Stopping fentanyl at the border often means spotting packages concealed as cargo in vehicles at border crossings — but the government is struggling just to man the scanning machines.
, Oklahoma Republican, announced legislation Wednesday to deliver help in the form of a new job — image adjudicators — who would be assigned to review the scans and sort out potential drug cases for the Customs and Border Protection officers, who would conduct the inspections.
said. “Adding these positions makes sure cargo can be thoroughly inspected for illegal drugs, guns, and human smuggling at our border.”is the ranking Republican on the border management subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.While the focus on the chaotic southern border during the Biden administration has centered primarily on human trafficking at border crossings, drugs also are being smuggled through the official crossings.
Fentanyl seizures, though, are up dramatically. CBP officers have already tallied 17,500 pounds of fentanyl seized at land crossings over the first eight months of fiscal 2023. That shatters 2022’s full-year record of 11,800 pounds.
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