As overdose deaths in the United States soar to new highs, authorities are seizing “unprecedented levels” of methamphetamine and fentanyl at the country’s southern border, according to a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official. Richard Sanchez, assistant special agent in charge of the DEA in MacAllen, Texas, told The Epoch Times that seizures in his area have increased over the past three years. Within his division, seizures of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 100 times more potent than morphine, have increased over 200 percent since 2019. Sanchez oversees three offices in the area. These offices are comprised of multiple drug enforcement groups and an intelligence group. His team is responsible for 21 counties, over 350 miles of coastline, and many miles of the southern border. In recent times, Sanchez’s team has been battling a disturbing new trend in drug making and trafficking: counterfeit prescription pills. Cartels are making pills marketed as legitimate …