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DEA starts Project Wave Breaker to reduce amount of fentanyl coming in from Mexico
Tempe police found 9,500 fentanyl pills during a traffic stop Friday, March 5, 2021.(Source: Tempe Police Department via AZ Family)
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) launched Project Wave Breaker to disrupt the flow of fentanyl into the United States.
According to the DEA, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is approximately 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine.
Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), shows more than 87,200 people died from an overdose in 2020.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The Drug Enforcement Administration announced a new initiative, Project Wave Breaker, to disrupt the flow of deadly fentanyl into the United States.
Project Wave Breaker will direct interdiction, enforcement, and outreach efforts to the San Diego Field Division (SDFD) to disrupt the flow of fentanyl in and around the United States. The initiative will also employ analytical intelligence assets to target the activities of Mexican transnational criminal organizations, which are the primary suppliers and distributors of illicit fentanyl and fentanyl substances throughout the United States.
The eleven divisions participating in Project Wave Breaker are credited with 85 percent of all synthetic opioids seized by the DEA in 2020. They include: Phoenix, New York, San Diego, New England, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, San Francisco, Houston, and El Paso.
WASHINGTON – Today the Drug Enforcement Administration announced a new initiative, Project Wave Breaker, to disrupt the flow of deadly fentanyl into the United States.
Project Wave Breaker will direct interdiction, enforcement, and outreach efforts to high-impact areas to disrupt the flow of fentanyl in and around the United States. The initiative will also employ analytical intelligence assets to target the activities of Mexican transnational criminal organizations, which are the primary suppliers and distributors of illicit fentanyl and fentanyl substances throughout the United States.
“While a major entry point for fentanyl is the Southwest border, the cartels are spreading their poison into communities across the Nation,” said DEA Acting Administrator D. Christopher Evans. “Through this initiative, we’re tackling a very real public health, public safety, and national security threat, identifying the most egregious street-level networks in our communities and working
Updated: 11:14 AM CDT April 27, 2021
ST. LOUIS The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced a new initiative called “Project Wave Breaker” to disrupt the flow of fentanyl into the U.S.
The program will direct enforcement and outreach efforts to the DEA St. Louis Division, which includes Missouri, Kansas and southern Illinois. The initiative will also employ analytical intelligence assets to target the activities of Mexican transnational criminal organizations, which are the primary suppliers of fentanyl substances throughout the U.S., the DEA said.
“While a major entry point for fentanyl is the Southwest border, the cartels are spreading their poison into communities across the nation,” said DEA Acting Administrator D. Christopher Evans. “Through this initiative, we’re tackling a very real public health, public safety, and national security threat, identifying the most egregious street-level networks in our communities and working our way up t
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Drug Enforcement Administration officials acknowledged Tuesday that the southwest border was a major entry point for cartels while announcing an initiative that aims to curb the flow of fentanyl.
The DEA said the operation, dubbed Project Wave Breaker, would aim to disrupt the flow of fentanyl in and around the United States. Authorities will work to target the activities of Mexican transnational criminal organizations that traffic the deadly opioid across the border. While a major entry point for fentanyl is the Southwest border, the cartels are spreading their poison into communities across the Nation, DEA Acting Administrator D. Christopher Evans said in a statement. Through this initiative, we’re tackling a very real public health, public safety, and national security threat, identifying the most egregious street-level networks in our communities and working our way up through the su