Senators Seek Deal to Fight Gun-Fentanyl Smuggling Over the Southern Border

'The illicit cross-border economy that smuggles drugs north and weapons south remains a serious risk to ... Arizonans,' Senator Sinema told Newsweek.

Senators are looking to take aim at the smuggling of firearms and fentanyl across the southern border after Senate Judiciary Committee leaders raised concerns over gun violence and drug overdose deaths during Wednesday's hearing.Democratic Committee Chair Dick Durbin of Illinois began the hearing by stating his desire to address gun deaths, and ranking Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina stressed the need for a solution to the ongoing fentanyl crisis.

''The other part that's really significant and overlooked is the fact that most of the drugs, once they come across the border, are distributed through networks of criminal gangs that are responsible for most of the violence in communities across the country,' he explained. 'I don't think the attorney general can solve the problem all by himself. It's going to take the right policies.

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