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Mexican cartels flood Oahu with meth and other drugs, including fentanyl, DEA agent says.
Drug networks also sneak cocaine and heroin into Hawaii , along with the meth and fentanyl.
Drug shipments first arrive in Honolulu , often smuggled in air passengers' luggage or in mailed packages.
DEA supervisor: "Everybody should be aware it affects all 50 states and territories".
DEA agents have noticed an increase in fentanyl, a manmade opioid that now reigns as the No. 1 drug killing Americans .
A "Blue 30" or fake oxycodone pain pill sells for as low as $2 in Los Angeles , but can fetch $ 16 or more in Hawaii .
Seven out of every 10 pills seized in the U.S. by the DEA now contain a potentially lethal dose.
Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islander men and women are three times less likely to receive treatment for mental health services.
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