Feds Launch New Strike Force to Disrupt Fentanyl Trafficking Networks
• US Treasury creates new Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force to disrupt financial networks supporting fentanyl trade • Led by top sanctions and IRS criminal investigations officials • Brings together various Treasury depts to better track and target money laundering • Aims to strengthen coordination domestically and with foreign partners • Part of broader Biden admin push to curb fentanyl crisis causing spike in overdose deaths