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Kash Patel: “The fentanyl precursors are being sold to the Mexican drug…”

Featuring: Kash Patel, Republican | Former Chief of Staff to the Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense | National

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Published | Video Starts at 16:42

And on the fentanyl specifically, look, last year we saw a 20% reduction in opioid debts in America. That's a huge reduction, and that's not by accident. When I went there 10 months ago, I said, look, The fentanyl precursors are being sold to the Mexican drug cartels. who are making and manufacturing this drug at a lethal and addictive level because of these rare compounds and components that are only sourced from certain areas of the world. (16:42–16:57)

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