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Kari Lake: “We are the funnel for fentanyl.”

Featuring: Kari Lake, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Arizona

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Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake face off in Arizona Senate debate

Published | Video Starts at 20:10

They look like soldiers coming in, soldiers from other countries coming in, pouring across our border. And then we have the cartels, empowered by Ruben gallego, trafficking drugs into our state. We are the funnel for fentanyl. I have met so many parents and loved ones on the campaign trail who come up to me, and they wait, usually till the end of an event. (20:10–20:13)

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Claims Arizona is a major route for fentanyl trafficking.

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