Senate Committee Advances Legislation Aimed at Halting Illicit Fentanyl Shipments
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Dec. 6 cleared S. Res. 535 (here), a resolution calling for U.S. law enforcement to work with its Mexican and Chinese counterparts to reduce illicit trafficking of fentanyl from those countries into the U.S.…
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Specifically, the bill, which now goes to the floor for consideration, calls for the secretary of state, the attorney general, the Homeland Security secretary, and the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to use the “broad diplomatic and law enforcement resources” of the U.S., in collaboration with the Mexican and Chinese governments, to stop the production of illicit fentanyl and its trafficking to the U.S.