70, 67% of those deaths involve synthetic opioids like fentanyl, which is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. Last year, Hidalgo county, which sits in my district, made news with massive fentanyl seizures at the US Mexico Border. Bor. These include 1.5 million in January 2022 and 330,000 in June. These numbers are staggering. According to law enforcement, an illicit investment of 30,000 or less could yield 6 to $32 million. (00:48–01:00)
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Asserts that Hidalgo County had significant fentanyl seizures at the US-Mexico border last year.
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