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Most of the opium ( or any other drugs ) doesn't come in across theWe can approach this problem in many different ways, but nothing will stop it until we find a way to stop the flow of drugs coming into this country, and the southern border wall is the first step. .
southern border.
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Angelo, you're wrong again.
Where are the Opioids Coming From?
- Mexico: Even though most of the world’s heroin is produced in Afghanistan, most of the heroin used by American drug users comes from Mexico. In 2014, 79 percent of the heroin seized by the DEA was Mexican white powder.5 According to the Council on Foreign Relations, most of the heroin that is smuggled into the United States is grown on poppy farms in Mexico. Once produced, the drugs are then produced by eight main cartels and distributed to highly-populated cities in America, such as Houston, San Antonio, Chicago, and Los Angeles.6
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