March 16, 2022 UN commission moves to control fentanyl precursors, after urging by Biden administration The U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs on Wednesday voted to control three chemicals used to create fentanyl, after a request by the Biden administration.
March 16, 2022 Journalist killed in Mexico, eighth so far this year Another journalist was shot and killed at a home in Zitacuaro, Mexico, making this the eighth journalist murder this year.
March 15, 2022 Florida mother, daughter arrested after ‘kill list’ found on teen's phone, sheriff’s office says A Florida student was arrested last week over an alleged "kill list," while her mother was taken into custody on unrelated charges, authorities said.
March 13, 2022 Florida man accused of calling 911 to have meth tested for authenticity, authorities say A Florida man is accused of calling 911 last week to request that the methamphetamine he recently purchased be tested for authenticity, deputies said.
March 11, 2022 US fentanyl sales fueling Mexican cartel war; more guns, drugs seized at border More Americans than ever before are dying because of fentanyl, and agents with Customs and Border Protection's Office of Field Operations say the Mexican cartel could be partly to blame.
March 11, 2022 Former DEA official warns of alarming rise in overdoses caused by fentanyl-laced cocaine Former Drug Enforcement Administration special ops official Derek Maltz shared concern over the rise in fentanyl overdoses, saying this is not a "red or blue issue," but a "red, white and blue issue" Friday on "Tucker Carlson Tonight."
March 11, 2022 Missing Washington 6-year-old who siblings fear was 'eaten by wolves' may still be alive, profiler says Washington state 6-year-old Oakley Carlson went home to her parents, alleged meth users, a year ago after they regained custody from her foster family. Then she went missing, and her preschool-age siblings told deputies she may have been "eaten by wolves."
March 11, 2022 West Point cadets involved in Florida spring break fentanyl overdose Authorities in Florida said Friday night that they had made an arrest after multiple cadets from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine Thursday at a Florida rental home.
March 11, 2022 GOP lawmakers demand ‘decisive action’ from Biden amid increase in fentanyl at the border 18 Republican lawmakers are urging President Biden to take “decisive action” on the fentanyl crisis -- expressing “deep concern” over what they say is inaction by the administration.
March 10, 2022 US border officials see uptick in drug trafficking from Mexico As U.S.-Mexico border traffic grows following COVID-19 closures, law enforcement is finding more and more illegal drugs.