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Rachel Mitchell: “Biden's own DEA tell us that in 2022 and 2023, that over…”

Featuring: Rachel Mitchell, Republican | Maricopa County Attorney | Arizona

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell holds bi-weekly press conference

Published March 20, 2024 | Video Starts at 35:15

As county attorney. What I've seen in the last few years is I have seen a completely open border that fentanyl is pouring over. I have seen Biden's own DEA tell us that in 2022 and 2023, that over half of the fentanyl seized in the United States was seized in Arizona. I've seen the impact on the economy, and that's relevant to my job because economic issues affect crime and drive to crime. I don't agree with Donald Trump on everything. (35:15–35:26)

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Asserts that over half of the fentanyl seized in the U.S. in 2022 and 2023 was seized in Arizona, according to Biden's DEA.

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“They are using an immigration loophole to get here.”
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“They tend to take high value objects that are hard to trace, like cash and jewelry.”
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“The adults in this case are being held on $200,000 cash only bonds.”
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“Estimates are that at least 1500 of these attorneys remain in the country.”
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“Many have been killed already.”
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“I have been working with the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, the APA, on a project called Prosecutors for Prosecutors.”
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“She now lives in another state, and she is a student again.”
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