Finally someone is calling a spade, a spade. Here I am referring to Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, and more precisely to illicit fentanyl,
which Dr. Donna Nelson (an organic chemist and professor at the University of Oklahoma) says should be declared a weapon of mass destruction.
As background, Ms. Nelson was the science adviser for the show, “Breaking Bad,” and the 2016 president of the American Chemical Society.
But why “ a weapon of mass destruction?”
In June, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized approximately 2,100 pounds of illicit fentanyl at the U.S. southern border, according to the agency’s latest report. The amount is enough to kill every American and then some. [One kilogram (2.2 pounds) of fentanyl can potentially kill 500,000 people, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).]
In fiscal year 2020, CBP seized an average of 445 pounds of fentanyl per month at the southern border. In fiscal 2021, that amount increased to approximately 882 pounds per month. In fiscal 2022, the average amount of fentanyl seized per month was 1,175 pounds. The total amount for fiscal year 2023 won’t be available until October, but CBP has already seized more fentanyl in the first nine months than it did for all of 2022, for an average of 2,427 pounds per month. In less than three years, the amount of fentanyl seized at the southern border per month has increased more than fivefold.
“Every month, that’s enough to kill every person in the United States,” Ms. Nelson said.. “You have to assume that the border agents are not catching everything that’s coming into our country,” she added.
Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.) introduced a resolution to the U.S. House in January, which would classify illicit fentanyl-related substances as a weapon of mass destruction. He said the classification will make it easier to curb drug trafficking and free up resources for U.S. law enforcement.
“The House must recognize this dangerous drug for what it really is—a weapon of mass destruction,” Mr. Dunn said. “Fentanyl-related substances are tearing families and communities apart, and we must do whatever we can to help law enforcement get them off the streets.”
Those of you who are familiar with my past opinions will recognize that I have called for dramatic consequences for those drug cartels that are responsible for the Fentanyl that is coming across our southern border.By dramatic consequences I mean drones with bombs.
As a warning … those who have not yet known of someone who has been killed by illicit Fentanyl … just wait, as it is only a matter of time!
7/31/23