The multiple operations of the United States Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations also known as the OFO assigned at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility resulted in the seizure of $768,500 in alleged cocaine and methamphetamine.
The toxicology report of former college hockey star and NHL player Jimmy Hayes revealed that fentanyl and cocaine were in his system at the time of his death on August 23 at the age of 31, two of his relatives said.
The Texas law enforcement was disturbed recently not only about the rise of Fentanyl in the area, but because producers were processing the drugs into pills to look like prescription medicine, officials stated.
Authorities recently arrested a Florida resident after the local narcotics team found the suspect in possession of deadly and illegal drugs following a residential search.
The global pandemic coronavirus is putting a dent to the illegal drug trade with borders closed and economies paralyzed in many countries. With drug sales plummetting, numerous cartels, especially those along the border, have made asylum seekers the new commodity.