Border Patrol Has Seized More Fentanyl So Far This Year Than In All Of 2020 As Overdoses Surge

United States Customs and Border Protection now says that there is a surge in fentanyl coming across the United States border, and the agency has seized more of the incredibly potent narcotic in the first several months of 2021 than it did in all of 2020.

"Customs and Border Protection seized more fentanyl so far in 2021 than all of 2020," ABC News reported Tuesday.

"As of April, 6,494 pounds of fentanyl were seized by authorities at the border, compared to 4,776 pounds in all of 2020. In fact, fentanyl seizures have been increasing since 2018.".

CBP has also seen a slight increase in the amount of methamphetamine seized at the southern border, and a slight increase in the amount of narcotics seized overall, particularly along the United States-Mexico border, which is also suffering from a steep increase in illegal immigration.

"CBP's Office of Field Operations has seen a slight increase in narcotic seizures at its southern border ports of entry in fiscal year 2021," the agency said in a statement.

Around 90,000 Americans died of overdoses in 2020, and many of those deaths happened because of fentanyl.

"One team of CDC researchers found roughly 13% of people surveyed either began using drugs during the pandemic or increased their use of illicit substances," per NPR. The Biden administration is already struggling to contain a different crisis at the southern border - the immigration crisis.

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