Arizona mother charged with child abuse after her 2-year-old daughter tests positive for fentanyl and methamphetamine
Arizona State Police The mother was arrested The case involved a 2-year-old child who tested positive for methamphetamine and fentanyl on Tuesday. Christina Culp allegedly told police that her child’s father was at work when she accidentally came into contact with illegal drugs at her Tucson home. “It’s so awful I can’t even put it […]
Youth Fentanyl Overdose Deaths ‘More than Doubled’ Since Pandemic
According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), fentanyl is the “leading cause” of a shocking increase in overdose deaths among young people since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The dangerous drug is a major contributor to a “more than double” increase in overdose deaths among children aged 12 to […]
Democrats put faith in House candidate Bynum, but past support for decriminalizing fentanyl threatens chances
A Democrat who recently won their primary in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, a swing district, previously supported a passed ballot measure that decriminalized drugs in the area. Oregon state Rep. Janelle Bynum voiced her support for Measure 110, which, after being passed in November 2020, decriminalized most possession of controlled substances. That ballot measure passed […]
White House highlights fentanyl trafficking in pressing Republicans on border bill
The White House on Wednesday focused on fentanyl trafficking at the U.S. southern border as it urged Republicans to pass a bipartisan border security bill when it comes before the Senate this week. In a memo titled “While President Biden stands with U.S. Border Patrol, Congressional Republicans stand with fentanyl traffickers,” Deputy Press Secretary Andrew […]
White House accuses GOP of siding ‘with fentanyl traffickers’ by opposing border bill
Fox’s first appearance: The White House is targeting Congressional Republicans, claiming they “sided with fentanyl traffickers” by opposing a bipartisan border deal earlier this year — as the bill returns to the Senate. In the days before it is introduced, Republican opponents are likely to face a tough situation in the Senate. The White House […]
California Man Sentenced For Possessing, Intending To Distribute Over 400 Grams Of Fentanyl
Federal prosecutors announced Monday that a California man was sentenced to 121 months in prison for possessing and attempting to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl. Philip A. Talbert, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, said Alden Nunez-Rosales, 27, of Fresno, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to drug charges in February, […]
Minnesota Parents Face Charges for Baby’s Fentanyl Overdose Death
Minnesota parents are facing charges related to the December 2023 fentanyl overdose death of their 1-year-old baby girl. St. Paul Police responded to a call of a child not breathing on Dec. 1, 2023, KROC News reportsaid a criminal complaint filed this week in Ramsey County Court. “Where’s the Narcan?” a voice said in the […]
Four Hondurans Charged With Trafficking Enough Fentanyl To Kill 1.6 Million People
Four Honduran men living in Washington state tried to sell enough fentanyl on Thursday to an undercover agent posing as wealthy drug customers to kill 1.6 million people, federal prosecutors announced Friday. Elvin Elias Escort, 22, and three alleged co-conspirators supplied several kilograms of fentanyl powder and pills to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents in […]
$2 Million Worth of Fentanyl Mysteriously Delivered to Maine Resident
A Maine resident received a “misdelivered” package from California containing $2 million worth of fentanyl, police said. The Winslow Police Department is investigating two mysterious packages reported by residents on Friday, May 3, complaining that they had not ordered anything and were not expecting anything to be delivered. “When the package was opened, there were […]
Kentucky driver hands over bag of meth, fentanyl, $3K when cops ask for ID
What a stimulant. A Kentucky man was asked to show his identification by a police officer and removed a bag of drugs and a wad of cash. David Ratliff, 43, passed out Friday behind the wheel of his car in a video store parking lot on Route 421 in Manchester, about 100 miles south of […]