FBI’s Patel Blames Canada for Fentanyl Crisis, Calls for Northern Crackdown

[Zaphod Priest]

Blame Canada? Surprised nobody's linked to this yet:
 

 

[JAG]

What can one say - the man was known as the author of children's fiction prior to his bizarre appointment!

[NoDisplayName]

8 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

First the main culprit was China, and now Canada?

Next San Marino?

 

That depends.....does San Marino have extensive oil reserves or critical "raw earf's"?

[NoDisplayName]

8 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

You think a man in his position would have access to public information showing that less than 1% of the nation's fentanyl comes in through Canada. 

 

To be fair.......

 

12 hours ago, Social Media said:

While Patel’s accusations drew attention, they contradict official data: less than 1 percent of all fentanyl seizures occur at the northern border, with the vast majority of the illicit drug entering the U.S. through southern routes, particularly at legal ports of entry.

 

There is a bigly difference between 1% of all imported, and 1% of what we managed to catch.

 

That's why ICE publicizes the number of "contacts" with illegal border crossers, rather than the number that actually crossed.  It's still quite easy to mosey across a southern border where hundreds of miles consist of a few strands of rusty barbed wire cattle fence. 

 

 

The US-Canada border runs 'bout 5500 miles, much of it isolated, forested, mountainous.  Much of the border infrastructure consists of 20 meters or so of clear-cut...........or not.

 

 

 

It's super easy, barely an inconvenience to walk across both borders unhindered.  I've done it.

[frank83628]

4 hours ago, Paul Henry said:

Bring on the mid terms.Hopefully Dems will control both house by a large majority and then some cleanout of the most corrupt government in US history can commence.Starting with impeachment of the "orange clown in chief"

Hopefully they lose again, the Democrats have proved themselves to be vile underhanded snakes, their supporters are weak half men, deranged & mentally ill .

 

[Patong2021]

6 hours ago, Celsius said:

Strange. I believe him as I'm in canada and see it first hand. The government allows crack smokers inside public transport. Here i took a pic

my tiny asian wife feels unsafe

 

Those look like TTC subway benches. The TTC like other subway systems does not allow smoking in its facilities. If you felt unsafe did you push the yellow assistance pad that runs along the length of the car? Did you call 9-11? The TTC offers an app for  mobile phones. Download it and use it if you are afraid.  If you did not report the   man, then you are part of the problem and should not complain.   

 

6 hours ago, frank83628 said:

Obviously he does have access to the information. He clearly said since the southern border has been closed. 

 

Having access to the information and  being honest are two different things. Mr. Patel was caught in his dishonesty at his budget hearing, so  offering inaccurate or misleading  statements is not an unusual activity for the man.

 

30 minutes ago, NoDisplayName said:

 

To be fair.......

 

There is a bigly difference between 1% of all imported, and 1% of what we managed to catch.

 

That's why ICE publicizes the number of "contacts" with illegal border crossers, rather than the number that actually crossed.  It's still quite easy to mosey across a southern border where hundreds of miles consist of a few strands of rusty barbed wire cattle fence. 

The US-Canada border runs 'bout 5500 miles, much of it isolated, forested, mountainous.  Much of the border infrastructure consists of 20 meters or so of clear-cut...........or not.

It's super easy, barely an inconvenience to walk across both borders unhindered.  I've done it.

 

There is a flaw in your logic. How does Mr. Patel know how much  fentanyl is entering from Canada? Other than relying on seizures of the substance to extrapolate the exposure, there is no way of actually knowing.  As was stated  above, the  drug is arriving via cargo shipments. 

 

If the USA has a drug dependence problem it should look to its own population first. Someone is using the  drugs. If people were not using there would be no demand. The drug market is  extreme capitalism and it responds to market demand. If there is demand, there will be supply, even at a high cost.

[Eric Loh]

26 minutes ago, NoDisplayName said:

It's super easy, barely an inconvenience to walk across both borders unhindered.  I've done it.

You could have just walk across the borders undetected because you not a drug smuggler. Cartel drug smugglers are monitored by various law enforcement agencies and also by informers to gather intelligence. This monitoring and intelligence gathering are crucial to track their movement and disrupt their illegal trafficking operations. 

[NoDisplayName]

17 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

There is a flaw in your logic. How does Mr. Patel know how much  fentanyl is entering from Canada? Other than relying on seizures of the substance to extrapolate the exposure, there is no way of actually knowing.  As was stated  above, the  drug is arriving via cargo shipments. 

 

Ezzackly.  Mr. Patel is speaking talking points, not data points.

[NoDisplayName]

16 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

You could have just walk across the borders undetected because you not a drug smuggler. Cartel drug smugglers are monitored by various law enforcement agencies and also by informers to gather intelligence. This monitoring and intelligence gathering are crucial to track their movement and disrupt their illegal trafficking operations. 

 

So all I have to do to successfully import drugs is not LOOK like a drug smuggler, then they ignore illegal border crossings?

[metisdead]

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[Celsius]

2 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

 

Those look like TTC subway benches. The TTC like other subway systems does not allow smoking in its facilities. If you felt unsafe did you push the yellow assistance pad that runs along the length of the car? Did you call 9-11? The TTC offers an app for  mobile phones. Download it and use it if you are afraid.  If you did not report the   man, then you are part of the problem and should not complain.   

 

 

Do you think it would work or would I be fined for stopping a train because the woke passengers would scold be for being late for work?

 

In front of my building which used to be a nice area we have this sign. Its literally next to childrens playground and kindergarten. Here I took a pic again with wife 👉  and posing

 

100% this chit is coming from canada 

 

Smoking crak in public transport and shooting and dealing in front of kindergarten is normalized in canada. It would be like speaking against putin in russia

 

[connda]

People who consume Fentanyl is the US Fentanyl problem.

[candide]

9 hours ago, frank83628 said:

Obviously he does have access to the information. He clearly said since the southern border has been closed. 

Most of the drug is smuggled via legal ports of entry. 

[candide]

2 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

 

So all I have to do to successfully import drugs is not LOOK like a drug smuggler, then they ignore illegal border crossings?

Drugs are mainly smuggled through legal ports of entry, hidden in cars, trucks, trains...

[unblocktheplanet]

11 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

First the main culprit was China, and now Canada?

Next San Marino?

That Penguin Island? Them penguins sure look loaded to me. Wait, maybe it's the weed...

[CRUNCHER]

OK. So the drug is crossing the border somewhere.  Once in the States there must be organized distribution as well as wholesale and retail businesses.

 

What is the FBI doing about that?

[newbee2022]

1 hour ago, unblocktheplanet said:

That Penguin Island? Them penguins sure look loaded to me. Wait, maybe it's the weed...

Oh dear, check Google where is San Marino. It's in the middle of ITALY.