Fentanyl Bust Highlights Need for General Assembly to Act to Protect Virginians




“Man arrested after fentanyl worth nearly $500,000 seized from Chesterfield
home”



ICYMI: As WTVR reported
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, “a 45-year-old man has been arrested after troopers seized fentanyl powder
valued at nearly $500,000 from his North Chesterfield home.”



The report continues: "The state police investigation led to investigators
seizing approximately 3,000 grams of fentanyl in powder form at Pollard's
residence," officials said. "The seizure has an estimated street value of
$492,000."



This is just weeks after WUSA9 reported
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that law enforcement seized 66,000 fentanyl pills in Manassas earlier this
month.







Governor Youngkin responding to seizure of nearly $500,000 worth of fentanyl



This comes as five Virginians die every day on average from fentanyl
overdoses, and as Governor Youngkin continues to call on the General Assembly
to come together to protect Virginians from this poison.



“Virginians suffer when we miss the opportunity to lead. There is no greater
reminder of this than the stark fact that on average 5 Virginians die from
fentanyl poisoning every single day. And because of weak drug laws, too many
drug dealers are not prosecuted,” Youngkinsaid
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2024 State of the Commonwealth Address.



“Send me a bill that will raise the penalty to felony homicide when the
manufacturer or distributor of illicit drugs or fentanyl causes a death,”
Youngkin challenged the General Assembly during his speech.



"We cannot continue to let makers and dealers get away with murder,” Youngkin
told Fox News
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. "This should not be a Democrats versus Republicans issue. The fentanyl crisis
affects us all. Holding fentanyl makers and dealers accountable is just common
sense."



Youngkin also issued an executive order
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requiring school districts to notify parents within 24 hours of a student
overdose after several student fentanyl overdoses in one school district went
unreported for weeks. Now, Youngkin is pushing to codify that executive order
into law.



Governor Youngkin will continue working to protect Virginians from fentanyl
poison and deter fentanyl trafficking in the Commonwealth.



It’s time for the General Assembly to come together to pass strong
legislation to combat the fentanyl crisis that is threatening the health and
safety of every community in Virginia.









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