The Fentanyl Epidemic: Tracing its Route from China to North Texas via Mexico.

A new X-ray scanning system has been implemented at a border checkpoint in Brownsville, Texas, to detect fentanyl and other contraband in trucks arriving from Mexico. While most U.S.-bound trucks and passenger vehicles are only selectively scanned, this new system aims to combat the smuggling of narcotics by Mexican cartels, which has contributed to a record number of fatal overdoses in the U.S. in 2021.