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Moody backs bill to ban fentanyl pill press machines
Filed: May 04, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: Florida Sen. Ashley Moody joins federal efforts to outlaw pill press machines tied to counterfeit “murder pills.”
WHO: Sen. Ashley Moody and federal lawmakers, joined by law enforcement in Miami
WHAT: Introduced the PRESS Act to criminalize intentional importation of pill press machines used to produce counterfeit fentanyl pills
WHEN: May 04, 2026 at 12:35 PM ET
WHERE: Florida
WHY: Lawmakers are moving to dismantle domestic production of counterfeit fentanyl pills by cutting off the specialized pill-press machinery.
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