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Low Risk Rules's avatar

Canada has a much bigger fentanyl problem than the proportions seized at the border might suggest. The Falkland “super lab” is capable of producing tremendous amounts that are ending up somewhere… and perhaps they are not being seized because so much of the Canada/US border is undefended and porous. Trump’s threats need to be taken seriously. This isn’t over yet!

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Jacob B's avatar

Oh, definitely. I wouldn’t doubt that at all. Criminal drug cartels are extremely complex. A lot of what comes in isn’t found and probably never will be in totality. But it’s worth noting the difference in the attributing of the problem on the Canadian side compared to Mexico. A very small percentage of this issue comes from Canada. Trump’s threat is serious, and it should be treated as such, but it’s also baseless. For that Falkland bust—which, don’t get me wrong, was insane ($450 million?)—is still only a very small portion of the larger, massive fentanyl sales globally. Possibly in the tens of billions. Most of which originates from Mexico.

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Jacky Cheng's avatar

I don't think Canada commited any military or troops to the border. That's just Mexico.

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Jacob B's avatar

Hm. You’re right. Not troops, but 10,000 personnel. Thanks for this!

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