Gavin Newsom: “Some 300 now in 92 National Guard men and women are working…”

“I had the privilege of working with the General and others to advance a number of these task forces back in 2019, to take them to another level in 2021, and to advance them further in 2024. Some 300 now in 92 National Guard men and women are working proactively, supported by state general fund support, unprecedented support, to advance our transnational drug efforts, to focus on interdiction and to develop a more rational approach to addressing the issue of fentanyl. As the General rightfully said, some 50.6 million pills now have been seized, a total street value of $506 million, close to half a billion dollars, 34,000 pounds £34,357, to …” (08:10–08:31)

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