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Talking About Politics: Does the Recent Seizure of 924 Lbs of Illegal Drugs at the Texas Border Prove Trump is Right About a Border Wall?

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Customs and Border Protection officers in Pharr, TX display the 384 packages of meth taken from a tractor-trailer at a border crossing point at the International Bridge between the U.S. and Mexico. Photo Credit: Customs and Border Protection On Quora, Don Morgan, a Trump supporter, asks: Is the discovery and seizure of 384 packages of methamphetamine weighing 924 pounds worth $18.5 million proof that our borders need to be strongly controlled as claimed by President Trump? My response: Considering that the tractor-trailer carrying $18.5 million worth of meth was stopped at a border checkpoint at the International Bridge by the Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations in Pharr, Texas, I would have to say  No. From CBP’s official press release: Release Date: May 21, 2019 PHARR, Texas —U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge intercepted a significant amount of methamphetamine in a comme