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Congress hears drug seizures at U.S-Canada border dropping despite Republican claims
CBP officials said seizures have fallen at the northern border as Republicans warned Mexican cartels could shift operations north.
- On Tuesday, Border Protection officials told a Capitol Hill hearing that drug seizures at the Canada border have declined significantly.
- Republican Members claimed Mexican cartels are targeting Canada as the United States cracks down on its southern border, though the RCMP maintains no pervasive cartel presence exists in Canada.
- Despite United States government data showing a minuscule volume of fentanyl seized at the border with Canada compared with Mexico, Trump administration officials have made similar allegations.
- Acting Deputy Chief Jason Schneider also informed the House subcommittee that apprehensions of undocumented immigrants at the northern border have dropped.
- Schneider stated that Border Protection is boosting its northern presence and is looking to have 3,500 border patrol agents assigned to the area in the near future.
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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency stated on Tuesday, at a hearing in the Capitol, that the number of drug seizures at the border with Canada had decreased significantly.
·Montreal, Canada
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Congress hears drug seizures at U.S-Canada border dropping despite Republican claims
WASHINGTON - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials told a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday that there's been a significant drop in drug seizures at the border with Canada.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Total News Sources23
Leaning Left16Leaning Right0Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution76% Left
Bias Distribution
- 76% of the sources lean Left
76% Left
L 76%
C 24%
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