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 […]
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 […]