On Wednesday’s broadcast on the Fox News channel’s “American Newsroom,” Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks said while drug attacks are on the rise, “this is not because more drugs are being smuggled into the country.
co-host Dana Perino asked. [relevant exchange begins around 2:20] “[W]We talked about a lot about fentanyl. However, the number of females is now increasing. Watch this seizure here. It was 1,600 pounds of methamphetamine seized by CBP officers. Drug attacks in March, fentanyl has increased by 24% and cocaine has increased by 32%, but is up 72%. why is that? “
The bank said, “I’m glad you raised it. I really want to draw this picture. It’s not because more drugs are being smuggled into the country. This is something that was running away when the border patrols were tied up and couldn’t do their job, the Biden administration. We’ve managed to reduce the number of illegal immigrants through President Trump, removing some of these absurd policies that are preventing us from doing our work.
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