Trump cracks down on fentanyl substances with bill signing

Tom Howell, Jr., The Washington Times

President Trump signed a bill Wednesday that permanently places illicit fentanyl and its

chemical cousins on the most restrictive list of drugs in the U.S. The HALT Fentanyl Act is a long-awaited move to clarify regulations around the synthetic opioid and ensure consistency in drug enforcement. “We’ve worked very hard to put ourselves in this position,” Mr. Trump said at a White House ceremony with parents who lost children to overdoses. “Today, we strike a righteous blow to the drug dealers, narcotic traffickers and criminal cartels.”