Mexico seizes 'historic' half-ton of fentanyl at warehouse
2 years, 8 months ago

Mexico seizes 'historic' half-ton of fentanyl at warehouse

Daily Mail  

Over half-ton of fentanyl was seized at a warehouse in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa, the government announced Thursday. The Mexican army and National Guard carried out an operation into the dealings of the Sinaloa Cartel in Culiacán, Sinaloa, and wound up seizing 543 kilos of fentanyl at a warehouse, the government announced Thursday The Mexican government revealed Thursday the historic bust of 543 kilos of fentanyl that were found inside a warehouse in Culiacán, Sinaloa, operated by the Sinaloa Cartel. The seizure was part of an ongoing operation into the dealings of the criminal organization in the Culiacán neighborhood Las Palmas Soldiers also seized 555 kilos of methamphetamine, 41 kilos of cocaine, 6.9 kilos of heroin, 19 kilos of opium gum and 71 kilos of a chemical precursor The bust was part of an ongoing operation that was carried out in the Culiacán neighborhood of Las Palmas as authorities were looking for a warehouse operated by members the Sinaloa Cartel. Ten members of the Sinaloa Cartel were arrested during the bust of a warehouse that led soldiers to 543 kilos of fentanyl Fentanyl owned by the Sinaloa Cartel was recovered by the Mexican army and National Guard between July 2 and 5 at a warehouse in the western city of Culiacán. Mexican soldiers made a historic bust of 543 kilos of fentanyl at a warehouse in Sinaloa That has led to tens of thousands of overdose deaths in the United States because people often do not realize they are taking fentanyl.

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New Senate bill seeks to tackle the flow of fentanyl into the US from China and Mexico
1 week, 2 days ago

New Senate bill seeks to tackle the flow of fentanyl into the US from China and Mexico

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a rare bipartisan move, two senators have introduced legislation in the latest attempt to fight the flow of fentanyl and its precursors into the United States from China, Mexico and through other borders — one reason that President Donald Trump has given for his new tariffs. Risch called China “the single greatest source of fentanyl and synthetic …

Mexican authorities find 275,000 fentanyl pills, powder hidden in boxes of cactus pieces
1 week, 3 days ago

Mexican authorities find 275,000 fentanyl pills, powder hidden in boxes of cactus pieces

Hindustan Times  

MEXICO CITY — Authorities in northern Mexico on Wednesday found 32 kilograms of fentanyl hidden inside boxes of sliced cactus, a quintessential Mexican food staple known as nopales. Mexican authorities find 275,000 fentanyl pills, powder hidden in boxes of cactus pieces Mexican law enforcement said they seized some 275,000 pills of the lethal drug in the border state of Sonora, …

Mexican authorities find 275,000 fentanyl pills, powder hidden in boxes of cactus pieces
1 week, 3 days ago

Mexican authorities find 275,000 fentanyl pills, powder hidden in boxes of cactus pieces

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Authorities in northern Mexico on Wednesday found 32 kilograms of fentanyl hidden inside boxes of sliced cactus, a quintessential Mexican food staple known as nopales. The seizure also comes during a tense moment between Mexico and the United States, as Mexico scrambles to satisfy President Donald Trump’s demands to stop the flow of fentanyl and migrants north, …

Canada appoints former Mountie as fentanyl czar to combat production of the dangerous opioid
1 month ago

Canada appoints former Mountie as fentanyl czar to combat production of the dangerous opioid

Associated Press  

OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada on Tuesday named a former deputy commissioner with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as the country’s fentanyl czar, hoping to show the U.S. it is working to prevent production and distribution of the synthetic opioid. “The appointment of Kevin Brosseau as Fentanyl Czar will accelerate Canada’s efforts to detect, disrupt, and dismantle the fentanyl trade, in …

Why fentanyl forced Donald Trump to risk a trade war
1 month, 1 week ago

Why fentanyl forced Donald Trump to risk a trade war

India Today  

A drug called fentanyl may become the reason for a potential trade war. A White House fact sheet released on February 1 notes: “The extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, including deadly fentanyl, constitutes a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.” It added that until the crisis is alleviated, President Donald Trump will implement an …

Fentanyl: The opioid behind Trump’s tariff threats
1 month, 1 week ago

Fentanyl: The opioid behind Trump’s tariff threats

The Hindu  

In what was seen as the beginning of a trade war, American President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% additional tariff on Chinese imports on February 2. Fentanyl’s impact in the U.S. Drug overdose from consuming synthetic opioids peaked at over 79,000 deaths in July 2023 for the 12-month period preceding that …

Fentanyl crisis: How the US gets its supply from China, Mexico and Canada
1 month, 1 week ago

Fentanyl crisis: How the US gets its supply from China, Mexico and Canada

India Today  

President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China is partly aimed at combating the illicit flow of fentanyl into the U.S., where the opioid is blamed for some 70,000 overdose deaths annually. Neither Canada nor China has signaled major changes to tackle the flow of fentanyl into the U.S., and each has said it …

Tariff threats take aim at fentanyl trafficking. Here's how the drug reaches the U.S.
1 month, 1 week ago

Tariff threats take aim at fentanyl trafficking. Here's how the drug reaches the U.S.

