President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday formally classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, triggering a sweeping federal response aimed at disrupting trafficking networks and tightening criminal enforcement.
“No bomb does what this is doing — 200 to 300,000 people die every year that we know of,” Trump said. “So we’re formally classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.”
The designation directs multiple federal agencies to take coordinated action against fentanyl production, distribution, and financing.
Under the order, the attorney general is instructed to pursue enhanced criminal charges and sentencing increases in fentanyl trafficking cases. The secretary of state and the treasury secretary are also directed to target assets and financial institutions linked to the illicit fentanyl trade and its precursor chemicals.
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