Fmr. DEA Agent: Fentanyl Deaths in the U.S. Have Gone Up 2375% Over the Last 5 Yrs.

MALTZ We need an ░░░░░░░░ Warp Speed to address ░░░░░░░░ crisis GALLAGHER Yeah it ░░░░░░░░ interesting because you see ░░░░░░░░ picture on the left ░░░░░░░░ side of the screen ░░░░░░░░ s Eagle Pass Texas ░░░░░░░░ spend a lot of ░░░░░░░░ down in Texas We ░░░░░░░░ this issue very well ░░░░░░░░ sort do the cartels ░░░░░░░░ started my career in ░░░░░░░░ County in Southern California ░░░░░░░░ And it s a ░░░░░░░░ wide open border I ░░░░░░░░ to put these numbers ░░░░░░░░ the screen 8 400 ░░░░░░░░ pounds of fentanyl seized ░░░░░░░░ far this year and ░░░░░░░░ 000 of those pounds ░░░░░░░░ from San Diego and ░░░░░░░░ Imperial County That is ░░░░░░░░ percent Those are astounding ░░░░░░░░ and it shows you ░░░░░░░░ the cartels know where ░░░░░░░░ can get this stuff ░░░░░░░░ MALTZ Exactly The Sinaloa ░░░░░░░░ run by Chapo Guzman ░░░░░░░░ kids they ve been ░░░░░░░░ that corridor forever They ░░░░░░░░ going to take advantage ░░░░░░░░ the weaknesses They re ░░░░░░░░ to take advantage of ░░░░░░░░ But let me bring ░░░░░░░░ another point San Diego ░░░░░░░░ put out some alarming ░░░░░░░░ The fentanyl related deaths ░░░░░░░░ gone up 2 375 ░░░░░░░░ over the last five ░░░░░░░░ And the California stats ░░░░░░░░ over 2 200 percent ░░░░░░░░ should be a very ░░░░░░░░ statistic for every American ░░░░░░░░ Derek can I ask ░░░░░░░░ something You said that ░░░░░░░░ the only way to ░░░░░░░░ with this is to ░░░░░░░░ the chemical labs in ░░░░░░░░ Would the Mexican government ░░░░░░░░ willing to work with ░░░░░░░░ and do that themselves ░░░░░░░░ Well that s a ░░░░░░░░ question Dana I would ░░░░░░░░ an immediate meeting with ░░░░░░░░ at the Government Department ░░░░░░░░ Homeland Security to DEA ░░░░░░░░ FBI Homeland Security I ░░░░░░░░ go down there with ░░░░░░░░ plan to let them ░░░░░░░░ the level of urgency ░░░░░░░░ kids are dying Right ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden s legacy ░░░░░░░░ going to be 200 ░░░░░░░░ dead kids in the ░░░░░░░░ two years We have ░░░░░░░░ go down there with ░░░░░░░░ plan and ask them ░░░░░░░░ be partners because we ░░░░░░░░ them We want to ░░░░░░░░ with them But right ░░░░░░░░ there s so much ░░░░░░░░ down there so much ░░░░░░░░ s being made from ░░░░░░░░ cartels We might have ░░░░░░░░ take unilateral action using ░░░░░░░░ best and brightest technology ░░░░░░░░ personnel in our Department ░░░░░░░░ Defense our intel community ░░░░░░░░ if there was al ░░░░░░░░ and ISIS making chemical ░░░░░░░░ and biological weapons in ░░░░░░░░ what would we do ░░░░░░░░ there and let them ░░░░░░░░ Americans No we d ░░░░░░░░ to destroy the source ░░░░░░░░ the problem PERINO Derek ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ Thank you sir PERINO ░░░░░░░░ s big heavy weighty ░░░░░░░░ with big decisions ahead ░░░░░░░░ everyone on that as ░░░░░░░░