President Trump’s tough approach to border security just delivered a massive blow to the deadly drug cartels poisoning our communities. Federal agents seized over 697,000 pounds of dangerous chemicals heading from Communist China to the murderous Sinaloa Cartel. This is the largest seizure of meth-making chemicals in American history.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced that these chemicals could have made 418,000 pounds of deadly methamphetamine worth $569 million. That poison would have flooded American streets and destroyed countless families. Instead, our brave law enforcement officers stopped it cold at the Port of Houston.
The chemicals came straight from Shanghai, China, proving once again that the Communist regime is helping kill Americans. China has been flooding our country with deadly fentanyl and drug-making chemicals for years. President Trump is finally fighting back hard against this chemical warfare from Beijing.
The Sinaloa Cartel planned to use these chemicals in their terror labs south of the border. These are not just criminals but terrorists who kill over 100,000 Americans every year with their poison. President Trump has rightly declared them a Foreign Terrorist Organization, giving our law enforcement new powers to destroy them.
This historic seizure shows what happens when America has strong leadership that puts our people first. Under weak leaders, these cartels grew stronger and deadlier every year. Now they are facing the full force of American justice and determination.
The operation required 24 massive trucks just to haul away all the seized chemicals. That shows just how much death and destruction was headed for American families. Our Homeland Security heroes intercepted this shipment before it could reach the cartel labs in Mexico.
Every single American family should celebrate this victory against the drug cartels. These terrorists have been allowed to operate freely for too long while politicians looked the other way. President Trump promised to eliminate these cartels, and he is keeping that promise.
This seizure sends a clear message to both China and the cartels that America will no longer tolerate attacks on our people. We will use every tool at our disposal to protect our borders and destroy these criminal organizations. The days of America being a soft target are over.
