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Police: Zoe Mafia Family gang member caught dealing fentanyl, cocaine in Hollywood
Read full article: Police: Zoe Mafia Family gang member caught dealing fentanyl, cocaine in HollywoodA man cops identified as a Zoe Mafia Family gang member had been involved with cocaine for about a decade in Broward County. A detective recently reported he had added fentanyl and ecstasy to his dealings.
Miami DEA veteran goes to Fort Lauderdale church to warn about fake fentanyl pills
Read full article: Miami DEA veteran goes to Fort Lauderdale church to warn about fake fentanyl pillsThe Drug Enforcement Administration’s recent warning at a church in Fort Lauderdale: “Two milligrams of fentanyl powder — enough to fit on the end of a pencil — can be deadly.”
Ex-Philippine leader Duterte assails Marcos, accusing him of plotting to expand his grip on power
Read full article: Ex-Philippine leader Duterte assails Marcos, accusing him of plotting to expand his grip on powerFormer Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is throwing allegations at his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and even raising the prospect of removing him from office.
In Mexico, Yellen announces economics sanctions as the US aims to crack down on fentanyl trafficking
Read full article: In Mexico, Yellen announces economics sanctions as the US aims to crack down on fentanyl traffickingTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen has announced economic sanctions against 15 people and two companies that the United States says are linked to a Mexican drug cartel.
Officials stock up on overdose antidote naloxone after fentanyl-laced letters disrupt vote counting
Read full article: Officials stock up on overdose antidote naloxone after fentanyl-laced letters disrupt vote countingElection officials around the country are stocking up on the overdose reversal medication naloxone after a series of suspicious mailings — some containing traces of fentanyl — were sent to vote centers or government buildings in six states.
Local election workers have been under siege since 2020. Now they face fentanyl-laced letters
Read full article: Local election workers have been under siege since 2020. Now they face fentanyl-laced lettersThreatening letters sent to local election offices in at least five states, some including fentanyl, are the latest concern for local election workers around the country.
The US sanctions Mexican Sinaloa cartel members and firms over fentanyl trafficking
Read full article: The US sanctions Mexican Sinaloa cartel members and firms over fentanyl traffickingThe Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on 13 members of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel and four Mexico-based firms accused of trafficking fentanyl into the United States.
Local 10 Exclusive: DHS acting deputy secretary discusses how agency is combating drug epidemic at southern border
Read full article: Local 10 Exclusive: DHS acting deputy secretary discusses how agency is combating drug epidemic at southern borderThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently announced it is doubling down on efforts to combat the epidemic of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs.
US government says it plans to go after legal goods tied to illegal fentanyl trade in new strategy
Read full article: US government says it plans to go after legal goods tied to illegal fentanyl trade in new strategyThe U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced a new government-wide strategy that will target not only fentanyl but precursor materials used to make the synthetic opioid.
Miami-Dade PD: Brothers arrested in fentanyl trafficking bust; suspects hid drugs in spare tire
Read full article: Miami-Dade PD: Brothers arrested in fentanyl trafficking bust; suspects hid drugs in spare tireThe Miami-Dade Police Department on Thursday announced the arrests of two brothers who are accused of trafficking Fentanyl.
Feds target Chinese fentanyl supply chain with ties to South Florida
Read full article: Feds target Chinese fentanyl supply chain with ties to South FloridaThe Biden administration is taking aim at the fentanyl trafficking threat, announcing a series of indictments and sanctions against Chinese companies and executives blamed for importing the chemicals used to make the deadly drug.
Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis
Read full article: Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisisAbout 150 people from families who have lost a loved one to fentanyl poisoning have gathered at the headquarters of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as the U.S. faces its deadliest overdose crisis.
Mexico shutters 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts after US warned of dangerous pill sales
Read full article: Mexico shutters 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts after US warned of dangerous pill salesMexico has closed 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts, six months after a research report warned that drug stores in Mexico were offering foreigners pills they passed off as Oxycodone, Percocet, and Adderall.
Fentanyl crisis: Deputies share secret weapon during life-saving missions in Florida Keys
Read full article: Fentanyl crisis: Deputies share secret weapon during life-saving missions in Florida KeysDetectives in Monroe County have seized dangerous drugs like fentanyl, and have made numerous drug-related arrests, in the last several weeks.
Lifesaving fentanyl test strips still illegal in some states under '70s-era war on drugs law
Read full article: Lifesaving fentanyl test strips still illegal in some states under '70s-era war on drugs lawA growing number of states are decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips, seeking to protect people who use drugs from unwitting exposure to the highly potent synthetic opioid ravaging the U.S. with overdose deaths.
El Chapo's son, Sinaloa members face sanctions over fentanyl
Read full article: El Chapo's son, Sinaloa members face sanctions over fentanylThe United States has sanctioned a son of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, three members of the Sinaloa cartel and two Mexican-based firms, alleging they trafficked fentanyl and other drugs into the U.S. Tuesday's sanctions came the day Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador talked with President Joe Biden about immigration and the fentanyl crisis.
