December 22, 2021 Mexico says fentanyl and meth seizures have soared since 2019 as cartels ramp up production, import from China Federal seizures of fentanyl are soaring in Mexico as cartels have begun churning out increased quantities of the deadly synthetic drug while also importing it from China.
December 21, 2021 San Francisco's far-left DA criticizes mayor's proposed crime crackdown San Francisco’s far-left district attorney, Chesa Boudin, slammed Mayor London Breed’s new crackdown on crime and defended himself as "vigorously pursuing" the accountability of criminals.
December 18, 2021 Opioid crisis: North Carolina congressman, doctor says 'every city is a border city' amid rising overdoses Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., says “every city is a border city” when it comes to the record amount of dangerous opioids flowing into the U.S. from Mexico and China.
December 18, 2021 Drug cartels flooding US with fentanyl pills that could kill you, DEA warns The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is sounding the alarm on fentanyl as it is raising the stakes in the illegal drug trade.
December 17, 2021 San Francisco mayor declares state of emergency in response to drug overdose deaths San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Friday declared a state of emergency in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood, an area that sits near City Hall that officials have long said is rampant with drugs and crime, in response to overdose deaths.
December 16, 2021 Fentanyl overdoses become No. 1 cause of death among US adults, ages 18-45: 'A national emergency' Fentanyl overdoses have surged to the leading cause of death among adults between the ages of 18 and 45, according to an analysis of U.S. government data from fentanyl awareness organization Families Against Fentanyl.
December 14, 2021 CBP officers in Texas seize more than $3M worth of methamphetamine at US-Mexico border U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas seized more than $3 million worth of methamphetamine in two separate incidents over the weekend, according to the agency.
December 14, 2021 Manchin opposes Biden FDA nominee, cites opioid epidemic failures: 'How many more Americans have to die?' West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin said Tuesday he will oppose President Biden’s top pick to head the Food and Drug Administration for his previous failure to address one of the nation’s biggest epidemics: opioid abuse.
December 11, 2021 Michigan man who spiked wife’s cereal with heroin, killing her, sentenced to life A Michigan man convicted of killing his wife by poisoning cereal with heroin was handed down a life sentence Friday.
December 9, 2021 Texas seized enough fentanyl to kill 200 million people this year alone, officials say Texas announced Thursday they have seized enough doses of fentanyl crossing the Mexican border to kill 200 million people.