A bipartisan bill in Congress aims to crack down on how cartels use social media platforms like Snapchat to get American citizens to traffick drugs into the country, including in Arizona.
House Resolution 488 was introduced on Jan. 16 by Arizona Republican U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani and Pennsylvania Democratic U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, who represents a border district in southern Arizona, as drastic border policy changes are under way with the new Trump administration.
“In Pima County, fentanyl overdoses are the number one cause of death for teenagers. Tragically, the same cartels that traffic this poison into our communities are using social media to recruit American citizens, including teenagers, to smuggle drugs and other contraband into the United States,” Ciscomani said in a statement.
The proposal is expected to be one of many major pieces of legislation intended to crack down on illegal activity related to the border and immigration policy. President Donald Trump is expected to sign the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, which allows illegal immigrants to be brought into custody for crimes such as theft.
