The law enforcement agencies in Minot, ND, about 85 kilometers south of the border between the USA and Canada, are happy that Canada increases security measures to limit the drug flow between the two countries.
The civil servants surveyed in Minot last week said it was difficult to determine exactly where the medication comes from, but that more security measures can only reduce drug supply. Last year, four out of seven deaths for overdoses in the city with around 47,000 people were fentanyl.
“It would be naive from us to believe that part of it does not come from Canada,” said captain Justin Sundheim from the Minot Police Department. “We also know that some also come from Mexico. They don’t quite know where it comes from, they only know that it ends here.”
Canada’s promise to increase security at the border On March 12th we will come into force on the entry into force of other tariffs.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised a border security plan of $ 1.3 billion, comprises the 24/7 limit monitoring, a common strike troop in Canada and the US storms and the addition of helicopters, drones and a dog team. Canada also invests 200 million US dollars to enable public security Canada and the communication security company to collect information about organized crimes to share it with the USA
The numbers of the US customs and border protection show that 19.5 kilograms of fentanyl were confiscated last year on the northern border of the US border, compared to 9,570 kilograms on the southwestern border.
Kevin Purdue, program director of the Minot Area Recovery Community Organization, said all efforts to reduce the supply of drugs are a good thing.
“It can’t hurt, everyone helps a little,” said Purdie, whose group works with people who have to deal with drug abuse disorders.
“With all my heart I know that addicts are very imaginative when it comes to getting things and smuggling things.”
Purdue said that fentanyl has been found in the form of pills and sweets in the community in recent years and that it is becoming increasingly common to hear from people who use the opioid.
“It’s an epidemic,” said Purdue. “I know people who find fentanyl easier than they could find a bag of weeds.”
Minot police stated that there were 236 doses of opiates, depression and narcotics in the city in 2024.
