The Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the Kansas Attorney General’s Office, the Kansas Highway Patrol, and Homeland Security Investigations announced a new collaborative initiative to combat fentanyl in Kansas called the Joint Fentanyl Impact Team (JFIT).
The JFIT aims to identify and disrupt fentanyl trafficking and distribution networks. The team is comprised of KBI special agents, KHP troopers, and HSI agents experienced in complex narcotics investigations. Team members are embedded alongside federal, state and local law enforcement officers operating statewide. This task force will allow for increased coordination of intelligence, personnel, and resources.
One component of JFIT’s strategy is the introduction of the KBI’s new K-9 unit, which are the first fentanyl-detecting K-9 officers in Kansas. They will work closely with this narcotics team to interrupt all methods of fentanyl movement into Kansas. This will include intercepting drugs coming into the state through the mail, on our roadways and railways, and flown in by air.
JFIT was formed as the enforcement component of Attorney General Kris Kobach’s strategy to prevent fentanyl overdose deaths.
If you have information about the trafficking or sale of illegal drugs, please contact the KBI at 1-800-KS-CRIME, or report it to local law enforcement.
