MAHMOUD BENNETT:
THERE’S AN ALARMING AMOUNT OF FENTANYL SPREADING ACROSS THE U.S. AND HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WARNING OF A NEW TYPE TARGETING CHILDREN
YOU’RE LOOKING AT RAINBOW FENTANYL – ACCORDING TO THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY THESE BRIGHT COLORED PILLS ARE BEING MADE TO LOOK JUST LIKE CANDY IN AN EFFORT TO ENTICE YOUNGER USERS AND GET THEM HOOKED
THIS HIGHLY ADDICTIVE DRUG COMES IN MULTIPLE FORMS: PILLS, POWDER, AND BLOCKS
JUST TWO MILLIGRAMS – ABOUT THE EQUIVALENT TO 10 GRAINS OF SALT – *COULD KILL YOU*
IT’S 100 TIMES MORE POTENT THAN MORPHINE AND 50 TIMES MORE POTENT THAN HEROIN
MAKING IT THE DEADLIEST DRUG IN THE COUNTRY ACCORDING TO THE CDC – WHICH SAYS MORE THAN 100 THOUSAND AMERICANS DIED OF DRUG OVERDOSES FROM OPIOIDS LIKE THESE LAST YEAR –
ACCORDING TO THE DEA – FENTANYL SUPPLY IN THE U.S. COMES PRIMARILY OUT OF TWO CRIMINAL DRUG NETWORKS IN MEXICO – AHEAD OF THE UPCOMING ELECTION IT’S BECOME A POLITICAL PRESSURE POINT
SOME ON THE RIGHT POINT TO BORDER MISMANAGEMENT
KEVIN MCCARTHY:
WE WILL SECURE OUR BORDER SO YOUR KIDS WON’T HAVE TO FEAR WONDERING THAT THEY’RE BUYING FENTANYL AND ARE GOING TO OD
MAHMOUD BENNETT:
BUT RECENT BORDER PATROL DATA SHOWS ALMOST 85% OF FENTANYL SEIZED BY US OFFICIALS HAPPENS AT LEGAL PORTS OF ENTRY
CNN:
THE IMAGE REPUBLICANS ARE TRYING TO CREATE … NOT THE PREDOMINANT STORY
MAHMOUD BENNETT:
RAINBOW FENTANYL HAS BEEN FOUND IN AT LEAST 21 STATES – THE DEA IS ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO TALK TO THEIR TEENAGERS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF THESE ILLICIT DRUGS