Trump Signs Legislation to Crack Down on Fentanyl Trafficking
TL;DR
President Trump signed a law classifying fentanyl-like substances as the most dangerous drugs to increase penalties for traffickers, aiming to combat the opioid epidemic, but without additional funding for treatment or prevention.
- Trump signs bill with harsher penalties for dealers of fentanyl variants The Washington Post
- Exclusive: Trump team withholds $140 million budgeted for fentanyl fight NPR
- President Trump Signs HALT Fentanyl Act into Law The White House (.gov)
- Trump signs legislation cracking down on illicit fentanyl CNN
- New Martinsville family joins President at White House to sign fentanyl legislation WTOV
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