The Department of Justice said Tuesday that under Operation Take Back America, the Drug Enforcement Administration has produced several large operations across the country that resulted in the seizure illicit drugs that allegedly flowed across the border.

DOJ said in a news release that since President Donald Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20, the DEA has seized about 44 million fentanyl pills, 4,500 pounds of fentanyl powder, nearly 65,000 pounds of methamphetamine, and more than 201,500 pounds of cocaine. The DEA has also made more than 2,105 fentanyl-related arrests.

“This is a national security threat, not just a drug problem. We are taking the fight directly to the cartels,” said Robert Murphy, the DEA’s acting administrator, at a news conference with Attorney General Pam Bondi.

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