Attorneys General from 25 states– including South Dakota– are asking the Trump Administration to close a loophole they believe is being used by drug traffickers to ship fentanyl into the United States.
In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Pete Flores, the Attorneys General call for greater scrutiny of an import pilot program called Entry Type 86. The program allows small packages to enter the U.S. with minimal customs screening.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says law enforcement agencies at all levels seized a combined 18.2 pounds of fentanyl in the state in 2024. He said that’s enough to cause the death of every state resident, four or five times over.
Attorneys General signing the letter are from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.
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