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On the recordJuly 18, 2023
More than 90 percent of hard drugs such as fentanyl enter the United States through legal crossings at ports of entry.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson highlights that most drug trafficking occurs through legal entry points, not illegal crossings.

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