A U.S. Senate appropriations proposal could force the State Department to release data about overdoses linked to fentanyl-tainted pills sold by Mexican pharmacies.
A few lines in a Senate appropriations proposal could force U.S. officials to confront a deadly threat they ignored for years: Counterfeit, fentanyl-laced painkillers sold at pharmacies in Mexico. If approved, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken would have 90 days to draft a report that would — for the first time — reveal key details about overdoses caused by fake pills sold in Mexican drug stores. Sen. Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, added the relevant language to a U.S.
“I included language in the Senate’s version of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill,” Reed, a majority member of the Senate’s powerful Appropriations Committee, said via email. “It would ensure the Secretary of State provides Congress a report on the scope of the problem posed by counterfeit prescription medications and potential solutions.
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