Loophole in US customs law contributing to fentanyl deaths ...Middle East

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Last year, more than 73,000 Americans died from an overdose of the synthetic opioid fentanyl. The drug itself is cheap and readily available, with thousands of pounds flowing into the United States from Mexico every month. In fact, fentanyl seizures at the U.S.-Mexico border increased 164 percent between 2020 and 2022 alone. Even more disturbing is that Americans can now have high-potency fentanyl shipped straight to their front door. That’s because a loophole in U.S. customs law known as “de minimis” enables literally millions of small international mail packages to reach U.S. consumers each day. Included in this flood of shipments are fentanyl packages that completely bypass federal

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