The United States will widen its efforts to crack down on the fentanyl crisis, announcing new sanctions targeting drug traffickers on Tuesday.
Ednews informs via POLITICO that in a fact sheet outlining the administration’s efforts to combat the opioid epidemic, the White House said it will increase sanctions and other measures against targets to stymie drug traffickers’ access to the U.S. financial system and illicit financial flows.
“The nature of these drugs, and their ease of access and potency, presents a national security, public safety, and public health threat,” the White House said in a statement.
Washington will build a global coalition to combat the illicit synthetic drug trade, the statement said, in an effort to “develop solutions, drive national actions, and create synergies and leverage among like-minded countries.”