REPORT: Caraveo’s law “directly linked to increase in fentanyl deaths”
In case you missed it, a new report highlights how vulnerable Yadira Caraveo continues to receive blame for her 2019 law that directly led to Colorado’s current rise in fentanyl overdoses.
Read more from Townhall here or see excerpts below:
Democrat’s Law Directly Linked To Increase In Fentanyl Deaths
Sarah Arnold
June 16, 2024
A Colorado Democrat is being blamed for her city’s rise in fentanyl overdoses over a law she introduced in 2019.
Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO) introduced a law when she was in a State House that lowered the penalty for fentanyl possession in Colorado. As a result, the city of Denver has seen an unprecedented number of deaths from the deadly Chinese-produced drug that is being brought into the U.S. illegally through the southern border.
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In just two years after Caraveo’s law passed in the state, fentanyl overdose deaths in Colorado doubled– and that number is not slowing down. As a result, Caraveo’s law was reversed. However, the situation has gotten so bad that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and Colorado law enforcement were forced to issue warnings of increased fentanyl threats in the state.
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Caraveo has done nothing to help the situation. However, she has praised the state’s declaration of racism as a public health crisis.
“Extreme Democrat Yadira Caraveo needs to take ownership of her role in Colorado’s fentanyl crisis and apologize for the heartbreak it has brought to Colorado communities. Shame on Caraveo for siding with drug cartels over her own suffering constituents,” NRCC Spokeswoman Delanie Bomar said in a statement.
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