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DORAL, Fla. — Senator Ashley Moody today applauded President Donald Trump’s strong actions—sending U.S. warships to Venezuela to stop the flow of deadly drugs into our country. Senator Ashley Moody praised the action at a news conference with Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz and President Trump’s nominee to be Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Sara Carter. During the event in Miami, Senator Moody highlighted the recent passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act. Senator Moody also discussed how, under the leadership of President Trump, America has secured the border, reversed the surge in overdose deaths, and is showing the nation what it looks like to have a president who takes the fentanyl crisis seriously.

 

Senator Ashley Moody said, “This week, we’ve seen President Trump once again take bold action by deploying U.S. warships near Venezuela to cut off the trafficking of deadly drugs at the source. At the same time, we are celebrating the passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act—a critical new law I proudly cosponsored. Together, these actions send a clear message: America’s days of turning a blind eye to drug trafficking are over. This law ensures federal agents and prosecutors have the tools to hold these traffickers accountable, just like we’ve done here in Florida. Combined with President Trump’s leadership, we are saving lives, shutting down the cartels, and making communities safer ahead of National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day.”

 

Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said, “The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office remains fully committed to working with our state and federal partners to combat the devastating impact of fentanyl in our community. Thanks to Senator Moody’s leadership and the passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act, we now have another critical tool to help hold traffickers accountable and save lives.”

 

Under the new HALT Fentanyl law, offenses involving fentanyl-related substances are triggered by the same quantity thresholds and subject to the same penalties as offenses involving fentanyl analogues (e.g., offenses involving 100 grams or more trigger a 10-year mandatory minimum prison term). A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.

 

Senator Moody has long fought to end the spread of illicit fentanyl into Florida communities. As Florida’s Attorney General, Moody demanded Biden classify illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction and declare Mexican drug cartels smuggling fentanyl into the country as terrorist organizations. To help Floridians learn about the dangers of illicit fentanyl and opioid use, Attorney General Moody created Dose of Reality Florida and Fast Facts on Fentanyl. Recognizing the importance of law enforcement on the front lines of the crisis, Moody created the Helping Heroes program to provide free naloxone, an opioid overdose-reversal medication, to law enforcement and first responders across the state. 

 

National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day is observed on August 21. The day was established to remember the lives lost to illicit fentanyl poisoning and to educate the public about the ongoing danger of the fentanyl crisis.

 

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