Drugs August 7 Parrot helps law enforcement uncover drug trafficking ring, leading to major bust A parrot trained to repeat drug phrases helped British police dismantle a trafficking network operated inside a Lancashire prisonby the group's ringleader.
Crime August 7 AG Bondi offers $50M for arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Pam Bondi offers $50 million bounty for Nicolás Maduro's capture as United States accuses Venezuelan president of corruption and aiding drug cartels.
Utah August 7 New faith group that uses 'psychedelic mushrooms' lands legal win under religious freedom law Utah faith group Singularism wins preliminary injunction allowing use of psilocybin mushrooms as religious sacrament under state's religious freedom law.
Health August 7 Supplement sold at gas stations sparks health fears as people report addiction symptoms Users of Botanic Tonics' Feel Free tonic report severe addiction, spending up to $3,000 monthly on the kratom and kava supplement that is sold at gas stations.
U.S. August 6 John Kerry’s ritzy blue city neighborhood rocked as drug addicts ‘overrun’ cobblestone streets Residents in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood are complaining that city leaders aren't doing enough to control open air drug use.
Border security August 5 6 criminal aliens nabbed in Houston ICE raids boast startling number of convictions A group of six criminal illegal aliens have been arrested by ICE in Houston after having collectively illegally entered the country a staggering 42 times.
Health August 5 Deadly drug stronger than fentanyl spreads rapidly across the Americas, experts warn Little-known nitazenes synthetic opioids evade standard drug tests while causing overdose deaths, requiring specialized detection and multiple naloxone doses.
VIDEO August 3 South Carolina officer collapses from fentanyl exposure during routine traffic stop Former NYPD narcotics officer Darrin Porcher reacts to the viral video of the officer reviving his partner and discusses the dangers of fentanyl.
Politics July 30 Dem governor's buried cocaine investigation docs hit with official inquiry as questions swirl over Senate run The National Republican Senatorial Committee appealed a denial of records on Gov. Janet Mills' 1990 cocaine investigation, citing public interest.
South America July 29 US accuses Venezuelan regime of narco-terrorism over alliances with Tren de Aragua, Sinaloa Cartel The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned the Cartel de los Soles as a global terrorist group for allegedly supporting violent organizations like Tren de Aragua and the Sinaloa Cartel.
Drug and Substance Abuse July 29 Health officials warn of dangerous substance available in stores across the nation Health officials are attempting to get ahead of what could be another wave of addiction by issuing a scheduling recommendation for kratom byproduct 7-hydroxymitragynine (also known as 7-OH).