Legislative panel supports enhanced criminal penalty for fentanyl traffickers

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Rep. Jason Nemes, a Louisville Republican, the proposal was the kind of bill advocates for criminal justice reform would support.
44% : Fugate, a former Kentucky State Police trooper and High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force member, said law enforcement has dealt with multiple drugs over the years, and, "it was dangerous.
44% : "This is right in line with what criminal justice reformers support, to go after serious crime and reduce future victims," he said.
42% : But a lawmaker who supports criminal justice reform said increasing the penalty against fentanyl traffickers would be supported among reformers because it penalizes the trafficker rather than a person addicted to drugs.
41% : "The way to fix this is to get tougher on these people," Blanton said, adding that some previous reforms were not supported by law enforcement.
39% : When asked if the problem stemmed from the control of the southern border with Mexico, Fugate said many things could be blamed.

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