SPOKANE, Wash. — Law enforcement in Spokane is speaking up in support of a new anti-fentanyl smuggling bill.
The bill, introduced by Senator Maria Cantwell and her colleagues, addresses the growing threat fentanyl poses on our communities by cracking down on drug trafficking.
Spokane County Sheriff, John Nowels supports the bill because he believes it would give the necessary tools to put a halt on the high amount of drugs smuggled into the United States.
“Fentanyl is affecting this community where it doesn’t matter what socioeconomic class you’re coming from, it doesn’t matter what race, gender, religion, you are, it’s just dangerous, and it’s killing people at an alarming rate,” said Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels.
The bill would provide new non-intrusive technologies, more resources to law enforcement agencies and advanced detection equipment.
According to the U.S. government, drug traffickers are exploiting the U.S. transportation network to smuggle fentanyl. Bill 5285 plans to address this by providing transportation systems with new resources and inspection strategies.