Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has joined 24 other state attorneys general imploring the U.S. Senate to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act. It would place the drug and its analogues on the Schedule I list.
“The fentanyl epidemic has devastated Oklahoma families and communities across our nation,” said Drummond. “Mexican cartels are flooding our southern border with deadly Chinese-made fentanyl, and drug dealers are exploiting legal loopholes to distribute lethal copycat versions. The Senate must act now to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act and give law enforcement the tools they need to save lives.”
The HALT Fentanyl Act was passed by the U.S. House.
The temporary designation of fentanyl and its analogues on the Schedule I drug list expires on March 31.
