Illicitly produced synthetic opioids have strong associations with
countries like China and India, where there
is little to no regulation, and fentanyl and its analogues are
manufactured in both small- and large-scale production laboratories. The STOP Act would require foreign postal operators to send advanced
electronic data to the USPS, the Postal Service, for packages imported
into the United States. This would enable Customs and Border Protection
and other agencies to target high-risk shipments for screening. This bill also gives the Postal Service more authority to scan
arriving mail from places that are currently exempt from CBP protocol,
helping to stop these packages from reaching U.S. borders in the first
place. It is a vigilant Federal response, including the STOP Act, which
is crucial to reversing the tide of addiction, helping to save lives in
our community and across the country.
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