So, given the kerfuffle with tariffs with Canada and Mexico, I thought this might be interesting:
And given that I’m driving Canadian blogger Lloyd Alter nuts on tariffs (he still has no clue other than “TAX! Betrayal by an ALLY!”, I dropped this at his place as he complained (paraphrased) “very little drugs going over the border!!!” and figured it may add a bit more context for you good folks as well:
Busted Fentanyl Super Lab In Canada Makes “Breaking Bad Look Minor League”: Former Trump Official
Canada’s last-minute decision to cooperate with President Trump on border security and efforts to curb fentanyl trafficking was a key factor behind the president’s 25% tariff threat. While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged to strengthen border security, a former US official who led an anti-fentanyl task force under President Trump’s first term has argued that laws in Canada hinder a proper crackdown on the flow of drugs in the US.
“Well, several months ago, you had the biggest lab in the history of the world taken over by (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) in Vancouver… It made Breaking Bad look like minor league,” former State Department official David Asher told Canada’s state-funded CBC News’ chief political correspondent, Rosemary Barton, in an interview last weekend.
Asher claimed that the fentanyl super lab was “definitely” connected to Chinese organized crime and also pointed to possible connections with Iran and even rogue biker gangs.
“Definitely there was ties to Chinese organized crime, possibly Iran as well,” he said, adding, “The facts haven’t been released by your government…I think they know they’re sitting on a big scandal here.
…”But the key thing to focus on is that someone was making over 100 million doses of deadly fentanyl – right under your noses – so how many other labs do you think you have in your country?” the former State Department official questioned.
It will be amusing to see what Alter’s response will be…self-righteous absent proof, I’m believing.
I’m willing to pay “30 cents more for Cholula hot sauce”, as I saw somewhere, for tariffs that choke the border laxity down and save American lives.
