners pointed to the “sovereign and unilateral authority” of states to defend themselves against “invasion.”
The 28-year-old defendant with previous convictions pleaded guilty to illegally possessing drugs and weapons.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reported seizing 100,000 pounds of methamphetamine so far this Fiscal Year.
The defendant is currently in Mexico “pending litigation on the U.S.’s extradition request,” according to the U.S. government.
Customs and Border Protection indicated that over 60,700 pounds of illegal drugs were seized in February.
CBP also responded after a “caretaker” at a stash house reportedly threatened a group of illegal aliens with a knife.
The suspected traffickers are Texas residents who range in age from 23 to 47 years old.
