WASHINGTON, D.C. — Recently, Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) introduced the bipartisan Dark Web Interdiction Act alongside Congressman Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Dark Web Interdiction Act strengthens penalties on drug dealers and targets international fentanyl trafficking through the dark web.
“The Dark Web Interdiction Act would give law enforcement officers the resources they need to help combat the rising trend of dark web drug dealers who have used the platform as a way to peddle illegal drugs across the United States. I look forward to co-leading this bipartisan effort once again to help law enforcement apprehend and convict contraband dealers across the dark web,” said Congressman Tony Gonzales.
Background:
The Dark Web Interdiction Act would increase criminal penalties on individuals convicted of trafficking illegal drugs on the dark web by directing the United States Sentencing Commission to enhance sentencing for those individuals and strengthen and make permanent the Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (J-CODE) task force that leads coordinated international, federal, state, and local efforts to combat drug trafficking on the dark web.
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