U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown's FEND Off Fentanyl bill wins law enforcement support nationwide, Brown a Cleveland Democrat and seasoned member of Congress....Some 109,680 people died in 2022 alone from the fentanyl crisis in the U.S.
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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, a Cleveland Democrat WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Cleveland Democrat and seasoned member of Congress, (D-OH) led the introduction to his Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act , a sanctions and anti-money laundering bill designed to help combat the country’s fentanyl crisis by targeting opioid traffickers devastating Ohio and other communities. If the proposed legislation passes Congress it would enhance current law so that U.S. government agencies can more effectively disrupt illicit opioid supply chains and penalize those facilitating the trafficking of fentanyl. Some 109,680 people died in 2022 alone from the fentanyl crisis in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the epidemic continues to deepen. The bill also ensures that sanctions are imposed not only on the illicit drug trade, but also on the money laundering that makes it profi...
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