October 2, 2022 Minnesota police make record setting fentanyl bust A man was busted with 24 pounds of fentanyl at a Minnesota hotel, with the Bloomington Police Department saying it was the largest-ever fentanyl bust the agency has made.
September 30, 2022 Maine mother pleads guilty to manslaughter in daughters drug-related death A Maine woman has pled guilty to manslaughter after her 3-year-old daughter died at Bangor hospital in June 2021 from a brain injury consistent with opioid abuse.
September 29, 2022 Minnesota fentanyl pill bust could be largest seizure in Midwest, cops say Minnesota authorities said a recent bust of thousands of fentanyl pills could be the largest such seizure in the Midwest.
September 29, 2022 Defense grilled on fentanyl crisis post Fort Bragg, Fort Bliss, West Point drug overdoses: 'Troubling pattern' A letter from five U.S. senators led by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., sounded the alarm to Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin about fentanyl contributing to drug overdose deaths among servicemembers.
September 29, 2022 Fentanyl crisis continues to ravage US communities as border drug trafficking hits new records: memo A memo making rounds in the Senate this week details how the border and fentanyl crises are correlated as overdose deaths take a toll on Americans across the country.
September 28, 2022 DEA administrator warns parents of fentanyl crisis impacting children: Cartels 'targeting everyone' DEA administrator Anne Milgram warned the fentanyl crisis is the 'greatest threat' targeting Americans as the number of poisonings continue to surge nationwide
September 28, 2022 Kentucky CBP intercept 'lethal' fentanyl shipment from South Africa labeled as ‘water purification’ A package arriving in Louisville, Kentucky, from South Africa was labeled as "water purification," but contained enough fentanyl to kill 220,700 people, authorities said.
September 28, 2022 Kat Timpf: Fentanyl crackdown would give government excuse to 'violate civil liberties' Kat Timpf argues that aside from authorizing drug legalization, the government should bow out of the fight against fentanyl on 'Gutfeld!'
September 27, 2022 Justice Department announces more than 10 million fentanyl pills seized in monthslong operation More than 10.2 million fentanyl pills were seized during drug busts across the country in a nearly four-month span, the Justice Department said.
September 27, 2022 Texas DPS trooper hospitalized after fentanyl exposure during traffic stop, officials say A Texas Department of Public Safety conducted a traffic stop and was hospitalized after being exposed to what officers later determined to be fentanyl.