Colo. Senators Gardner, Bennet Introduce Legislation to Help Law Enforcement Investigate Fentanyl
Colorado U.S. Senators Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in introducing legislation to provide state and local law enforcement with high-tech devices to detect and identify dangerous drugs like fentanyl. The Providing Officers with Electronic Resources (POWER) Act would create a new grant program through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist state and local law enforcement organizations in securing the portable screening devices.
“Colorado’s first responders are key to combating the opioid epidemic and need the best possible tools to identify dangerous illegal synthetic drugs like fentanyl,” said Senator Gardner. “Bipartisan legislation like the POWER Act will help our local law enforcement detect these potent drugs that have infiltrated communities across our country.”