Trump Labels Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction in New Executive Order

Overview

• The order instructs the Attorney General to pursue stiffer fentanyl trafficking charges with higher sentencing exposure.
• State and Treasury must target assets and financial institutions tied to illicit fentanyl producers and chemical precursors.
• Defense and Justice will assess deploying enhanced national-security resources in WMD-related emergencies involving fentanyl.
• Trump said cartels and foreign terrorist groups fund violence with fentanyl profits and warned of potential large-scale attacks.
• The White House linked the move to expanded pressure on Latin American networks, citing recent Caribbean operations connected to Venezuelan routes, and Trump vowed to hit production sites on land.