(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody again sounded the alarm Thursday over illicit fentanyl flooding into the state from Mexico.
She was joined by Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Mark Glass and Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods to discuss Florida’s efforts to combat it.
Moody said law enforcement in Florida are identifying drugs that have ended up in Florida directly linked to Mexican cartels. The border crisis “is an untenable situation,” she said, “one in which America has never had to face until the last few years.”
She said she was “very happy” that the U.S. House impeached Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas this week, after she’s repeatedly call on Congress to do so. Ultimately, she argued, blame for the border crisis lies with President Joe Biden, saying it’s his responsibility to stop the flow of illicit fentanyl into the U.S. from Mexico.
“The responsibility lies with the president to control fentanyl supply at the border and keep our states safe. If we secure the border, Florida will be much better off,” she said.