DEA Administrator on Fentanyl: Chemicals Are Coming from China to Mexico

HEMMER So this is ░░░░░░░░ strikes me just reading ░░░░░░░░ all the research a ░░░░░░░░ earlier today and I ░░░░░░░░ this is quite relevant ░░░░░░░░ viewers need to understand ░░░░░░░░ amount of business we ░░░░░░░░ with Mexico every day ░░░░░░░░ phenomenal OK So you ░░░░░░░░ all this transportation that ░░░░░░░░ back and forth You ░░░░░░░░ up to 30 million ░░░░░░░░ of tomatoes and grapes ░░░░░░░░ other products that cross ░░░░░░░░ day That s extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ addition you have apparently ░░░░░░░░ know a lot of ░░░░░░░░ cars where you can ░░░░░░░░ this easily And that ░░░░░░░░ a very tricky point ░░░░░░░░ the third issue I ░░░░░░░░ say is that U ░░░░░░░░ citizens apparently are responsible ░░░░░░░░ most of this So ░░░░░░░░ all that together and ░░░░░░░░ why it is so ░░░░░░░░ to stop it MILGRAM ░░░░░░░░ first of all I ░░░░░░░░ we should start even ░░░░░░░░ the beginning which is ░░░░░░░░ fentanyl is the deadliest ░░░░░░░░ threat we ve ever ░░░░░░░░ It is also incredibly ░░░░░░░░ to make and it ░░░░░░░░ easy to transport or ░░░░░░░░ Because these tiny quantities ░░░░░░░░ amount that you could ░░░░░░░░ on the tip of ░░░░░░░░ pencil are are deadly ░░░░░░░░ so this has completely ░░░░░░░░ the face of narcotic ░░░░░░░░ in the world These ░░░░░░░░ manmade synthetic drugs Starting ░░░░░░░░ these chemicals coming from ░░░░░░░░ going to Mexico where ░░░░░░░░ are made into fentanyl ░░░░░░░░ and then often pressed ░░░░░░░░ pills the powder and ░░░░░░░░ pills are coming across ░░░░░░░░ the U S and ░░░░░░░░ we saw in a ░░░░░░░░ case we did against ░░░░░░░░ network wide case we ░░░░░░░░ against the Sinaloa cartel ░░░░░░░░ the Chapitos we saw ░░░░░░░░ the fentanyl is coming ░░░░░░░░ by land by sea ░░░░░░░░ air by underground tunnel ░░░░░░░░ any way possible And ░░░░░░░░ tiny quantities are deadly ░░░░░░░░ kilo of fentanyl one ░░░░░░░░ smuggled into the U ░░░░░░░░ can make 300 000 ░░░░░░░░ 500 000 face pills ░░░░░░░░ Yeah MILGRAM And so ░░░░░░░░ gives you a sense ░░░░░░░░ of how devastating this ░░░░░░░░ and how vital it ░░░░░░░░ that we be attacking ░░░░░░░░ at every part of ░░░░░░░░ supply chain HEMMER Yeah ░░░░░░░░ ve got about 30 ░░░░░░░░ left for this last ░░░░░░░░ and that s a ░░░░░░░░ picture by the way ░░░░░░░░ in Eagle Pass as ░░░░░░░░ group of migrants crossed ░░░░░░░░ river Over the years ░░░░░░░░ s been different drugs ░░░░░░░░ you ve tried to ░░░░░░░░ whether it was marijuana ░░░░░░░░ in the day or ░░░░░░░░ it was cocaine but ░░░░░░░░ is this deadly stuff ░░░░░░░░ know just a small ░░░░░░░░ amount can kill a ░░░░░░░░ How do we stand ░░░░░░░░ chance MILGRAM It s ░░░░░░░░ great question So first ░░░░░░░░ all I know we ░░░░░░░░ making progress And this ░░░░░░░░ an unbelievably daunting and ░░░░░░░░ task You showed yourself ░░░░░░░░ cartels have thousands of ░░░░░░░░ We are tracking them ░░░░░░░░ over 50 countries around ░░░░░░░░ world And we are ░░░░░░░░ billions of dollars Here ░░░░░░░░ the progress we ve ░░░░░░░░ In the last year ░░░░░░░░ have created these strategic ░░░░░░░░ We are mapping both ░░░░░░░░ those cartels We now ░░░░░░░░ thousands of their members ░░░░░░░░ the money is flowing ░░░░░░░░ we are investigating and ░░░░░░░░ every single part of ░░░░░░░░ And I have incredible ░░░░░░░░ in the men and ░░░░░░░░ of DEA and other ░░░░░░░░ S state and local ░░░░░░░░ Yeah MILGRAM law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ together we can do ░░░░░░░░ HEMMER OK You got ░░░░░░░░ huge job and stay ░░░░░░░░ touch with us as ░░░░░░░░ stay in contact with ░░░░░░░░ to find out how ░░░░░░░░ can get it done.”