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Congress hears drug seizures at U.S-Canada border dropping despite Republican claims
CBP officials said seizures have fallen at the northern border as Republicans warned Mexican cartels could shift operations north.
On Tuesday, Border Protection officials told a Capitol Hill hearing that drug seizures at the Canada border have declined significantly.
Republican Members claimed Mexican cartels are targeting Canada as the United States cracks down on its southern border, though the RCMP maintains no pervasive cartel presence exists in Canada.
Despite United States government data showing a minuscule volume of fentanyl seized at the border with Canada compared with Mexico, Trump administration officials have made similar allegations.
Acting Deputy Chief Jason Schneider also informed the House subcommittee that apprehensions of undocumented immigrants at the northern border have dropped.
Schneider stated that Border Protection is boosting its northern presence and is looking to have 3,500 border patrol agents assigned to the area in the near future.