America’s Frontline Against Illegal Fentanyl
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes The drug is killing Americans at an unprecedented rate. No one stops you when driving across the border from Nogales, Arizona, into Nogales, Mexico; crossing the other way is a different story. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers often interrogate drivers and search vehicles inside and out, using drug-sniffing […]
Oregon nurse faces 44 assault charges for stealing fentanyl, replacing IV drips with water
Dani Marie Schofield, a former nurse at Assanti Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Oregon, was arrested and charged with 44 counts of second-degree assault for allegedly stealing fentanyl from patients and filling their IV drips with unsanitary tap water. Scofield was not charged with manslaughter because investigators could not prove that a waterborne infection […]
Feds Seize Tons of Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl in May at California Border Crossings
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents assigned to the San Diego Field Office seized tons of illegal drugs in May, seizing more than 11,000 pounds of methamphetamine in a single smuggling attempt — the third-largest methamphetamine seizure in CBP history. On May 20, CBP officers assigned to the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility inspected a trailer […]
California Woman Accused of Child Abuse in Infant’s Fentanyl Death
A California woman was reportedly arrested in 2023 in connection with the death of her 1-year-old child from fentanyl. According to Chico police, Christy Scarborough, 40, was arrested on May 30 and charged with child abuse resulting in serious injury or death and child abuse resulting in death. Police say the toddler had access to […]
California governor boosts Guard to curb fentanyl, slams Speaker
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) has doubled the number of National Guard troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border to combat the influx of fentanyl into the state, while criticizing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) for blocking legislation that would have provided more resources. “Republicans have consistently blocked resources to help not only our border but our […]
Two plead guilty after fentanyl found in NYC day care led to fatal poisoning of child, sickened three others
Two of the four defendants indicted in connection with the drug overdose death of a 1-year-old boy and the poisoning deaths of three other children at a Bronx daycare center last fall have pleaded guilty to criminal charges ahead of trial. Damien Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced Monday that […]
NY family loses daughter to fentanyl overdose after taking 1 pill
With fentanyl disguised as other drugs more prevalent than ever, taking just one pill without a prescription can be deadly — a reality all too familiar to one New York family who lost their daughter in 2022. Paige Gibbons, a 19-year-old freshman at Hobart and William Smith College who dreamed of becoming a doctor, thought […]
Two Suspects Allegedly Involved In Fatal Fentanyl Poisoning Of Child At An NYC Daycare Plead Guilty
Two New Yorkers suspected of trafficking fentanyl out of a daycare center leading to the fatal poisoning of a baby pleaded guilty, prosecutors announced Monday. Felix Herrera Garcia, 35, of the Bronx, admitted just before trial Monday to possessing, intending to distribute and conspiring to distribute narcotics that caused death and serious bodily injury, prosecutors […]
Illegal Alien Accused of Murder After Selling Victim Fentanyl Pills
An illegal immigrant with a lengthy criminal record who was deported from the United States in 2016 is facing murder charges after selling fentanyl pills to a 45-year-old man in Las Vegas, Nevada, that resulted in his death. Jorge Miranda, a 46-year-old illegal immigrant from Ecuador, Indicted He was convicted by a Clark County grand […]
Californians Buying Fentanyl, Designer Drugs on Craigslist
Craigslist has become a hotspot for Southern California residents to acquire dangerous drugs such as fentanyl, with dealers selling the drugs under inconspicuous code names to avoid detection. The classified ads platform has listings for items like Boba Fett action figures, blue socks and “fine china” across the Los Angeles area. “Those in the know […]