September 1, 2019 Georgia man dies in jail while awaiting trial for death of baby found in freezer A man from Georgia has died in an Alabama jail while awaiting trial for the death of his 6-month-old son who was found in a hotel room freezer last summer.
August 31, 2019 DEA crackdown across Florida nets 300 arrests, heroin, opioid pills and yacht Federal drug agents seized aircraft and a yacht and made nearly 300 arrests after conducting drug stings across Florida this week.
August 31, 2019 Utah man, 29, ran 50-state opioid ring out of basement; now faces life in prison, authorities say A man in Utah was convicted Friday of running a multimillion-dollar opioid ring out if his basement that pumped more than a half-million counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl across the country into all 50 states, according to a report.
August 29, 2019 Coast Guard nets 3 arrests, 3,000 pounds of cocaine in anti-smuggling operation in Pacific Newly released video shows U.S. Coast Guard personnel busting up an alleged drug-smuggling operation in international waters of the Pacific Ocean last month.
August 27, 2019 US drug czar James Carroll calls out drug companies for role in opioid crisis Following the landmark ruling in Oklahoma on Monday against Johnson and Johnson that found the company responsible for helping fuel the opioid epidemic, U.S. drug czar James Carroll called out drugmakers for their role as "one of the factors into the start of the crisis."Â
August 27, 2019 Michigan man accused of killing wife by spiking cereal with heroin A Michigan man who allegedly spiked his wife's cereal with a deadly dose of heroin nearly five years ago was arrested in connection with her death Tuesday.
August 27, 2019 Alabama grandmother charged in overdose death of her toddler grandson, investigators say An Alabama grandmother has been charged in connection with the overdose death of her 19-month-old grandson after he allegedly ingested drugs while in her care and died, The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday.
August 26, 2019 Oklahoma judge rules against Johnson & Johnson, orders $572M payment An Oklahoma judge on Monday found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state's opioid crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572 million to clean up the problem.
August 23, 2019 Ex-Houston police officer charged with felony murder in deadly drug raid A former Houston police officer has been charged with two counts of felony murder in connection to a botched narcotics raid earlier this year that left two people and their dog dead and four officers wounded.
August 23, 2019 Louisiana boy, 5, brings cocaine to school, police say; 2 adults arrested A man and woman in Louisiana were arrested after a kindergartner brought three bags of cocaine to a New Orleans-area school Tuesday, investigators said.Â