There are new battles at the U.S.-Mexico border over the most dangerous narcotic law enforcement has ever seen.
With help from technology, authorities there are working to curb the flow of fentanyl into the United States through extensive searches.seized in the United States is found at U.S-Mexico border crossings in Southern California, according to Mariza Marin, who is port director at the San Ysidro Port of Entry between San Diego and Tijuana.
To search for drugs, border patrol agents use non-intrusive inspection technology that enables agents to scan as drivers pass through. Drug packages can be concealed in different areas, including in gas tanks. A fentanyl package can be about the size of brick, and contain a couple hundred thousand dollars worth of fentanyl, according to Marin.They aren't just looking at where smugglers can hide the drugs, but also who can carry them.
Tunnels are also used to smuggle drugs into the United States. Earlier this year, a Homeland Security investigation uncovered a highly advanced tunnelThat tunnel had electricity and small train tracks. Authorities have no idea how long it was in operation, who was running it, and how many others like it may be left.
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