South Dakota AG joins coalition asking Trump to close fentanyl loophole
PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Attorney General Marty Jackley and 24 other Attorneys General are urging the Trump Administration to close a loophole that allows drug traffickers to import Fentanyl into the U.S.
“South Dakota law enforcement at all levels seized 18.2 pounds of Fentanyl in 2024, enough to cause the death of every South Dakotan four or five times over,” said Attorney General Jackley.
The Attorneys General are urging U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Acting CBP Commissioner Pete Flores to increase scrutiny of the Entry Type 86 import pilot program, which permits small packages to enter the U.S. with minimal customs screening.
The Attorneys General are concerned that the program is being used to ship Fentanyl into the United States.
“We need the Trump Administration’s help to stop Fentanyl from coming across our borders and into our states,” said Jackley.
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman sent the letter along with Attorneys General from the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.
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