Thank you. Senator Hassan.

No question it is a crisis and we want you to prioritize, but, unfortunately, what we have seen is there is transshipment of this stuff.

I commend this Committee for taking the time to hear, investigate, and look into ways to help reduce these powerful synthetics from entering our country, drug supply, and our communities.

These drugs are coming from overseas, primarily from China, and are being sold in our country really almost on a basis that could be considered an act of terrorism.

I think the crisis is going to get worse.

I would like to think it could be done safely.

Much better to have targeted packages where you have reason to suspect a package by having this advance electronic data.

In my belief, once we reduce demand then we will reduce supply.

I plead with this panel to do all it can to help us by stopping this poison from even getting into the country.

It would definitely help cutting off that supply.

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