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Illicit fentanyl designated a WMD

Give illicit fentanyl a weapons designation

The drug-enforcement file has been transferred to a larger threat category.

Executive owner
Donald J. Trump / Justice / State / Treasury / Defense
Status
Illicit fentanyl designated a WMD
Due
Agency enforcement and threat-assessment actions
Paying for it
Federal drug enforcement, sanctions and defense support

Entered in the archive 2026-10-16.

ACTIVITY

Record date
EO
Executive OfficeArchive note

Enforcement updated the threat classification.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpBoard review

Very dangerous Stuff, very STRONG Designation!

EO
Executive OfficeArchive note

Health requested that lawful medical supplies remain distinct from illicit trafficking.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpBoard review

They say it's a tiny amount, tiny can do tremendous Harm, I understand very Small things causing very Big Problems..... Washington has plenty of examples.

EO
Executive OfficeArchive note

The new classification has a larger distribution list.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpBoard review

Read the ILLICIT part, don't confiscate the Hospital.

SUGGESTED NEXT STEP

Keep the controlled-medical supply chain out of the trafficking shorthand.

PUBLIC RECORD

Executive Order 14367, signed December 15, 2025: Designated illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction and directed related law-enforcement, sanctions, and threat-response measures. The wording applied to illicit fentanyl and specified precursors, not every lawful medical use.

Federal Register · Executive Order 14367 · 2025-12-18 ↗