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Donald Trump's plan to …

Trump used fentanyl to justify tariffs, but the crisis was already easing
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump used fentanyl to justify tariffs, but the crisis was already easing

NPR  

Trump used fentanyl to justify tariffs, but the crisis was already easing toggle caption Rebecca Noble/Getty Images President Trump says illegal street fentanyl is one of the main justifications for sweeping trade tariffs he plans to impose against Canada, China and Mexico on Tuesday. President Trump and his team misstate key facts about the fentanyl crisis On Inauguration Day, Trump …

Two Indian companies charged by US over importing ingredients for highly addictive opioid fentanyl
2 months, 1 week ago

Two Indian companies charged by US over importing ingredients for highly addictive opioid fentanyl

Live Mint  

NEW YORK - Two Indian chemical companies have been indicted for allegedly importing ingredients for the highly addictive opioid fentanyl into the United States and Mexico, the US Department of Justice said on Monday. "The Justice Department is targeting every link in fentanyl trafficking supply chains that span countries and continents and too often end in tragedy in the United …

Canada records almost 50,000 deaths from fentanyl since 2016
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Canada records almost 50,000 deaths from fentanyl since 2016

Al Jazeera  

The highly addictive opioid is behind an increasing number of deaths in Canada, according to the government. Fentanyl is increasingly behind opioid overdose deaths in Canada, according to new government data. The national health agency on Monday reported that nearly 50,000 people in the North American country died from opioid overdose deaths from January 2016 to June 2024. Canada’s government …

A fentanyl antidote is saving lives - but isn't ending the fentanyl crisis
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A fentanyl antidote is saving lives - but isn't ending the fentanyl crisis

Hindustan Times  

* A fentanyl antidote is saving lives - but isn't ending the fentanyl crisis Naloxone credited for sharp drop in overdose deaths in U.S. * Fentanyl remains cheap and plentiful despite availability of antidote naloxone * "Tranq" drugs mixed in with fentanyl may contribute to fewer overdoses, experts say By Maurice Tamman, Shannon Stapleton COLUMBUS, Ohio, - The death toll …

Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, according to an annual county report released Friday that officials described as showing the peak of the fentanyl crisis in the area. “The devastating toll fentanyl is taking on our community is starkly apparent in this report and it is …

Is America’s opioid epidemic finally burning out?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Is America’s opioid epidemic finally burning out?

Hindustan Times  

Standing in the bitter cold outside the DeCoach Recovery Centre, a drug treatment clinic on the edge of an ocean of car parking in Hamilton, Ohio, Scott Weaver explains where his life went off track. “People will tell you it don’t because they don’t want to take it, ‘cause they ain’t done yet.” Mr Weaver’s story reflects America’s opioid crisis. …

Urgent CDC warning as new drug carfentanil 100 times more deadly than fentanyl kills hundreds in 37 states
3 months, 1 week ago

Urgent CDC warning as new drug carfentanil 100 times more deadly than fentanyl kills hundreds in 37 states

Daily Mail  

Health officials are warning about a drug 100 times more potent than fentanyl that has caused deaths in 37 states in recent years. There were 513 overdoses from carfentanil between January 2021 and June 2024, hitting states like Florida and West Virginia the hardest, according to a CDC report published today. The CDC report included data from January 2023 to …

Amid Trump's tariff threat, Mexico seizes record 20 mn doses of fentanyl
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3 months, 1 week ago

Amid Trump's tariff threat, Mexico seizes record 20 mn doses of fentanyl

Firstpost  

Amid US President-elect Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs, Mexico has seized record 20 million doses of fentanyl drug as part of ramped up crackdown on drug production and distribution in the country Mexican authorities have ramped up action against production and distribution of drugs such as fentanyl in the country in recent days. In two instances on Tuesday, Mexican authorities …

Mexico announces largest fentanyl seizure in its history, amid US pressure
3 months, 1 week ago

