WASHINGTON— He Senate of the United States approved the so-called Law Defense against Fentanyl, an initiative that allows to fight and expropriate the cartels that smuggle this drug in from Mexico.
The rule provides for new sanctions and restrictions related to money laundering and thus seeks to break the supply chain of this drug, from chemical suppliers in China to the cartels that transport the drug to the United States.
In addition, the new law will allow the expropriation and use of confiscated assets from members of the Mexican cartels that traffic fentanyl.
The United States Senate approved the initiative presented by Senator Sherrod Brown, Chairman of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee of the US Upper House. Brown had 66 other co-sponsors in the Senate.
“By passing this bipartisan bill we are taking another big step against China and the Mexican drug cartels for bringing deadly drugs into our country,” Brown said.
Brown defends the over-the-counter sale of naloxone, a medication used to treat opioid overdoses. In addition, he has worked to pass laws that support grandparents raising grandchildren due to the opioid epidemic.
FOUNTAIN: With information from Europa Press
