Popular Democrat Talking Point Demolished As 480,000 Pounds Of Drugs Were Seized At Open Parts Of U.S.-Mexico Border

One of Democrat lawmakers’ major talking points on border security has been absolutely demolished by the U.S. Border Patrol who reports they seize more drugs at areas along the border where there is no border wall than at legal ports of entry.

President Trump wants to prevent the influx of drugs and migrants associated with the notorious gang MS-13, but Democrats continue to argue that a wall is not necessary and continue to fight him at every turn.

480,000 pounds of drugs seized by the U.S. Border Patrol may help to change that.

These areas that the Border Patrol is tasked with surveying include areas without a border wall.

From the Washington Examiner:

U.S. Border Patrol, which works in the unfenced or minimally protected space between crossings, seized nearly 480,000 pounds of drugs on the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2018.

Drug seizures that occur at ports of entry are documented under Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations statistics. Its four field offices on the southern border — El Paso, Texas; Laredo, Texas; Tucson, Ariz.; and San Diego — seized 370,000 pounds of drugs in the 2018 fiscal year.Democrat lawmakers have peddled the line that ports of entries were where more drugs were seized, but now CBP data contradicts it.

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