Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade
Imposes Sanctions on Foreign Drug Traffickers and Their Networks
What it does
Agencies must block property, restrict financial transactions, and impose entry bans on foreign persons involved in international illicit drug trafficking.
Real-world impact
- Freezes assets of foreign individuals and organizations linked to drug trafficking.
- Limits U.S. financial and business dealings with sanctioned foreign parties.
- Suspends visas and entry to the United States for certain foreign leaders.
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Summary
This order declares a national emergency over the global illicit drug trade and authorizes new U.S. sanctions against foreign people and groups that produce, sell, or help distribute illegal drugs, including fentanyl.
It gives the Treasury Department, working with the State Department, the Justice Department, and Homeland Security, power to freeze assets, block transactions, bar U.S. business with sanctioned parties, and recommend visa and entry bans for certain noncitizens.
The stated purpose is to reduce deadly synthetic opioids entering the United States and to disrupt the networks behind them.
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