RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme says he welcomes a federal plan to list organized crime cartels as terrorist entities to fight fentanyl trafficking.
In an interview, Duheme says listing criminal organizations would give the Mounties more tools to pursue charges and enforce the law.
Duheme also says he sees value in the plan to appoint a national fentanyl czar, adding it would allow a single point person to have an overall picture of what’s going on with the dangerous drug.
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose stiff tariffs against Canada, citing the southbound flow of migrants and drugs, including fentanyl….