CBP seizes 4 million pills at Ariz. border in largest fentanyl bust in agency history
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized more than a half ton of fentanyl, or more than 4 million pills, authorities announced this week, the largest drug seizure in the agency’s history. When CBP officers at the border port of Lukeville, Arizona, stopped a 20-year-old driver of a pickup truck towing a SRV trailer, they […]
Carfentanil, opioid stronger than fentanyl, and animal sedative medetomidine found in NYC drug supply
Overdose deaths involving a synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl have more than doubled in New York City, while a new, deadly sedative has been detected in the city’s drug supply for the first time. The two deadly drugs are wreaking havoc on public health, with city officials issuing warnings Thursday about carfentanil, a […]
It’s Incredibly Easy To Buy Ingredients For Fentanyl From China: REPORT
The ingredients to make fentanyl are incredibly easy to purchase from China and ship to North America, Reuters reported on Thursday. Reuters spent the past year obtaining ingredients that chemists advised them are precursors to fentanyl, as well as equipment to make pills, in order to demonstrate how easy it is to procure fentanyl ingredients […]
Chinese National in U.S. Provided Mexican Cartels with Fentanyl Ingredients
Federal prosecutors in Texas allege that a Chinese national helped supply Mexican drug cartels with tons of fentanyl precursors by transporting the chemicals from China to the United States, then smuggling them into Mexico, where the cartels manufactured the drug. This week, Mingsu Fernando Fang, 48, appeared before U.S. District Judge Diana Song Quiroga in […]
Portland Overdose Deaths Increased During 90-Day Fentanyl State of Emergency
Overdose deaths have risen in the Portland, Oregon, area during a 90-day state of emergency declared by officials to combat the fentanyl problem, leaving residents questioning what reforms were actually implemented. Governor Tina Kotek (Democrat), Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson (Democrat) and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (Democrat) all Declared The emergency order was issued […]
Ex-NYC official Kamal Bherwani blames Mohegan Sun for son’s caught-on-video fentanyl death, demands NY reject casino bid
The son of a former city executive overdosed on fentanyl while playing blackjack at Mohegan Sun, lost consciousness and fell from his chair, and officials wasted precious time trying to get help that could have saved his life, according to a chilling video obtained by The Washington Post. Video of the May 18, 2021 incident […]
Opioid Crisis Escalates In Florida After Police Discover Drug 50 Times Stronger Than Fentanyl
Florida authorities discovered a drug 50 times stronger than fentanyl being distributed in Florida, Newsweek reported. Palm Beach County police uncovered a synthetic opioid, N-Desethyl Isotonitazene (ISO), that is up to 50 times more potent than fentanyl, according to Newsweek. The discovery was made during a raid by the West Palm Beach Police’s Organized Crime […]
Mom of 15-year-old who died from fentanyl gives emotional speech that brings many to tears at RNC
The mother of a 15-year-old boy who died of a drug overdose delivered a passionate and emotional speech at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday. Speaking to a captivated audience in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 2022, Ann Fundner reflected on the devastating loss of her son. “This was not an overdose, this was poisoning.” Fundner said […]
Sergio Pino, real estate titan accused of poisoning wife with fentanyl, kills himself
A Miami real estate mogul accused of poisoning his wife with fentanyl was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his mansion on Tuesday during an FBI raid related to an ongoing investigation into a murder-for-hire plot to kill his wife. SWAT teams discovered the body of Sergio Pino, 67, on Tuesday morning as […]
Canine border guards sniff out smuggled fentanyl
A golden retriever named Goose is one of America’s most reliable defenders of fentanyl trafficking at the Mexican border. Goose uses his nose to sniff out illegal drugs at San Diego’s sprawling legal border crossing, where about 100,000 people enter the United States each day. The golden retriever is one of 536 U.S. Customs and […]