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Trump designates fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, directs federal crackdown on cartels
Washington DC, December 16: US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) signed an Executive Order officially designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction (WMD), escalating the federal government's efforts to combat the drug crisis and target cartels and foreign networks responsible for the opioid crisis.
Trump classifies fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction
Washington, Dec 16: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, as he called the synthetic opioid a grave national security threat and vowed intensified action against trafficking networks fueling the crisis.