COLD SPRING, N.Y. >> After the federal Drug Enforcement Administration announced the establishment of six new enforcement teams to stop the flow of heroin and fentanyl, U.S. Sean Patrick Maloney asked the administration to focus its efforts on the Hudson Valley in addition to Long Island.
It is expected that the teams will track leads throughout the region, but Maloney, D-Cold Spring, specifically called upon the DEA to provide assistance to constituents in the Hudson Valley and analyze efforts to combat the opioid epidemic and its distribution here.
“We have to crack down on heroin and fentanyl traffickers with every weapon in our arsenal – and that should include a top-notch enforcement team,” Maloney said. Citing the state Office on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, Maloney said Orange and Dutchess counties both have higher rates of opioid-related deaths per capita than Long Island.
