SALEM, Ore. – House Republican Leader Christine Drazan (R-Canby) released the following statement in response to federal authorities announcing one of the largest fentanyl busts in U.S. history with the seizure of over 400 kilograms of the drug, including three million pills.
Sixteen people were arrested, including the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, Heriberto Salazar Amaya, an illegal immigrant living in Salem, Oregon, whom authorities say had been removed from the U.S. twice already.
“Oregon shouldn’t be a sanctuary for criminals who flood our communities with deadly drugs and violent crime,” said House Republican Leader Christine Drazan (R-Canby). “Today should be a wakeup call that if we don’t modernize our sanctuary state laws, Oregon will continue to be a haven for dangerous criminals instead of taking them off our streets.”