the package that they include some things like sponges to make us think that it is the actual turtle wax car washing equipment reporter: fentanyl also arrives in concealed packages coming primarily from hong kong and china. screening is a challenge but now with updated technology the fight to stop fentanyl and other opioids from coming into the u.s. is improving. over 100,000 pounds of narcotics are seized each year at jfk international mail facility. once a substance like fentanyl is identified as hazardous it s brought here to the detention room where it s tested and sent to a lab. once confirmed, that s when the investigation begins. reporter: one of the biggest legal hurdles is the lack of tracking information from international senders which is still not required. while legislation demanding more data has been introduced, director bomb and the cbp continue to work with their peers overseas to find those trying to cheat the system.
at new york s kennedy airport where multilayered efforts are underway. using drug sniffing dogs, x-rays and handhelds laser deep detectors, u.s. customs and border protection officers are working the front lines at jfk international mail facility where 60 percent of the nations mail arrives to stop illegal drugs from entering the country. richard acting white house drug guard says the focus is on opioids. the number one drug killing americans is fentanyl. fentanyl is coming through the mail and in lots of small packages. latest figures show more than 33,000 people died from drug overdoses in the us involving opioids in 2015. agents at jfk find drugs hidden in a variety of ways. every day! we just found a package that contains gbl which is a date rape drug. and so far the package that they include things like sponges to make us think that it is actual turtle wax, car
people.you certainly hope that and trust that they are being properly cared for.to have a shot like this when they re in a facility is just beyond imagination. it is reprehensible. it is criminal! that is why hospitals have had these regulations and now for the first time through emergency rules, assisted living facilities and nursing homes will have it. but remember, there are generators and then there are generators for some generators will just cover a refrigerator. these rules say that it should be generators enough with enough power to make it a comfortable living temperature. you can buy generator that will just pool a little closet whirlpool or to pool a little that will not keep people alive. they have to be operational. i think the state law would say that air conditioning needs to keep on. this is what the governor had tweeted this afternoon.
rape drug and you can tell from the package that they include some things like sponges to make us think that it is the actual turtle wax car washing equipment reporter: fentanyl also arrives in concealed packages coming primarily from hong kong and china. screening is a challenge but now with updated technology the fight to stop fentanyl and other opioids from coming into the u.s. is improving. over 100,000 pounds of narcotics are seized each year at jfk international mail facility. once a substance like fentanyl is identified as hazardous it s brought here to the detention room where it s tested and sent to a lab. once confirmed, that s when the investigation begins. reporter: one of the biggest legal hurdles is the lack of tracking information from international senders which is still not required. while legislation demanding more data has been introduced, director bomb and the cbp continue to work with their peers overseas to find those trying to cheat the system.
washing equipment. fentanyl also provide and conceal packages. coming primarily from hong kong and china. screening is a challenge now with updated technology, the fight to stop fentanyl and other opioids from coming into the us is improving. over 100,000 pounds of narcotics are seized each year at jfk international mail facility. once the substance like fentanyl is identified as hazardous is brought here to the detention room where it is sent to a lab and tested. once confirmed, that is when the investigation begins. one of the biggest legal hurdles is the lack of tracking information international senders which is still not required.by legislation demanding more data has been introduced the director continues to work with peers overseas to find those trying to cheat the system. we cannot stand still, the sorting problem is so huge that we need better quality data earlier. the message is clearly that we