'If it gets through LAX, it gets out on the street.' U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents are battling the fentanyl crisis, using high-tech systems to sift through thousands of incoming packages.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents are battling the fentanyl crisis, using high-tech systems to sift through thousands of incoming packages.Fentanyl overdoses have skyrocketed over the past few years, forcing law enforcement to create new ways to stop the import of the dangerous drug.
"And they're coming through disguised in innocent e-commerce packages, and they're commingled with thousands and thousands of other packages," CBP inspector Andrew Chavez said. "It's like finding a needle in a stack of needles, seven days a week, 365 days a year." "If it gets through LAX, it gets out on the street. If it gets through LAX it's going to get to its next destination, and it's going to be turned into the final product," Chavez said.
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