As a freshman senator, I’m grateful I was able to rally bipartisan support to pass a law with some of the toughest penalties for meth and fentanyl dealers in the country.

The bill was signed into law by Governor Leon Guerrero as Public Law 37-113.

Signed on Monday, July 22, Public Law 37-113 introduced quantity-based sentencing for possession of crystal methamphetamine and fentanyl, setting the floor at 25 years for large amounts of the substance and punishing repeat offenders with 30 years to life.

I’m thankful Governor Leon Guerrero signed Bill 239 into law and I’m glad she agrees with the 37th Guam Legislature about sending a strong message to the meth and fentanyl dealers who are poisoning our island.

The law also imposes fines mirroring federal penalties for businesses involved in the importation of meth and fentanyl and lays the groundwork for quantity-based sentencing for fentanyl, a drug that has already reached our island and claimed several lives.

I’m grateful this bill passed into law, especially for our law enforcement community. Now when they work hard to catch meth and fentanyl dealers, they know that these bad people will be going away for a very long time. and that makes their hard work even more worth it.

Passed by the Legislature in July with 13 votes, Public Law 37-113 aims to help address the decades-long meth epidemic and prevents fentanyl, a highly potent and fatal drug, from poisoning Our people and ravaging the island the way meth did.

We have a lot of great people working in recovery and treatment and they’re waiting for those struggling with the addiction to come in and get help. So go get help. To the dealers of meth and fentanyl: Adahi! Your days are numbered.

I’m thankful to my colleagues for supporting this and helping set the stage to get it passed. This public law is just one of the things I am proud to have accomplished in my first term as your senator.