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As President Donald Trump An expert reinforced efforts to combat drug trafficking organizations, one praised its administration’s strong position on the “clear and current danger” towards the United States.
The battle of drug trafficking for decades Cocaine and marijuanahas been transferred to fentanyl. Unlike the peculiar catastrophic terrorist attack, fentanyl deaths can slowly increase the number of large-scale casualties, according to retired Coast Guard pilot John Mixson.
“With the introduction of fentanyl… it’s tiny bombs, but there are hundreds, if not thousands, every day,” Mixson told Fox News Digital. “The overwhelming force – what you saw earlier this week – will stop the threat.”
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Last week, Trump shared videos of a U.S. military strike Southern Caribbeankill 11 suspicious Tren de Aragua (TDA) traffickers to ship illegal narcotics to the United States
Mixson praised Trump’s tougher approach, saying that this may not stop drug trafficking altogether, but rather slow down and save lives.
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“For this administration, it’s because I think it will really save the lives of the American public,” Mixson said. “But as long as demand continues, supply will always exist.”
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The retired Coast Guard pilot described the ongoing battle with drug trafficking groups as “50 years of Whack-A-Mole.” As a federal agency likes Coast Guard He said the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has adapted, and so have traffickers — from planes to ships and vessels.
“They like the way they move the most these days – for the last 20, 30 years, actually through the boat, often called the ‘Go-fast’ boat.”
To sneak drugs into the United States, drug trafficking groups are usually located in South America and usually deploy five high-speed “carnival ships” with the goal of Arrive in Mexico He said before drugs were taken across the U.S.-Mexico border.
“They only need to get five [boats] It becomes extremely productive due to the value of the drug,” Mixson said. “Their network is therefore very complex. ”
USS has seriously cooperated with the Coast Guard to occupy illegal drugs in the Caribbean. (U.S. Navy photo by mass communication expert 2nd Class Anderson W. Branch)
According to Mixson, crew members are usually composed of only three to four people, often there against their will.
“The cartel will take his wife, daughter, sister hostages… until they effectively become crew members and perform their missions,” he said. “Then the cartel is expected to release them.”
The U.S. Coast Guard recently unloaded 76,000 pounds of narcotics in Florida, the largest single drug bankruptcy in the agency’s history. The seizure was met with Operation Pacific Viper, a government effort to undermine Latin American drug cartel activities and intercept drugs and human smuggling before reaching the U.S. coast. In view of lethal doses cocaine The Coast Guard said the unloadable amount could be only 1.2 grams, enough to kill 23 million people.
Drug traffickers are occupying U.S. coasts such as Miami Beach, Florida. (Credit: Istock)
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Meanwhile, according to the website of customs and border protection, only two milligrams of fentanyl are the size of only a few grains of sand, which will lead to overdose.
According to the White House website, the Trump administration aims to save lives in the United States by focusing on prevention, increasing access to evidence-based treatment and recovery services, and cutting off the process of illegal drugs flowing into the United States.
Fox News Digital’s Ashley Papa contributed to the report.
