Drugs
Wichita drug trafficker receives triple the average prison sentenceA Kansas woman was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison for the possession over 100,000 fentanyl pills, which she intended to sell. In spring 2023 Mana Elena Reyes,… Read More
Drugs, Missouri
‘We don’t need another lethal substance:’ Missouri sues kratom giant to stop sales of ‘deadly’ synthetic opioidMissouri is suing a Kansas City-based kratom company, claiming it's peddling a "deadly" synthetic opioid to unsuspecting consumers. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced the lawsuit Tuesday against companies related… Read More
Drugs, Kansas City
Barbie dolls concealing cocaine, fentanyl unwittingly sold at Kansas City storeA Kansas City discount store inadvertently sold Barbie dolls with potent drugs concealed in the packaging over the weekend. One family discovered a mysterious white powder… Read More
Drugs, Eric Schmitt
Watch: Sen. Schmitt defends blowing up drug boats, no sympathy for ‘narco-terrorists’(The Heartlander)–When a reporter asked why the U.S. was blowing up “fishing boats” instead of seizing them “without killing anyone,” like when it seized an oil tanker this week, Sen. Read More
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Trump reportedly planning ground troops, drone strikes on cartels in Mexico(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The U.S. is reportedly planning to send troops and intelligence officers into Mexico to target drug cartels, former and current U.S. officials told NBC News… Read More
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Watch: Speedboat said to be carrying Venezuelan ‘narcoterrorists’ in Caribbean destroyed on Trump’s order(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the U.S. had carried out a strike against a speedboat said to be carrying narcotics in the southern Caribbean. Read More
Drugs
Drug overdose deaths fall to lowest levels since 2019(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Drug overdose deaths in the United States declined to their lowest annual level since 2019, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control… Read More
Drugs
Trump signs executive order aiming to slash prescription drug costs up to 90%(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump hosted a press conference with Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and other health administration officials Monday morning… Read More
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Who is to blame for cartel violence? Some Democrats say U.S. gun manufacturers(The Center Square) – Several U.S. House Democrats, led by two Texans, have introduced a bill that would strip certain gun rights from Americans as they blame American gun manufacturers… Read More
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Trump says death sentences for dealers will solve U.S. drug problem(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump said soft sentences for drug dealers have helped fuel fentanyl overdose deaths in the U.S. Trump, 77, is running against President Joe… Read More
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Fentanyl coming to U.S. becoming more deadly, DEA says(The Center Square) – The illicit fentanyl coming from Mexican cartels is becoming more dangerous, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. The purity level of illicit fentanyl in the U.S. Read More
Border, Drugs
Feds seizing massive amounts of cocaine in marine operations(The Center Square) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (CBP-AMO) agents and U.S. Coast Guard crews are seizing large quantities of cocaine attempting to be smuggled… Read More
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eBay to pay $59 million to resolve allegations over pill press sales(The Center Square) – eBay Inc. agreed Wednesday to pay $59 million and make changes to its compliance program as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice… Read More
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Florida AG warns about another dangerous drug on market: fake Xanax, ‘benzo dope’(The Center Square) – Attorney General Ashley Moody is warning Floridians and Americans about another illicit drug on the market: fake Xanax, known as “benzo dope.” In an alert, she… Read More
Drugs, Missouri
Fight against fentanyl: After tragedy Independence man opens thrift store to fund drug rehab centerINDEPENDENCE, Mo. – A man here is transforming tragedy into triumph after losing his fiancé to fentanyl-laced street drugs three years ago. John Speakman describes Gina… Read More
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New Mexico launches wastewater drug testing for high schools; finds coke, fentanyl(The Center Square) – New Mexico released its first set of wastewater drug test results at public high schools on the Wastewater Drug Monitoring Dashboard this week. According to … Read More
Drugs, Missouri
Missouri health coalition helping parents, schools fight youth vaping, addictionSALEM, Mo. – The Healthy Dent County Prevention Coalition convened late last month to address youth addiction in the area. After a student survey in Missouri… Read More
Drugs, Guns
Nebraska man gets 2-year sentence for gun charge similar to Hunter Biden case(The Center Square) – A Nebraska man who faced a similar federal criminal charge to Hunter Biden was handed a two-year prison sentence last week. Davonte Brown, 24, of Lincoln,… Read More
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Philly City Council bans supervised injection sites for drug use(The Center Square) — After a raucous public comment period, Philadelphia City Council moved to ban supervised injection sites for narcotics across most of the city. Council voted 13-1 vote… Read More
Drugs, Missouri
‘Addiction is Real’ educates parents and communities about hidden dangers of substance abuseST. LOUIS, Mo. – Addiction is real, as the spike in teen overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically illustrates. Yet the internet is actually offering products with… Read More