Today, Director of National Drug Control Policy James Carroll released the following statement regarding China’s announcement that it is following through on its pledge to add fentanyl to the country’s list of controlled substances, effective May 1.
“Each year, tens of thousands of Americans die from drug overdoses involving fentanyl, most of which originates in China. In order for us to save American lives, it’s critical China follows through on their pledge to schedule all fentanyl-related drugs as a class and...
crack down on those producing these deadly substances. The United States will continue working diligently with our partners abroad to keep lethal drugs like fentanyl out of our communities,” ONDCP Director James Carroll said.
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Here are some of the "bigger" releases from just this year with regard to China and Fentanyl
Understanding and Addressing the Driving Forces of the Opioid Crisis
"At President Trump’s urging, China has agreed to take measures to prevent trafficking of Chinese fentanyl and fentanyl analogues."
"The Trump Administration is working to cut off the deadly drug supplies that have helped fuel this devastating crisis.
More than 16,000 kilograms of heroin and nearly 5,000 kilograms of fentanyl have been seized in the U.S. since the beginning of 2017, according to the (DEA)"
"President Trump’s efforts to secure our border are helping to stop deadly drugs from being brought into our country.
The (DHS) seized almost 5,000 pounds of fentanyl in FY 2018—totaling 1.2 billion lethal doses, or enough to kill every American four times."
"Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seizures of fentanyl alone are up 265 percent over the last two full fiscal years."
"The Administration has cracked down on the distribution of deadly drugs over the internet, including shutting down the country’s biggest Darknet distributor of drugs.
During that operation, DOJ seized enough fentanyl to kill 105,000 Americans."
"Thanks to the President’s efforts, more shipments of illicit drugs are being stopped through the mail before they can reach our communities.
CBP has stopped over six times more packages containing fentanyl thanks to the STOP Act included in last year’s opioid legislation."
"Postal inspectors saw a 1,000 percent increase in international seizures and a 750 percent increase in domestic seizures related to synthetic opioids from FY 2016 to FY 2018."
***From February we have this release:***
Head Of Deadly Elmira Opioid Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison
"Vivas Ceron admitted that between 2013 and 2017, Chinese sources shipped several hundred pounds of fentanyl and fentanyl analogues to the United States and Canada.
. . .Vivas Ceron and his co-conspirators’ distribution in Canada and the United States resulted in 15 overdoses"
This "prolific darknet narcotics vendor":
Lake Oswego Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl from China Leading to Overdose Death
"Yan monitored legislation and law enforcement activities in the United States and China, modifying the chemical structure of the fentanyl analogues he produced to evade prosecution in China."
"Over the course of the investigation, federal agents identified more than 100 distributors of synthetic opioids involved with Yan’s manufacturing and distribution networks."
And this Chinese national:
Chinese National Charged With Importing Analogues
"He was allegedly responsible for importing more than 500 kilograms of controlled substance analogues into the United States."
Yesterday, a news organization published a copy of a draft opinion in a pending case. Justices circulate draft opinions internally as a routine and essential part of the Court’s confidential deliberative work. Although the document described in yesterday’s reports is authentic,
it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case.
The U.S. Department of Justice today issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland regarding Texas SB8:
“While the Justice Department urgently explores all options to challenge Texas SB8 in order to protect the constitutional rights of women and other persons, including access to an abortion,
On this Sunday, as we pray that God will continue to Bless America, I write to inform you of our next actions, which will be made with the great solemnity that this moment requires.
I want to call to your immediate attention the action to be taken tomorrow morning, when Majority Leader Hoyer will request Unanimous Consent to bring up the Raskin resolution.
Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras have all signed the Asylum Cooperation Agreement (ACA) and all three ACAs have entered into force.
This is a historic milestone for the Trump Administration, Central America, and the American people. During Fiscal Year 2019, more than 71% of migrants apprehended at the U.S. Southwest border came from El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras—
"While there likely will be a short delay in delivery of apportionment results, that isn’t because of problems with the completeness and accuracy of Census data.
It’s because of a delay imposed earlier in the year resulting from activist litigation.
Just this week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the challenge to President Trump’s directive that the Secretary of Commerce report an apportionment count that excludes non-legal residents in the United States, including illegal immigrants.
Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement on Attorney General William Barr’s appointment of U.S. Attorney John Durham as a special counsel:
“This order only further erodes the credibility of the Justice Department under Attorney General Barr’s tenure. On its face, this appointment appears to violate the Department’s own regulations—which stipulate, among other requirements,