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Clark County warns of fentanyl overdose as CBP officers are 'hard at work stopping dangerous drugs from entering our country'
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continues to apprehend fentanyl and other lethal drugs coming across the southern border as seen over Thanksgiving weekend in El Paso. As FY 2022 comes to a close, data shows a record number of illegal immigrant encounters, record death toll for migrants and over 414 million lethal doses of fentanyl attempted to be smuggled into the U.S. in September. Dr. Fermin Leguen, district health officer for the Southern Nevada Health District, reported fentanyl overdoses "continue to take a toll on the community."