Source: KHTS Hometown Station
Date: 04/01/2026 11:47am

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Santa Clarita Father Advocates in D.C. for Crackdown on Xylazine After Son’s Fentanyl-Linked Death
After losing his 16-year-old son to a fentanyl-laced pill purchased on social media, Santa Clarita father Jaime Puerta is urging lawmakers in Washington, D.C., to crack down on xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer increasingly mixed with fentanyl. As president of Victims Against Illicit Drugs, Puerta is advocating for the bipartisan Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, which would classify the drug as Schedule III and strengthen law enforcement’s ability to prosecute traffickers while preserving its legitimate veterinary use.

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