Canada’s newly appointed fentanyl czar says his goal is to bring the already low percentage of the deadly opioid smuggled south into the United States down to zero.
“Getting the number to zero is in fact our goal and should be our goal,” Kevin Brosseau told reporters Wednesday, his first full day in the position.
“If it is one pound or 10 pounds, we all know the possibility of deaths that could represent. This is a public safety and security crisis. We should be focused on eliminating the scourge of fentanyl in this country and the United States.”
The former senior Mountie took questions after touring a Canada Border Services Agency port of entry facility near Lansdowne, Ont., not far from Kingston. Officials showed Brosseau and Public Safety Minister David McGuinty how agents search vehicles for illegal goods, including drugs like fentanyl and firearms.
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