Senators Introduce Legislation to Combat Nitazene Synthetic Opioid Trafficking

Then-Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts in his office in the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on June 24, 2021. Petr Svab/The Epoch TimesThree Republican senators have introduced legislation aimed at halting the flow of nitazenes—synthetic opioids more potent than fentanyl—from China to the United States.Sens. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) on Oct. 30 introduced the Nitazene Sanctions Act (S.3080), which would amend the existing Fentanyl Sanctions Act to address nitazene trafficking, particularly by entities in China.