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Patrick Morrisey: “Recently, the state police and law enforcement in Mercer…”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

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BREAKING NEWS: Gov. Patrick Morrisey Announces ICE Arrests, Major Drug Bust In West Virginia

Published | Video Starts at 09:07

Now we also have another big announcement today, and this is important. Thanks to the incredible work of our state police and law enforcement in, in Mercer county, we turn around for folks to see. Recently, the state police and law enforcement in Mercer county executed one of the single largest drug busts in state history. And it seized enough fentanyl to kill more than 12 million people. So think about that for a moment. That's about seven times the the population of West Virginia. (09:07–09:16)

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Asserts that a recent drug bust in Mercer County was one of the largest in West Virginia history.

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