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John Duarte: “Fentanyl is the largest cause of death of young people, 18…”

Featuring: John Duarte, Republican | Former U.S. House, California, District 13

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The 13th Congressional District w/ John Duarte

Published | Video Starts at 54:23

A lot of the capitalized agriculture in Mexico is actually cartel dollars. We've got Chinese cooperating with mexican drug cartels, controlling our border, controlling fentanyl flows into America, really destroying our young people. Fentanyl is the largest cause of death of young people, 18 to 40 right now in America. Meanwhile, they're using these same partnerships to control the produce production that's coming into America to feed us. The blueberries, the strawberries, the cantaloupes have all moved to Mexico. (54:23–54:31)

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Asserts that fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 40.

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