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Rachel Mitchell: “The police have expressed concern because if they catch…”

Featuring: Rachel Mitchell, Republican | Maricopa County Attorney | Arizona

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Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell speaks following joint press conference

Published | Video Starts at 12:52

Because I know a lot of critics say that it would basically log up the system if there are more people who are facing charges for these types. Of crimes, you know, it certainly will increase the number of cases. But I know that The police have expressed concern because if they catch somebody in the process of smoking, for example, a fentanyl pill, they want to be able to do something about that. So I certainly understand the move to do that. But, yes, obviously, it's going to create additional cases for us to look at. (12:52–13:05)

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Asserts that police are concerned about their ability to act when catching someone smoking a fentanyl pill.

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