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A Sinaloa Cartel network involved in the operations of fentanyl "super labs" was sanctioned by U.S. Treasury Department as part of the government's effort to stop the smuggling of fentanyl and methamphetamine into the U.S.

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Including fentanyl comes even close to the death rate of meth. >> it is not the same dope. it is different. >> reporter: former department of justice special agent bob panel says dealers used to cook meth from ephedrine in super labs. >> we would see nothing but blister packs. you had to have pseudoephederine. >> reporter: now mexican cartels use common chemical agents in megalabs. >> theyre like costco. theyre huge, huge industrial sized buildings. theyre basically warehouses. >> reporter: and ...

>> every stop deputy burke makes on this shift involves meth. >> having a hard time? need a program? >> methamphetamine would be the number one drug used in fresno. its so easy to obtain. its not difficult. its all over the streets out here. >> reporter: new cdc data shows meth is all over the countrys streets, and its getting worse. more than 1 in 4 overdose deaths this year involved meth and other psycho stimulants. thats up nearly 50% from last year. in california, deaths were up 64% year on ...

Has put a bill forward to do just that but we have to now change our tactics because our old tactics of investigations and long-term investigations are no longer working from the cartels that have grown and are highly sophisticated. >> trace: the problem, is it your assessment that were so overwhelmed on the border that the border patrol and cpb have their hands full trying to deal with this crush of migrants that comes across every day? >> yes. as you know, the border patrol is overwhelmed in t...

And they are producing it and its being smuggled in and being purchased and killing people. both the humanitarian crisis and the national security crisis. we were spot on. every town, city and state inur this country as a border town city and state. if you have a meth problem anywhere in the united states it came from the southwest border from those super labs that we describe.at >> one of our security guys thats worked for local police and he is always telling me stories. its heartbreaking, you...

2.0. they say it is stronger and cheaper than traditional meth and more addictive than opioids. phil keating is live with more. >> hi, brit. going back to the 1990s, most of americas crystal meth supply was made an illegal meth labs throughout the midwest. but this new meth 2.0 is coming from super labs in mexico and its more pure, more potent, cheaper, and more dangerous than the old drug. according to authorities, nearly 90% of this new version of methamphetamine is coming from mexico and bein...

Lawsuit? >> i think theres a liability. i think theres a concern from big corporations. they put the cold medication behind the counter. this is not behind the counter. you can get there. they put high octane cold medication behind the counter. some cases they have paid outsetlements for not making it harder for drug cookers to get that kind of stuff. again, these are household products. household products you can buy and you can use to cook meth. the majority of the stuff is still coming in fro...

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Modern border. i live in san diego county, in the county i live in southern california, weve had an explosion of homelessness in that county and in california. because of these meth labs, these super labs in mexico that are bringing drugs. the very same networks that bring illegal immigrants into the country are used to bring drugs into the country and money and guns back into mexico. >> you think a wall will fix that? >> where its necessary. the california, arizona sectors, thats important to a...