GOP Sen. Tim Scott’s Fentanyl Bill Signed Into Law, Freezes And Sanctions Assets Of Mexican Cartels
U.S. Senator Tim Scott‘s (R-S.C.), effort to crack down on the illicit fentanyl supply chain was signed into law on Wednesday as a part of the national security supplemental package.
Scott, a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, wrote and introduced the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, which directs the Department of Treasury to use U.S. economic national security tools to choke off the profits of the Chinese precursor manufacturers and the Mexican cartels that push fentanyl across the border.
“The precursors for fentanyl come from China, they’re manufactured in Mexico, and then the Mexican cartels bring them to America — leading to the deaths of 70,000 Americans. …