As a record number of illegal immigrants are crossing the southern border with Mexico, federal law enforcement officials are warning against a new trend of fentanyl being distributed in colorful pills that resemble candy.
In an Aug. 19 interview for NTD, Derek Maltz, a former special agent in charge at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, said the drug cartels are taking advantage of the open border and targeting younger people.
“It’s a very deceptive, very strategic, very calculating marketing plan to actually build up an entire new customer base, because they know that the more kids they get addicted to this fentanyl, the more money they’re going to make,” Maltz said….