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In OUR COUNTY  

San Bernardino County Sheriff 

Inland Regional Narcotics Enforcement Team 

 


California 8th District Congressman Jay Obernolte emphasizes “Our country is facing a fentanyl crisis. Since 2018, San Bernardino County has seen the number of fentanyl related deaths per year increase a shocking 656 percent, with the San Bernardino County Sheriff Inland Regional Narcotics Enforcement Team responding to 106 fentanyl related calls involving 108 victims and 97 deaths since February 2021. Four of these victims of fentanyl were juveniles and the average age of victims was just 32.” 

Congressman Jay Obernolte continues about the Ongoing Fentanyl Crisis,  

“This rapid increase in fentanyl in our community is directly linked to the crisis at our southern border.

In 2021, the San Bernardino County Sheriff Inland Regional Narcotics Enforcement Team seized 769 pounds of fentanyl found to mostly originate from Mexico. At the same time, fentanyl seizures at our southern border increased by 134% last year. It is critical that we secure our southern border to stop the flow of drugs into our community.

>Last May (2021), I sent a formal letter to the President calling for answers to this problem, and late last year I supported efforts to fund completion of the border wall. Last week, I once again took to the House floor to call for action to fight against the spread of fentanyl in our community.” 

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is an excerpt from Congressman Obernolte’s newsletter. To keep updated and know more about the Congressman’s work in Washington DC, visit: https://obernolte.house.gov/

THANK YOU! E T Russell