A former senior DEA official is set to testify against President Joe Biden and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ failed policies at the southern border —policies that have exacerbated the fentanyl crisis.
Former head of the DEA’s Special Operations Division Derek Maltz says Biden’s handling of the crisis “makes no sense.” Maltz will testify before the House Homeland Security Committee in a hearing entitled, “Biden and Mayorkas’ Open Border: Advancing Cartel Crime in America.”
From The Daily Caller:
While the Biden administration has warned of fentanyl’s threat to America, Maltz says they’ve been all talk and no action. Maltz’s testimony references a statement President Joe Biden made to Congress in December 2022 in which he labeled the global illicit trade of drugs an “extraordinary threat to the national security.”
Maltz’s testimony also points to a statement Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas made in March to a Senate panel that the fentanyl crisis is the “single greatest challenge we face as a country.”
“With these types of warnings, where is the appropriate response? What’s the logic when they took over the US leadership and immediately reversed solid Homeland Security policies that were working to secure our country?” Maltz’s statement asks.
The Biden administration’s response to the fentanyl crisis has included its ramping up of detection, interdiction and seizure capabilities at ports of entry along the southern border through initiatives known as Operation Blue Lotus and Four Horseman, Artemis and Rolling Wave. Additionally, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has sought to increase testing capabilities and treatment services.
But the Biden administration hasn’t done anything to hold China or Mexico accountable for pushing the poison into American communities.
“Allowing Mexican cartel operatives and unidentified people from around the world to enter the country illegally at record levels is enhancing the ability for criminals to kill Americans. This is not what the government should be doing to keep us safe,” the copy of Maltz’s statement states.
“You don’t have to be a border or immigration expert to understand that the current administration’s policies related to the border are a recipe for a disaster,” the copy of Maltz’s statement states.
More over at The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Former DEA Official To Torch The Biden Admin’s Handling Of The Fentanyl Crisis In Congressional Testimony | @DailyCaller https://t.co/zcXwIq7r1G
— Jennie Taer (@JennieSTaer) July 19, 2023
