Published November 19, 2023
Officials in Oregon are considering reversing key provisions of a 2021 liberal experiment to decriminalize heroin and fentanyl, The Telegraph reported.
The rationale behind the original initiative, called Measure 110, was that decriminalizing hard drugswould make access to treatment easier for addicts, according to The Telegraph.
Currently, support for Measure 110 in Oregon, the first state to take the step of decriminalizing hard drugs, appears to be waning, according to the outlet. Whereas Measure 110 was backed by 58 percent of voters in November 2020, a recent Emerson College poll revealed that public opinion has swung drastically, with 56 percent of voters now saying they would back a repeal, the newspaper reported.
Oregon decriminalized drugs and a total breakdown of society followed. Overdose deaths sky rocketed. Drug use spread like wildfire. Junkies using meth and fentanyl openly all over their major cities. Now a majority of voters have changed their minds and want to re-criminalize.…
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) November 16, 2023
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SOURCE: www.thedailycaller.com
RELATED: 300 Pounds of Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border in Tucson Last Week
Published November 19, 2023
The statistics are overwhelming when it comes to fentanyl seized at the border. In one week’s time, border patrol seized about 300 pounds of fentanyl in Tucson alone.
The southern border has nine sectors which means a lot more fentanyl is getting through the border. We can’t forget to mention 14,300 illegals crossing into the U.S. in Tucson alone this past week.
These numbers are very discouraging to say the least. The Biden regime continues to allow our country to be invaded by illegals. And the border is open to dangerous drugs that are killing hundreds of thousands of Americans.
The U.S. has the ability to stop a major portion of drug smuggling coming into the U.S. Our Border Patrol has agents that would do their job if the Biden regime would actually let them.
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SOURCE: www.thegatewaypundit.com
RELATED: Fentanyl Designed to Look Like Heart-Shaped Candy Seized in $8 Million Drug Bust, Authorities Say
Published November 7, 2023
This week, the FBI arrested three men in Massachusetts who were allegedly in possession of over 220 pounds of suspected controlled substances, including fentanyl shaped like Valentine’s Day heart-shaped candy.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, an estimated 10 million doses of controlled substances were seized, believed to be one of the largest single-location seizures in New England. This included eight million doses of fentanyl and methamphetamine laced pills and powder. The total street value of the drugs seized is approximately $8 million (via DOJ):
Emilio Garcia, also known as 6, 25, of Lynn, Massachusetts, was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possess controlled substances with intent to distribute and one count of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute; Sebastien Bejin, also known as Bash, 33, of Lynn, Massachusetts, was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possess controlled substances with intent to distribute and one count of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute; and Deiby Felix, 40, of Lynn, Massachusetts, was charged with one count of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute. The defendants will appear in U.S. District Court on Nov. 13.
According to the charging documents, in July 2023, an investigation into an overdose death in Salem, Massachusetts, led investigators to a DTO allegedly led by Garcia, Bejin, and Felix. The defendants were surveilled for three months, which culminated in search warrants at locations identified in the investigation, and their arrests on Wednesday, Nov. 1.
