The Department of Justice announced last week that it had charged four chemical companies based in China and eight Chinese nationals for the trafficking fentanyl precursor chemicals into the United States.
The multi-agency collaboration has resulted in "over 384,000 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 29,000 criminal arrests," including "over 28,000 felony charges reported."
Burisma Holdings founder Mykola Zlochevsky is believed to be an asset of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), according to an anonymous national security source.
Secretary Mayorkas "provided copious amounts of baby formula to illegal aliens at one of the largest processing centers in the country, while American mothers and infants were enduring severe shortages."
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States will focus its efforts on aiding Ukraine "for as long as it takes" rather than encourage Russia and Ukraine to reach a settlement.
In the first seven months of fiscal year 2023, CBP seized over 17,000 pounds of fentanyl, significantly surpassing the 6,600 pounds seized from October 2021 through April 2022.
