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Heroin-related crimes, overdoses, how does that happen? >> detective 1: i think once this area realized we had a heroin problem, we were already behind it trying to play catch-up. we are on the 91 corridor. route 91 has been dubbed the heroin highway at this point. its a widely used road to go north and south. theres opportunists here and for low money input, theyre getting a high profit. thats the typical heroin packages. bundles of ten, 50 bags here. >> anthony: 60 to 80 bucks for ten. >> dete...

I dont know who would have picked up on that kind of thing, but we did. >> coming up -- >> youll see that most heroin users are really close to their moms. >> an insight into a unique aspect of bergen countys heroin problem. >> thats why i call it a mamas boy drug. >> one inmate in the rehab center thrives while another is forced to drop out. >> hes a guy i cant have back here. to me, what he did was that serious. unfortunately he blew his shot. theres a power in listening;

Spending her money in colorado, i appreciate that very much. this is not a bipartisan bill. this is an institutionalist bill. this is a group of people that are doing their very best to thwart this president and stop a good american policy. theyre acting in a way that both republicans and democrats, some republicans and democrats want to see. theyre the spending too much money. they are stopping border security. they are hampering ices efforts to make sure that this country is safer. theyre also...

Overdoses, how does that happen? >> detective 1: i think once this area realized we had a heroin problem, we were already behind it trying to play catch-up. we are on the 91 corridor. route 91 has been dubbed the heroin highway at this point. its a widely used road to go north and south. theres opportunists here and for low money input, theyre getting a high profit. thats the typical heroin packages. bundles of ten, 50 bags here. >> anthony: 60 to 80 bucks for ten. >> detective 1: they can charg...

As you know, the dea says that the heroin that is coming into our country and creating this scourge comes from legal ports of entry through private passenger cars and through tractor trailers. a wall wont solve that. >> will wrell, i think it will. if you read the book dreamland you will understand no one had any trouble getting in and out of our country no matter which which way they choose go. but lets sit down and have that conversation then if thats the point you want to make or someone want...

Drug standpoint, ice last year intercepted enough fentanyl coming across our border to kill every man, woman, and child in the united states of america. think what didnt get through. as we talk about the opioid addiction, the heroin problem. its coming across our southern border and the president is going to be absolutely solid. >> bill: we have to run, mo, quickly. >> the wall is not the full answer to border security there are other technologies. >> bill: it would all. >> they are not talking ...

Considering that now, with this new passage of this law, 18 to 21-year-olds cant own a gun period. they already cant own a handgun and now they cant own a rifle. includes all rifles. those as small as a 22-millimeter rifle as well which a lot of kids grow up utilizing with their parents shooting in their backyards. so, it actually strippings 18 to 20-year-olds from their right to own a firearm. and so as far as the mass shootings are concerned, if you really want to get down to the real heart of...

Marijuana smuggling started tofi decline and we started to see a significant increase in the smuggling of heroin, fentanyl, t and methamphetamine. >> tucker: fentanyl, too? >> yes.am >> tucker: okay. give us a sense, large amounts? enough to drive the epidemic that is killing so many americans? >> oh, absolutely. especially fentanyl, the drug is a danger for anyone who is using it but our officers, as well. we have had several exposures in our state where officers have been exposed to fentanyl a...

We have the heroin problem but now we have the fentanyl problem because it is so dangerous, and we are seeing it. it is coming in the format of essentially fake pills. what the cartels are sending up our what are being sold as oxy, but its fake. its fentanyl, and its more potent and more dangerous. >> tucker: we have seen video of drug tunnels coming into the united states. how common are those in your county? >> in our county, not common. we are off the board about 70 miles and the county is un...

Increased to a level ive never seen any other drug come into an area. people are all going to be affected. it hasnt topped out yet. >> detective 2: someone youve known, someone you went to school with. someone you work with. >> anthony: sonny crocket gets a ferrari. whats wrong with this picture? >> detective 1: tried the lexus but they said no way so i got this one. >> anthony: its been reported in the national papers theres been explosion of heroin use, heroin-related crimes, overdoses, how do...