Johnson to Mayorkas: End Devastating Drug Trafficking
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) urged President Biden and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Mayorkas to take all necessary actions to secure the southern border following a traffic stop on the Lake Traverse Reservation that resulted in the seizure of approximately 12.4 pounds of fentanyl pills and 3.6 pounds of fentanyl powder, enough to kill every South Dakotan four times.
“While fentanyl busts of this magnitude sadly may be more common in some urban areas, this is rare for a South Dakota community – this is likely the largest drug bust in South Dakota’s history,” said Johnson. “I ask your administration to immediately take all legal and necessary actions at your disposal to secure the southern border, rectify the dangerous policies this administration has put in motion over the past year, and put an end to this devastating drug trafficking that is wreaking havoc on American families.”
In October, Johnson met with Pennington County Sheriff-elect Brian Mueller to discuss crime in the area. Mueller relayed that the influx of drugs in the county are primarily coming from sources south of the United States and have caused an increase in violent crime. According to Mueller, the number one thing Congress can do to combat crime is secure the southern border.
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I hope someday we can agree that the War on Drugs was won by drugs and acknowledge that the solution is not to make it illegal and lock people up, but instead regulate and offer services to deal with the problem.
We can build a force field around our country, and it won’t solve the desire for people to alter their consciousness. I don’t understand the drug war, if people want to do something dangerous, why do I have to pay to stop them from doing it? Sure, you can claim all sorts of correlating crime, but that isn’t the issue here, you can stop shoplifting, etc. we can’t stop the desire for drugs, which includes alcohol, caffeine, and food. These vices are are fine by some, but I could argue bad food kills more than fentanyl, but we can’t regulate that. How about we just end the drug war and give that money back to the citizens. We could then clear up a lot of prison space, and not have to pay for more new prisons here in SD. How is it okay to ask me to fund a police state to lock up a bunch of people who annoy Kristi, but it isn’t okay for us to fund better education for the kids. The priorities of this generation of leadership are all screwed up.
In addition to the great points here, does Dusty have any proof that their fent came from Mexico or are er just taking that sheriff’s word for it?