Trump signs executive order labeling fentanyl ‘weapon of mass destruction’

Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order labelling fentanyl, and its core precursors, as a “weapon of mass destruction” (WMD), in the latest instance of his administration using increasingly militarised language to justify its operations against drug cartels and smugglers. The announcement on Monday comes after the Trump administration’s repeated references to drug smugglers as “narco-terrorists” and its designation of Latin American cartels as “foreign terrorist organisations”. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3Venezuela: A not-so-covert CIA disaster in the making list 2 of 3‘Maduro will leave power’:…