"Texas Lawmaker Seeks Harsher Penalties for Fentanyl Traffickers Amid Opioid Crisis. In a bid to crack down on the deadly fentanyl trade, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is set to introduce a new bill that would make distributing fentanyl resulting in fatalities punishable by death. Dubbed the Deal Death, Face Death Act, the legislation aims to amend the 1970 Controlled Substances Act, effectively elevating the offense to a capital crime. The move comes as the US grapples with a devastating opioid crisis, with fentanyl overdose deaths soaring in recent years. The bill's introduction is likely to spark intense debate over the effectiveness and morality of capital punishment in combating the illicit drug trade."
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is introducing a bill on Tuesday that proposes allowing the death penalty for people convicted of distributing fentanyl that results in fatalities, Fox News reported. The bill, the Deal Death, Face Death Act, proposes amending the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 to say that convicted fentanyl dealers “shall be sentenced, if...
