Rep. Joaquin Castro
Texas Reps. Colin Allred (D) and Joaquin Castro (D) have joined a bipartisan group of House members in introducing the Destruction Initiative for Stored Precursors Overseas and Safe Enforcement (DISPOSE) Act. The bill creates fentanyl and precursor chemical destruction facilities in three critical drug trafficking points: Mexico, Colombia, and Peru.
The production and distribution of fentanyl has been a topic of concern during the presidential election. President Donald Trump (R) has accused the Biden Administration of mishandling the border, which the former president says has resulted in an influx of fentanyl being brought into the country.
In an effort to address the concern, a bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced H.R. 9172, a bill that "deals with the problem by developing a strategy to locate, identify, and safely destroy fentanyl precursor chemicals before they reach the United States."
In a statement, Rep. Castro urged the House "to address the roots of the fentanyl crisis in our country." "The DISPOSE Act will help our neighbors in the Western Hemisphere safely destroy fentanyl and precursor chemicals that have been seized from the black market." He praised the bill, arguing that it will "keep these chemicals out of the wrong hands and stop the production of fentanyl before it can be trafficked into the United States."
The DISPOSE Act establishes the Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative that will fight drug trafficking with allies in the Western Hemisphere. Working in conjunction with partner countries, the effort would:
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