Ohio - A group of United States Senators, including Sherrod Brown of Ohio, introduced legislation Wednesday to help stop the flow of fentanyl into the U.S.

The Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act aims to increase staffing and technology at the U.S. Southern Border to better detect illegal drugs and other contraband that people are attempting to smuggle across it.

"This bill will help ensure that our border patrol agents and law enforcement have the tools they need to stop deadly drugs like fentanyl from coming into our country through our border with Mexico," said Senator Brown. "The fentanyl crisis has devastated too many families across Ohio– and we need to do everything we can to stop this deadly drug from entering our communities."

The bill would allow U.S. Customs and Border Protection to hire more agents, as well as provide funding for new inspection systems that would scan and provide detailed images of cargo and vehicle interiors. It would also fund an inspection program to increase the seizure of firearms that cartels may try to smuggle into Mexico to support the drug trade and other violent criminal enterprises.

The bill is also cosponsored by Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Mark Warner (D-VA).