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Heroin. in 2015, it surpassed prescription opioids as the most lethal overdose substance. now it's linked to nearly three times as many death, nearly 32,000 americans last year. that number ten years ago wasn't even 3,000. the drug has largely -- it's produced in china where it enters the united states. gets here directly into the country through parcels. component parts. second, it's shipped to mexico, oftentimes component parts put together and then smuggled into the united states by the cartels. here is a former special agent with the dea. derek, today china set america could do more to sto...

Prescription opioids as the most lethal overdose substance, now is linked to nearly three times as many deaths. nearly 32,000 americans last year. now that number 10-years ago, it wasn't even 3,000. the drug is largely produced illicitly in china where it enters the united states in two ways. how does get here? first directly into the country through different parcels, component parts. second, it is shipped to mexico. often times component parts put in than smuggled into the united states by the cartels. here is derek malz, former special agent with the dea. china said america could do more to...