In order to continue his continuing fight against drug trafficking, Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday designating fentanyl as a "weapon of large death. "

More to shield American from the dangerous fentanyl that is engulfing our nation. We will fully classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, which it truly is, he declared at an event held at the White House. The order directs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury to take appropriate legal action against property and financial institutions related to those engaged in or supporting the production, supply, and sales of illicit fentanyl and its main chemical predecessors. Between 200, 000 and 300, 000 people have died each year ( from fentanyl ) if this were a war, which would be one of the worst wars, in my opinion. The US president explained that "people talk about 100, 000, which is a lot of people, but the number is much higher. " More than 250, 000 people died from overdoses caused by synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl, between 2021 and 2023, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ).

At a ceremony held in honor of military personnel who have fought the border with Mexico, Trump made the signing of the order public. The president claimed that" there is no denying that America's adversaries are smuggling fentanyl into the United States, in part because they want to kill Americans. "

The Republican emphasized that during his term," a 50 % reduction in the amount of fentanyl crossing the border" has been achieved, and assured that China is "working closely" with the US to "reduce the number and amount of fentanyl being shipped. " that the order directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to use intelligence to identify fentanyl smuggling networks that have ties to WMDs and non-proliferation threats. It is not satisfactory, but it will soon be, he continued. " We have managed to reduce the number to a much lower figure. " The order's text states that "illicit fentanyl is more akin to a chemical weapon than a narcotic," and that its production and sale by foreign terrorist organizations and cartels finance these activities, including assassinations, terrorist acts, and insurgencies around the world, and enable them to undermine our national security and the well-being of our country. The possibility of fentanyl being used as a weapon for concentrated and extensive terrorist attacks by organized adversaries is a serious threat to the United States, the document states. Although Trump did not specify immediate legal changes, the classification may result in more severe criminal penalties for those connected to fentanyl trafficking.

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