Legislation to address drug smuggling at southern border signed into law

A bill was signed into law today by President Joe Biden requiring the commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to review field operation policies and handbooks once every three years in an attempt to restrict drug smuggling at the southern United States border. The bipartisan legislation — Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of Life Act — was sponsored by Sens. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Tim Scott, R-Fla. Rosen in a statement said, “the overwhelming flow of fentanyl through our southern...