U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown discusses FEND Off Fentanyl Act [Video]

CLEVELAND — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) was in Cleveland on Friday morning to discuss his new law to crack down on fentanyl traffickers. 

Last month, the FEND Off Fentanyl Act passed the House and the Senate as part of the bipartisan national security package and was signed into law. 

During the press conference, which was held at Stella Maris, Brown was joined by Cuyahoga County Sheriff Harry Pretel and Parma Police Department Chief Jim Blair. 

Brown’s office says the briefing followed “the year-long effort to get his legislation to crack down on fentanyl traffickers in China and Mexico signed into law.”

The newly-passed FEND Off Fentanyl Act seeks to cut off the flow of fentanyl by sanctioning chemical suppliers and drug cartels that traffic the drug. In addition, the law will funnel money to law enforcement in order to …