Rubio announces new visa restrictions on families of fentanyl traffickers
UNITED STATES, JUN 26 – The policy expands sanctions to families and associates of sanctioned traffickers, aiming to deter fentanyl flow that caused over 220 daily U.S. overdose deaths in 2024, officials said.
- On June 26, the U.S. State Department introduced a visa limitation strategy aimed at preventing drug traffickers, along with their relatives and close contacts, from entering the country as part of efforts to combat fentanyl smuggling.
- This policy builds on President Trump's Executive Order 14059 and aims to tighten loopholes exploited by traffickers while expanding accountability beyond traffickers themselves.
- Meanwhile, federal prosecutors announced the takedown of the Big Sip, a Minneapolis drug trafficking group accused of selling fentanyl and possessing firearms in several apartment buildings near 36th and Penn.
- Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson said, "We will not stop," commending the law enforcement collaboration that disrupted this dangerous fentanyl distribution network.
- The visa restrictions and criminal charges reflect a coordinated effort to reduce fentanyl-related deaths, which exceed 220 daily in 2024, and to protect American communities from drug-related violence.
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The US government has announced further measures to combat trafficking in the drug fentanyl.
‘El Chapo’ Guzman and ‘El Mayo’ Zambada will run out of visits! The U.S. State Department announced on June 26 new visa restrictions for family members and partners of drug traffickers linked to the production and trafficking of synthetic drugs, such as fentanyl. The U.S. organization indicated that this measure is part of the U.S. efforts to reduce deaths caused by the use of illegal substances, which cause an average of 200 deaths per day from…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new visa restrictions on Thursday in an effort to combat the crisis caused by the deadly drug fentanyl.
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The United States wants to contain the fentanyl crisis through increased entry restrictions. Much is still open.
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