Canada appointed Emperor Fentanyl on Tuesday in accordance with a contract with President Donald Trump to avoid additional tariffs on Canadian imports.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chose Kevin Brosso, who spent decades with the Royal Canadian Police. His appointment is immediately effective.
During his career as Mount, Brosso has extensive law enforcement experience as a vice-commissioner and commander of Manitoba. He recently worked with Trudeau as his deputy national security and intelligence reporting advisor.
“Brosseau has navigated Canada's most sensitive security challenges. His demonstrated expertise is by addressing drug trafficking, organized criminal networks, and other national security threats. , brings great value to this position,” Trudeau said in the announcement.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed former Mounty Kevin Brosso to serve as the country's emperor of Fentanyl. (Kevin Brosseau/x)
Brosso's appointment comes days after Trump threatened to impose an additional 25% tariff on Canadian imports, citing the flow of illegal aliens and drugs such as fentanyl across the northern border.
Trump has agreed to a 30-day suspension on tariffs to assess Canada's response to his demands.
In addition to the appointment of Emperor Fentanyl, Trudeau will implement a $1.3 billion border plan that uses Black Hawk helicopters, drones, mobile surveillance towers and nearly 10,000 frontline personnel to protect the US border. I've said that.
Canada is implementing a border program worth $1.3 billion to strengthen its presence in law enforcement and to strengthen the crackdown on fentanyl discovered at the entrance. (Coleburston/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
He also said organized crime cartels will be listed as terrorist entities to carry out criminal investigations in Canada.
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Focusing on fentanyl production and human trafficking, Canada expands its new detection capabilities at border entrances, builds Canadian drug analysis centres, authorities study illicit drug samples and how they are where and how Identify whether it is manufactured in.
“Less than 1% of fentanyl intercepted at US borders come from Canada, but the amount of fentanyl is too high,” Trudeau said, “Fentanyl needs to be wiped off the surface of the earth. Its production is closed It must be. And the benefiter must be punished.”
President Donald Trump threatened an additional 25% of Canadian imports if he didn't increase security at the northern border. (Nicolas Cam)
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While far less fentanyl is passing through the northern border than that comes from Mexico, US customs agents seized 43 pounds of fentanyl at the Canadian border last fiscal year.
Agents at the US-Mexico border seized 21,100 pounds of fentanyl over the same period.
