America’s Fentanyl Crisis Started ‘On Purpose’ by Mexican Cartels, Attorney General Testifies

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Feb. 1 told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the fentanyl crisis raging across the United States was started “on purpose” by Mexican drug cartels.
Fentanyl and Mexican drug cartels were a key focus for Republicans during the hearing, which marked Garland’s third appearance before the Judiciary Committee as attorney general but his first appearance during the 118th Congress.
“It’s a horrible epidemic, but it’s an epidemic that’s been unleashed on purpose by the Sinaloa and the new generation Jalisco cartels,” Garland said.
Fentanyl precursors manufactured in China are shipped to Mexico and processed by these cartels to the final product before they’re trafficked into the United States across the Southern border….}