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Sheriffs seize $3.7M of fentanyl that could kill 26.8M people before it reached PA

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The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office of North Carolina successfully seized a staggering $3.7 million worth of the deadly drug fentanyl, enough to claim the lives of 26.8 million people.

The operation unfolded on Interstate 77, where law enforcement intercepted a 2014 Freightliner tractor-trailer transporting 118 pounds of suspected fentanyl, possibly mixed with cocaine. The wholesale cost of this deadly cargo was estimated at $30,000 per kilogram, according to Sheriff Darren Campbell. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warns that just one kilogram of fentanyl has the potential to kill half a million people.

Two individuals, Lucio Eduardo Chavira Avila, 33, from Parral Chihuahua, Mexico, and Lorenzo Juan Arreola, 44, from Sunland Park, New Mexico, were arrested in connection with the significant drug bust. Bail was set at $3.5 million for each offender.

Sheriff Campbell highlighted the urgent need for border security and increased resources to combat the rising tide of illegal drugs. He expressed frustration with the escalating levels of violence, addiction, and crime associated with the drug trade. Notably, fentanyl-related overdose deaths in North Carolina saw a staggering 658% increase between 2016 and 2022, according to the state’s chief medical examiner.

The Center Square reports that Campbell urged Congress to support the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, emphasizing that this legislation would equip law enforcement with the necessary tools to counter international fentanyl trafficking and prosecute related money laundering. Additionally, the act seeks to continue asset forfeiture programs, enabling authorities to seize drug profits that fund criminal activities and pose threats to communities.

While North Carolina has taken steps to address the crisis, including passing laws that increase fines and penalties for fentanyl traffickers, Sheriff Campbell’s plea underscores the need for comprehensive federal action to stem the flow of deadly narcotics into the country and protect American lives.

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BREAKING: Trump Assassination Attempt Hearing Turns Into Screaming Match

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What was supposed to be a hearing on the Secret Service agency’s failures leading to two assassination attempts against President-elect Trump, led to a shouting match on Capitol Hill. Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe, “shouted at Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, after the GOP lawmaker lambasted the service for security lapses that made Trump a target of two failed shooting attempts” according to Fox News, which details:

The outburst happened after Fallon showed a picture of Presidents Biden and Trump at a 9/11 commemoration ceremony this year and suggested that as the Special Agent in Charge of that detail, Rowe should have been close enough to Biden to be in the picture. Rowe was not pictured.

“Who is usually at an event like this closest to the President of the United States?” Fallon asked, pointing at the photo. “Were you the special agent in charge of the detail that day?”

Rowe said the security detail was present but out of view of the camera. As he spoke, he became enraged and accused Fallon of using 9/11 for political purposes.

“That is the day where we remember more than 3,000 people that have died on 9/11. I actually responded to Ground Zero,” Rowe said. “I was there going through the ashes of the World Trade Center.”

“I’m not asking that, I’m asking you, if you were… were you the special agent in charge!?” Fallon interrupted, shouting at Rowe.

Rowe raised his voice in response. “I was there to show respect for a Secret Service member that died on 9/11!” he yelled back.

“Do not invoke 9/11 for political purposes!” Rowe screamed at the lawmaker.

“I’m not,” Fallon fired back, as the committee chairman demanded order and banged his gavel.

“You are, sir. You are out of line, congressman!” Rowe fumed. “Way out of line.”

Fallon then accused Rowe of “playing politics” by refusing to answer his question.

“I am a public servant who has served this nation,” Rowe retorted, saying he served on the nation’s “darkest day.”

“You will not politicize it!” Rowe thundered.

WATCH EXCHANGE: FOX NEWS

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