White House Announces Plan to Sanction Fentanyl Traffickers

The White House on Tuesday announced plans to increase sanctions on drug traffickers and disrupt the movement of fentanyl to respond to the increase of illicit drugs coming into the United States.

The administration is aiming to crack down on drug traffickers by targeting their financial activities and targeting the funds they typically need to operate illicit supply chains.

“The Biden-Harris Administration will expand its efforts to disrupt the illicit financial activities that fund these criminals by increasing accountability measures, including financial sanctions, on key targets to obstruct drug traffickers’ access to the U.S. financial system and illicit financial flows,” according to a face sheet released by the White House.

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