Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, discussing ways to better protect Americans and prosecute cartels. Mexican drug cartels hide precursor chemicals in ships, use it to make fentanyl, and then smuggle the drugs into the U. Among those testifying before the committee, was Jena Ehlinger, a Texas mother who lost her year-old son to fentanyl poisoning. Jake had taken a counterfeit Xanax that had been laced with fentanyl," Ehlinger said. Madeline Summerville, an attorney at Georgia Trial Consulting tells us, that to help the Coast Guard, lawmakers discussed two bills.
The 'Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of ' was filed earlier this month. Thu, 27 Feb GMT Story Infinite Scroll - News3 v1. Kid Caster. Hurricane Center. First Warning Weather Blog. Game Center. Now Thu Fri Senate holds hearing to discuss stopping deadly drugs from crossing US maritime borders. This image provided by the U. Coast Guard shows the U.
Coast Guard via AP. From marijuana to what you think is cocaine to what you think is a prescribed pill, is going to have fentanyl in it," said Hall. Bills she believes will pass, especially since they have bipartisan support. Stay Connected. Like Us. Follow Us.
