2
“ Drug Overdose Death Rates ,” National Institute on Drug Abuse , June 30 , 2023 , https :// nida . nih . gov / research-topics / trends-statistics / overdose-death-rates
3
Ibid .
4
“ FIN-2019-A006 : Advisory to Financial Institutions on Illicit Financial Schemes and Methods Related to the Trafficking of Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids ,” Financial Crimes Enforcement Network , August 21 , 2019 , https :// www . fincen . gov / sites / default / files / advisory / 2019-08-21 / Fentanyl Advisory FINAL 508 . pdf
5
Ibid .
6
United Nations Office on Drug and Crime homepage , https :// www . unodc . org /
7
“ Migrant Smuggling ,” United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime , https :// www . unodc . org / unodc / en / human-trafficking / migrant-smuggling / migrant-smuggling . html
8
“ Violence and Abuse in Rural America ,” Rural Health Information Hub , https :// www . ruralhealthinfo . org / topics / violence-and-abuse
9
Ray Sanchez , Nicole Chavez and Priscilla Alvarez , “ On a Texas road called ‘ the mouth of the wolf ,’ a semitruck packed with migrants was abandoned in the sweltering heat ,” CNN , June 29 , 2022 , https :// www . cnn . com / 2022 / 06 / 29 / us / san-antonio-migrant-truck-deaths / index . html
10
“ FIN-2023-Alert001 : FinCEN Alert on Human Smuggling along the Southwest Border of the United States ,” Financial Crimes Enforcement Network , January 13 , 2023 , https :// www . fincen . gov / sites / default / files / shared / FinCEN % 20Alert % 20Human % 20Smuggling % 20FINAL _ 508 . pdf
11
Ibid .
12
“ FinCEN Issues Alert on Human Smuggling Along the Southwest Border of the United States ,” Financial Crimes Enforcement Network , January 13 , 2023 , https :// www . fincen . gov / news / newsreleases / fincen-issues-alert-human-smuggling-along-southwest-border-united-states
13
“ FIN-2014-A008 : Guidance on Recognizing Activity that May be Associated with Human Smuggling and Human Trafficking – Financial Red Flags ,“ Financial Crimes Enforcement Network , September 11 , 2014 , https :// www . fincen . gov / sites / default / files / advisory / FIN-2014-A008 . pdf
14
“ FIN-2020-A008 : Supplemental Advisory on Identifying and Reporting Human Trafficking and Related Activity ,” Financial Crimes Enforcement Network , October 15 , 2020 , https :// www . fincen . gov / sites / default / files / advisory / 2020-10-15 / Advisory Human Trafficking 508 FINAL _ 0 . pdf
15
E . D . Cauchi , “ Mexican drug cartels pay Americans to smuggle weapons across the border , intelligence documents show ,” CBS News , September 18 , 2023 , https :// www . cbsnews . com / news / mexican-drug-cartels-american-weapons-smuggled-across-border /
16
“ Treasury Sanctions Mexican Arms Trafficker Supplying U . S . -Sourced Weapons to CJNG ,” U . S . Department of the Treasury , February 28 , 2023 , https :// home . treasury . gov / news / pressreleases / jy1310
17
Ibid .
18
Ibid .
19
Camilo Montoya-Galvez , “ Are terrorists trying to enter the U . S . through the southern border ? Here are the facts .” CBS News , October 11 , 2023 , https :// www . cbsnews . com / news / us-mexico-border-terrorists /
20
Julia Ainsley , “ Number of people on terrorist watchlist stopped at southern U . S . border has risen ,” NBC News , September 14 , 2023 , https :// www . nbcnews . com / politics / national-security / numberpeople-terror-watchlist-stopped-mexico-us-border-risen-rcna105095
21
Julia Ainsley , “ CBP stopped two men on terrorism watchlist at border , says such incidents are rare ,“ NBC News , April 6 , 2021 , https :// www . nbcnews . com / politics / immigration / cbp-stopped-two-menterror-watchlist-border-says-such-incidents-n1263167
22
Julia Ainsley , “ Number of people on terrorist watchlist stopped at southern U . S . border has risen ,” NBC News , September 14 , 2023 , https :// www . nbcnews . com / politics / national-security / number-peopleterror-watchlist-stopped-mexico-us-border-risen-rcna105095
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