Senator Dick Durbin Calls for Treating Mexican Cartels as Terrorists

The HALT Fentanyl Act

• 💡 Senator Durbin supports the HALT Fentanyl Act, which extends the classification of fentanyl-type drugs as Schedule One drugs.
• ⚠️ He notes that the bill extends current policy without introducing new approaches, arguing that this means current policies must continue indefinitely.

Designating Cartels as Terrorists

• 🎯 Durbin questions whether the U.S. is seriously treating cartels as terrorist agents, despite presidential applause.
• 💥 A major concern raised is that cartels are heavily armed with weapons provided by the United States, including high-powered rifles.
• ❓ He poses the question: If cartels are terrorists, why are American gun manufacturers supplying them, and are they terrorists or customers?
• ⚖️ Durbin advocates for treating cartels as terrorists and stopping the flow of deadly weapons from the U.S. to them.

The Role of the Internet in Drug Trafficking

• 💻 Approximately 80% of drugs reaching American youth are accessed via the internet.
• 💔 A poignant example is given of a 16-year-old who died after buying what he thought was oxycodone but was actually Fentanyl.
• 📢 Durbin calls for holding social media and internet sources responsible and passing laws to prevent them from facilitating the sale of deadly drugs.
• 🚨 He emphasizes that those complicit in the strategy of poisoning youth should be held accountable.