More sanctions for deadly fentanyl if bill becomes law
Read full article: More sanctions for deadly fentanyl if bill becomes lawOver the course of a year, the U.S. Treasury Department has used the hammer of its sanctions powers to impose wide-ranging financial restrictions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, turning Russia into the most sanctioned country in the world.
1 million pills with fentanyl seized in record bust near LA
Read full article: 1 million pills with fentanyl seized in record bust near LAOne million pills containing fentanyl were seized during a raid near Los Angeles this month in what the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is calling the largest bust of its kind in California.
Rural Florida county shocked by fentanyl deaths over holiday
Read full article: Rural Florida county shocked by fentanyl deaths over holidayA small, rural county just west of Florida’s capital is stunned by an unheard-of spike in deadly drug overdoses believed to be caused by fentanyl mixed with other illegal drugs.
Woman sentenced for killing teen in Miami crash after taking drugs
Read full article: Woman sentenced for killing teen in Miami crash after taking drugsA South Florida woman accepted a plea deal and will serve 15 years in state prison for killing a 15-year-old boy in a crash while she was under the influence of Fentanyl and cocaine, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Police: Drug dealer charged with murder after client overdoses on Fentanyl
Read full article: Police: Drug dealer charged with murder after client overdoses on FentanylCoral Springs police have arrested a man who they said sold Fentanyl to another person who died of an overdose shortly after taking the drug.
Mexico sees fentanyl seizures up 465%, denies making drug
Read full article: Mexico sees fentanyl seizures up 465%, denies making drugBut the administration of President Donald Trump said earlier this week that the United States remains concerned about Mexican cartels' drug production and trafficking capacity, and that Mexico must do more. “Moreover, Mexican cartels take advantage of uneven precursor chemical controls in Mexico to manufacture deadly drugs, such as fentanyl, inside Mexico and smuggle them into the United States. “The Mexican government should acknowledge the alarming trend of fentanyl production inside its territory,” according to the U.S. Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries. Cocaine seizures in Mexico rose by around the same amount, hitting 44,000 pounds (20,069 kilograms) so far this year, as compared to 30,000 pounds (13,766 kilograms) in the same period last year. Increasingly, Mexico has discovered that traffickers are using multi-drug shipments, with many loads now including cocaine, meth, fetanyl pills and marijuana.
China sentences fentanyl drug ring in rare public trial
Read full article: China sentences fentanyl drug ring in rare public trialWikimedia Commons(CNN) - Nine members of a cross-border fentanyl smuggling ring were sentenced at a public hearing in a Chinese courtroom Thursday, a rare display by Beijing of its efforts to crack down on the highly-addictive drug. After three months of investigation, Chinese narcotics authorities busted the drug ring in a series of raids across the country, including in Hebei and Jiangsu provinces. Yu said that after the fentanyl was manufactured in China, it was sent overseas in postal packages. In a statement released in August, the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy claimed that China "continues to pour poison into our communities." He added that since 2012 the US had only shared six leads with Chinese authorities, three of which Yu claimed had led to joint investigations.
Fentanyl deadliest drug in US, but meth kills more in some places
Read full article: Fentanyl deadliest drug in US, but meth kills more in some placesHannelore Foerster/Getty Images(CNN) - Fentanyl remains the deadliest drug in the United States, but in some areas of the country, methamphetamine kills more people. In 2017, fentanyl was associated with 38.9% of all drug overdose deaths, an increase from 2016, when it was associated with 29% of all fatal overdoses. This is the second year that CDC analyzed fatal overdoses in this way. While fentanyl was the most common drug involved in fatal overdoses nationally, there was a geographic divide, the report said. In 2017, the latest year for which complete data is available, more than 70,000 people died from drug overdoses.
San Francisco inmates, deputies hospitalized after narcotic exposure
Read full article: San Francisco inmates, deputies hospitalized after narcotic exposureCopyright 2019 CNNSAN FRANCISCO - Five inmates and eight deputies from a San Francisco County jail were taken to the hospital after exposure to a narcotic -- possibly fentanyl, authorities said. The San Francisco Fire Department responded Tuesday evening to a call from sheriff's deputies who found an unresponsive inmate at County Jail #4 at the Hall of Justice. The inmate, along with four others who showed symptoms, were given Narcan and transported to a local hospital, the San Francisco Sheriff's Department said in a statement. Eight deputies who administered CPR on scene were also exposed to the narcotic and taken to local hospitals. The fire department has cleared the affected area but it still needs to be decontaminated, authorities said.
6 prison staffers hospitalized for possible fentanyl exposure
Read full article: 6 prison staffers hospitalized for possible fentanyl exposureWikimedia Commons(CNN) - Six staff members at a prison in Connecticut were taken to local hospitals for possible exposure to fentanyl, the potent synthetic opioid, the Connecticut Department of Correction said. An ambulance was called to the Cheshire Correctional Institute, a state prison, at 9 a.m. on Tuesday to take a correctional officer in medical distress to the hospital, the department said in a statement. The Department of Correction and Connecticut State Police are investigating. The correctional institution has 428 current staffers and emphasizes rewards for deserving inmates, including in educational programming, its website states. That potency means that police, first responders and prison staffers can overdose or suffer health effects after even a minor encounter with the drug.