News / White House calls on forwarders in its war on illegal fentanyl shipments

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The US government has decided to address the fentanyl crisis – and has tasked freight forwarders with trying to prevent the illegal shipments of the drug, or its chemical parts, entering the US.

However, forwarders are extremely concerned that this could lead to moves towards 100% screening of shipments, which would cause chaos in the air cargo supply chain.

“Illlicit fentanyl-type drugs accounted for over 100,000 US deaths last year,” said Brandon Fried, executive director of the Airforwarders Association.

“Putting that into perspective, ...