Cong. Gonzales Leads Bipartisan Effort to Combat Drug Trafficking 

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – “The Dark Web Interdiction Act would give law enforcement officers the resources they need to help combat the rising trend of dark web drug dealers who have used the platform as a way to peddle illegal drugs across the United States,” said Congressman Tony Gonzales, introducing his bipartisan "Dark Web Interdiction Act" alongside Congressman Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The Dark Web Interdiction Act strengthens penalties on drug dealers and targets international fentanyl trafficking through the dark web. It would also increase criminal penalties on individuals convicted of trafficking illegal drugs on the dark web by directing the United States Sentencing Commission to enhance sentencing for those individuals.
   

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Gonzales's legislation would also make permanent the Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (J-CODE) task force that leads coordinated international, federal, state, and local efforts to combat drug trafficking on the dark web.