Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) introduced legislation Tuesday that would make fentanyl dealers eligible for the death penalty when their product kills someone, a direct challenge to the current federal sentencing cap of life in prison.
The State Department announced that it is implementing specific sanctions to disrupt a "sophisticated transnational criminal network fueling America’s illicit fentanyl crisis."
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is bolstering its effort to combat synthetic opioids through its Fentanyl Free America initiative, highlighting the agency's commitment to protecting Americans and their communities.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned eight Mexican individuals and twelve companies based in Mexico that are connected to the Sinaloa Cartel.
A violent Honduran national, previously deported four times, is back in custody after Seattle police arrested him with nearly a kilogram of fentanyl, nearly two kilograms of methamphetamine, and a loaded firearm—just steps from an elementary school. The arrest has renewed concerns over sanctuary policies that shield repeat offenders from federal immigration enforcement.
Despite an overall decrease in illegal crossings under the Trump administration, Border Patrol agents in the Swanton Sector—covering Vermont, parts of upstate New York, and New Hampshire—continue to disrupt serious criminal activity along the northern border.
President Donald Trump threatened Canada with increased tariffs on Thursday, announcing a 35% levy to take effect on August 1 unless the country addresses the trade deficit and fentanyl.
