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Hawaii Experts React to Fentanyl Being Classified as Weapon of Mass Destruction
The White House cites more than 48,000 fentanyl deaths in 2024 and authorizes expanded military strikes against drug traffickers in the eastern Pacific.
- By executive order, the White House classified fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, with President Donald Trump accusing Venezuelan cartels of trafficking it and calling it a "direct military threat" Monday.
- CDC data shows fentanyl caused more than 48,000 deaths in 2024, and officials cited seizures including 54 pounds of suspected fentanyl worth $825,000.
- On Monday, U.S. military struck three alleged drug boats in the eastern Pacific, killing eight alleged narcoterrorists during at least 25 operations, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed Congress Tuesday.
- Experts and critics voiced immediate legal and policy concerns as some Republicans supported the campaign's legality, some Democrats demanded video transparency, and critics called the double-tap killings a war crime with Dr. Jeffrey Singer questioning the WMD label's impact.
- Experts cautioned that virtually no fentanyl comes from Venezuela, with production in Mexico and chemicals from Asia, and the unedited September double-tap strike video will be withheld from the public though Congressional committees will have access.
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North Carolina sheriff praises White House for designating fentanyl as 'weapon of mass destruction'
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — Robeson County Sheriff Burnis Wilkins on Monday praised the White House's classification of fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction." "The new designation is a huge step in combating a drug that has devastated many families in Robeson County and across this nation. Fentanyl is not just an illegal narcotic, [...]
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US President Donald Trump has declared fentanyl a "weapon of mass destruction". What does this classification mean? How does the drug work, why is it so deadly – and how many people are already dying of it?
·Bonn, Germany
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