Enough Fentanyl to Kill 2.5 Million Americans Seized in South Carolina
Enough fentanyl to kill 2.5 million Americans, as well as pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine, were seized in a drug raid in South Carolina, the FBI announced Monday. The multi-agency effort, focusing on illegal drug distribution in Richland and Lexington counties, uncovered 5 kilograms (about 11 pounds) of fentanyl, 500 grams (1.1 pounds) of methamphetamine […]
First-Grade Teacher Implicated in Man’s Fentanyl Overdose Death
A first-grade teacher in Montgomery County, Maryland, has been arrested in connection with a fentanyl overdose death in Washington, D.C., police say. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officers and special agents executed a search and seizure warrant at Sarah Katherine Magid’s Burtonsville residence and arrested her, NBC 4 reported. Reported Tuesday. The media continues: DEA […]
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump must focus on fentanyl crisis, experts plea
LAS VEGAS — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump must make the fight against fentanyl a priority, recovery experts and law enforcement officials in battleground states told The Washington Post. Federal officials said in May that nearly 300 Americans die each day from taking illegal opioids, synthetic painkillers almost all of which […]
Florida Drug Traffickers Had Enough Fentanyl to Kill Three Million
The Citrus County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office recently seized a huge amount of fentanyl that could have claimed the lives of 3 million people. According to authorities, they received information in February about a multi-county fentanyl drug trafficking ring. Several local and federal agencies are working together on the case, Fox 13 reported. Reported Saturday. During […]
Pennsylvania Senate candidates seek to downplay Chinese fentanyl investments
LANGHORN, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s Senate race is expected to attract up to $360 million in advertising spending, but the candidates’ personal finances are in the spotlight this week. The Washington Post reported Monday that Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania) owns about 3 cents of stock in Yichang Renfu, a Chinese company that produces legal fentanyl for […]
Casey tied to Chinese firm he claimed McCormick-led company invested in to ‘profit’ off Fentanyl crisis
Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey, through several mutual funds, invests in the same companies that recently ran ads attacking a Chinese fentanyl manufacturer that is also an investment holding of Republican candidate Dave McCormick. In an ad released earlier this month, the Pennsylvania senator’s campaign argued that McCormick was “profiting off people’s pain” and slammed his […]
Bob Casey has stake in Chinese fentanyl maker: report
Chinese fentanyl manufacturers (and the funding they provide) are at the center of the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Sen. Bob Casey and his Republican opponent, Dave McCormick. Casey, 64, a third-term incumbent, accused McCormick, 58, of “profiting from people’s pain” through his role as CEO of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, which under his leadership […]
California Mother Charged with Murder After Toddler Dies of Suspected Fentanyl Overdose
A California mother has been charged with killing her 20-month-old daughter after a suspected fentanyl overdose in late July. The victim was named “Baby Z.” Court Documents The baby, photographed by KSBW, was brought to Santa Cruz Hospital by his mother, Korisa Woll, on July 28. By the time Wall arrived at the hospital, her […]
Arizona Mother-Son Duo Smuggled 120,000 Fentanyl Pills into Chicago Suburb
An Arizona mother and son were arrested in the Chicago area on suspicion of trying to smuggle thousands of fentanyl pills from suburban Illinois, police said. Gloria Gastelum (54) and Germán Vargas (22) McHenry County sheriff’s deputies stopped them Thursday as they were driving through Marengo, authorities said in a Facebook post. Sheriff’s Office Arrests […]
Half-Ton of Fentanyl Pills Seized at Arizona Border — Largest Bust in CBP History
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in Lukeville, Arizona, recently made what they called the agency’s largest fentanyl seizure to date, when agents at a port of entry found approximately 4 million blue fentanyl pills weighing more than 1,000 pounds. The seizure was one of several large seizures of fentanyl identified by the department […]