June 14, 2022 Feds seize 478,000 counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills, charge 26 with drug trafficking and other crimes A two-year investigation by the DEA resulted in the arrest of 26 suspects and the seizure of nearly half a million counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills.
June 14, 2022 Drugs are back in the EU: 'Everywhere. Everything. Everyone' Drugs are back in the EU at higher levels than before the pandemic. 29% of the European population are said to have used illicit drugs with more men than women report using.
June 13, 2022 Tennessee sheriff’s office warns people not to pick up folded dollar bills because they may contain fentanyl A Tennessee sheriff's office is warning the public not to pick up folded bills after two containing fentanyl were found on the ground at gas stations.
June 13, 2022 Lauren Boebert pushes to classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction Boebert is introducing the Fentanyl is a WMD Act to label the synthetic opioid fentanyl and its analogs as weapons of mass destruction.
June 9, 2022 Opioid crisis: CBP seizes nearly $340K worth of fentanyl from vehicle crossing US-Mexico border U.S. Customs and Border agents at Hidalgo International Bridge on Wednesday seized nine packages of fentanyl weighing 22 pounds and worth about $339, 300.
June 7, 2022 Opioid crisis: Montana officials report 'alarming number' of recent fatal overdoses likely linked to fentanyl Montana health officials reported at least eight fatal fentanyl overdoses in a recent 10-day period as the state attempts to crack down on the dangerous opioid.
June 7, 2022 California attorney general 'failed' citizens with soft-on-crime stance, primary challenger says Crime, homelessness, and the drug crisis are taking center-stage in the race for California attorney general as candidates challenging incumbent Rob Bonta take aim at his job performance.
June 6, 2022 Missing Harmony Montgomery's stepmom arrested once again for allegedly lying to grand jury Kayla Montgomery, the stepmom of missing New Hampshire girl Harmony Montgomery, faces two new charges for allegedly lying to a grand jury.
June 6, 2022 Drug overdose deaths up again in Virginia in 2021, fentanyl the leading cause Drug overdoses in Virginia saw an overall uptick in 2021, with fentanyl contributing to the highest number of deaths in the state amid the nationwide opioid crisis.
June 2, 2022 Fentanyl overdose survivor dedicates life to help others battling drug addiction: 'Something had to change' Fentanyl overdose survivor Matt Dillon recalled the day that changed his life forever and how he is helping others battling drug addiction on "America's Newsroom."