Ernst: Fentanyl is Coming Through Open Southern Border to Iowa Communities
In a roundtable on Monday, the Iowa senator discussed solutions with local law enforcement, including her efforts to increase penalties on cartel “spotters” and fentanyl distributors.
WASHINGTON— After hosting a roundtable with local law enforcement and Midwest drug trafficking leaders on the fentanyl crisis, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today brought Iowans’ concerns to D.C. Ernst highlighted her own efforts to crackdown on those aiding and abetting fentanyl smuggling and distribution.
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BACKGROUND
Ernst’s latest effort, the Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act, would make the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death punishable by federal felony murder charges. In July, Ernst introduced the Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act which would increase penalties on spotters and impose a maximum prison time of 10 years on those convicted of helping cartels.
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