Fentanyl
Middle school teacher busted for fentanyl trafficking(The Heartlander) — A North Carolina middle school teacher was arrested and charged with drug trafficking during a roundup in which officials found enough fentanyl to kill… Read More
Fentanyl
Hawley torches Snapchat fentanyl sales; grieving parent calls platform ‘largest open-air drug market’Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley reduced Snapchat to smoldering embers at a Senate hearing last week on kids’ startling access to deadly fentanyl on the social media platform. Read More
Fentanyl
California seized enough fentanyl last year to kill entire world ‘nearly twice over’(The Center Square) – The California National Guard seized a record 62,224 pounds of fentanyl in California and the state’s ports of entry – enough of the potent synthetic opioid… Read More
Fentanyl
DEA seizes greatest amount of fentanyl in agency history in 2023(The Center Square) – U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents in 2023 seized more than 77 million fentanyl pills and nearly 12,000 pounds of fentanyl powder – the most the DEA… Read More
Fentanyl, Missouri
Fentanyl-related deaths in children under 5 increased 500% in Missouri last year(The Center Square) – The number of fentanyl-related child deaths in Missouri nearly doubled in 2022, and deaths of children under age 5 increased by more than 500%, according to… Read More
Fentanyl
Prosecutors charge two after daycare death, kilo of fentanyl on top of children’s mats(The Center Square) – Federal prosecutors charged two Bronx daycare employees Tuesday with dealing fentanyl resulting in death in connection with the poisoning of four children younger than 3, one… Read More
Fentanyl
Poll: 9 in 10 Americans worried about fentanyl overdose deaths(The Center Square) – Nearly 90% of U.S. voters are concerned about fentanyl trafficking as drug overdose deaths continue to mount in the U.S. ahead of the 2024 election, according… Read More
China, Fentanyl
U.S. charges Chinese companies, executives with illicit fentanyl trafficking(The Center Square) – Top prosecutors filed charges Friday against several Chinese companies and their executives for illicit fentanyl production, a new tactic to stem the flow of the powerful drug… Read More
Border, Fentanyl
Arizona warnings continue over Mexican cartels lacing fentanyl with animal tranquilizer(The Center Square) – Mexican cartels are using Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, as a cutting agent for fentanyl, according to a report exclusively obtained by The Center Square. On March… Read More
Fentanyl
19-month-old’s drug-poisoning death reveals reality of fentanyl crisis(The Center Square) – A 19-month-old girl died from fentanyl poisoning after being exposed to the lethal opioid, unbeknownst to the parents who booked a vacation rental in Florida. Her… Read More
Border, Fentanyl
Sheriffs: Americans must demand elected reps ‘eradicate’ Mexican drug cartels(The Center Square) – Sheriffs nationwide are calling on government leaders to demand that President Joe Biden, members of Congress and other elected officials do whatever it takes to “eradicate”… Read More
Border, Fentanyl
Senators call on Mexico, China to do more to stop illicit fentanyl trafficking(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee wants Mexico and countries that supply the precursor chemicals for making cheap and potent fentanyl to be held accountable and do… Read More
Border, Fentanyl
‘Ground zero’ Arizona Republicans sounding alarm over fentanyl flowing from border(The Center Square)- Arizona Republican state legislators doubled down on their call to action on the border crisis, particularly on fentanyl, at a news conference on Thursday. The legislators said… Read More
Fentanyl, Mexican Border
‘It’s a weapon of mass destruction’: House committee readies to battle fentanyl scourge(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, led Wednesday’s meeting of the House Energy and Commerce Committee that focused on stopping the flow of deadly fentanyl and other… Read More