Mexico announces largest fentanyl seizure in its history, amid US pressure

Al Jazeera  

The Mexican government also revealed it had detained thousands of migrants, as it attempts to appease Trump’s border concerns. In a statement on Wednesday, Omar Garcia Harfuch, Mexico’s secretary of security and citizen protection, said the haul came after authorities took “two separate actions” in the coastal state of Sinaloa. Speaking to The Associated Press news agency, security analyst David …

Mexico announces record fentanyl bust days after Trump threatened tariffs over drugs crossing border
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3 months, 1 week ago

Mexico announces record fentanyl bust days after Trump threatened tariffs over drugs crossing border

Daily Mail  

The Mexican military seized the largest shipments of fentanyl in history Tuesday, just days after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to levy a 25 percent tax on products from Mexico due in part to the deadly drug crossing the border. Mexican authorities said they recovered more than 2,000 pounds of fentanyl in the largest such seizure in the nation's history The …

Mexican troops seize a record fentanyl haul in northern Sinaloa state
3 months, 1 week ago

Mexican troops seize a record fentanyl haul in northern Sinaloa state

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican soldiers and marines have seized over a ton of fentanyl pills in two raids in the north, with officials calling it the biggest catch of the synthetic opioid in the country’s history. “It is clear that the Mexican government has been managing the timing of fentanyl seizures,” said security analyst David Saucedo. “But under the pressure …

Mexico makes record fentanyl bust days after Trump tariff threat
Trending News
3 months, 1 week ago

Mexico makes record fentanyl bust days after Trump tariff threat

CNN  

CNN — Mexican authorities have announced what they say is the largest fentanyl bust in the country’s history, with over a ton of the synthetic opioid seized in two raids in the cartel-ridden northern state of Sinaloa. “It is the largest seizure of fentanyl pills that has ever been made,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday morning during her daily …

Mexico makes record fentanyl bust days after Trump tariff threat
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3 months, 1 week ago

Mexico makes record fentanyl bust days after Trump tariff threat

CNN  

CNN — Mexican authorities have announced what they say is the largest fentanyl bust in the country’s history, with over a ton of the synthetic opioid seized in two raids in the cartel-ridden northern state of Sinaloa. “It is the largest seizure of fentanyl pills that has ever been made,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday morning during her daily …

Mexican troops report record fentanyl haul in twin raids in Sinaloa
3 months, 1 week ago

Mexican troops report record fentanyl haul in twin raids in Sinaloa

LA Times  

Mexican military and police patrol in Culiacan in the Mexican state of Sinaloa in January 2023. Mexican soldiers and marines have seized more than a ton of fentanyl pills in two raids in the north, with officials calling it the biggest catch of the synthetic opioid in the country’s history. The raids came after a sharp drop in fentanyl seizures …

How a fentanyl epidemic, killing 200 Americans a day, has gripped US
3 months, 2 weeks ago

How a fentanyl epidemic, killing 200 Americans a day, has gripped US

India Today  

The United States is in the grip of a fentanyl epidemic. WHAT'S CHINA'S ROLE IN THE FENTANYL CRISIS IN US The US Drug Enforcement Administration has identified China as the "main source for all fentanyl-related substances trafficked into the United States". Fentanyl first appeared in the US in the 1970s under the name "China White", and its use surged in …

California’s drug task force halts entry of an estimated $11.9 million in fentanyl, governor says
3 months, 3 weeks ago

California’s drug task force halts entry of an estimated $11.9 million in fentanyl, governor says

LA Times  

A close-up of fentanyl-laced pills can be seen in a 2019 photo. Amid an ongoing opioid crisis, a special task force of the California National Guard helped seize 1,542 pounds of fentanyl last month, with a street value of about $11.9 million, Gov. In October, the California National Guard’s Counterdrug Task Force helped seize more than 1.7 million fentanyl pills. …

'Historic' drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases
4 months ago

'Historic' drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases

NPR  

'Historic' drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images North America Street drug deaths in the U.S. are dropping at the fastest rate ever seen, according to a new report issued on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Public health officials say the drop translates into more than 16,000 lives …

In Fresno County, CHP seizes fentanyl found stuffed in carne asada
5 months, 1 week ago

In Fresno County, CHP seizes fentanyl found stuffed in carne asada

LA Times  

During a recent traffic stop on I-5 in Fresno County, a California Highway Patrol K9 handler seized approximately 11 pounds of fentanyl, with an estimated street value of $500,000. California Highway Patrol officers scored a “meaty haul” in early October when they seized nearly $1.7 million worth of fentanyl in the Central Valley, some of which was found packed inside …

Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say

The Independent  

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US overdoses have fallen sharply in recent months, a hopeful shift in trends
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US overdoses have fallen sharply in recent months, a hopeful shift in trends

CNN  

CNN — Federal data shows that overdose deaths in the United States are the lowest they’ve been in three years, and a new analysis suggests that some downward trends indicate “unprecedented” progress in the fight against the drug epidemic. “I think also it’s important to note that there are still more people dying from overdose than before the pandemic, and …

Trump drastically inflates annual Fentanyl death numbers: fact check
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump drastically inflates annual Fentanyl death numbers: fact check

Raw Story  

“We’re losing 300,000 people a year to fentanyl that comes through our border. We had it down to the lowest number and now it’s worse than it’s ever been.” — Former President Donald Trump at a July 24 campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina Former President Donald Trump claimed at a recent campaign rally that more than 300,000 Americans are …

What's the fallout of Mexican drug lords' capture?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

What's the fallout of Mexican drug lords' capture?

India Today  

Sinaloa drug cartel were arrested by US agents in Texas during a dramatic operation and without the involvment of Mexican authorities. Impact on Sinaloa cartel US Drug Enforcement Administration chief Anne Milgram said Zambada's arrest "strikes at the heart of the cartel that is responsible for the majority of drugs, including fentanyl and methamphetamine, killing Americans from coast to coast." …

In the fentanyl crisis, infants and toddlers become unsuspecting victims
8 months ago

In the fentanyl crisis, infants and toddlers become unsuspecting victims

LA Times  

Soluna Lora and her children console one another on June 5 after they unveiled the gravestone of their late son and brother, 2-year-old Ezekiel Rivera, who died in 2023 of fentanyl toxicity in Bakersfield. Soluna Lora, along with her family and friends, release balloons June 5, 2024, at a gravestone unveiling ceremony in Bakersfield for Lora’s child who died from …

Mexico’s efforts to seize US-bound fentanyl drop sharply, while seizures of meth soar
8 months ago

Mexico’s efforts to seize US-bound fentanyl drop sharply, while seizures of meth soar

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Even as Mexican-made fentanyl continues to flood into the United States, Mexico’s efforts to seize the drug have declined dramatically, according to figures released Tuesday by the Defense Department. While Mexican meth is exported widely to the United States — and also causes huge addiction problems there — unlike fentanyl, a huge amount of meth is also …

Gangs mix another potent sedative into U.S. street drugs causing 'mass overdoses'
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Gangs mix another potent sedative into U.S. street drugs causing 'mass overdoses'

NPR  

Gangs mix another potent sedative into U.S. street drugs causing 'mass overdoses' toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Public health officials say Mexican cartels and drug gangs inside the U.S. are mixing a dangerous chemical sedative called medetomidine into fentanyl and other drugs sold on the street. "The numbers reported out of Philadelphia were 160 hospitalizations over a 3 or 4-day period," …

Drug overdose deaths in the US decreased in 2023, for the first time in five years
10 months ago

Drug overdose deaths in the US decreased in 2023, for the first time in five years

CNN  

CNN — After a steep rise during the Covid-19 pandemic, preliminary data shows that drug overdose deaths in the United States ticked down in 2023 for the first time in five years. “This progress over the last 12 months should make us want to reinvigorate our efforts knowing that our strategies are making a difference,” CDC Chief Medical Officer Dr. …

Counterfeit fentanyl pills are becoming a lot more common in law enforcement seizures
10 months ago

Counterfeit fentanyl pills are becoming a lot more common in law enforcement seizures

NPR  

Counterfeit fentanyl pills are becoming a lot more common in law enforcement seizures Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP A new study shows a dramatic spike in the number of counterfeit fentanyl pills being seized by law enforcement, an indication of the growing illicit drug supply driving the country's historic opioid crisis. Last year, more than 115 million pills …

Mexico’s chief detective apologizes for saying his country is the ‘champion’ of fentanyl production
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico’s chief detective apologizes for saying his country is the ‘champion’ of fentanyl production

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The head of Mexico’s detective service apologized Thursday for saying his country is “the champion” of fentany l and meth production. The comments Tuesday by Felipe de Jesus Gallo, the head of Mexico’s Criminal Investigation Agency, appeared to contradict past statements by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has denied any fentanyl is produced in Mexico. “For …

Riverside County deputy, 14 others arrested in drug trafficking bust
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Riverside County deputy, 14 others arrested in drug trafficking bust

LA Times  

Authorities have arrested 15 people, including a Riverside County correctional deputy, in connection with a Sinaloa, Mexico, drug trafficking network in the Inland Empire. Culminating a yearlong investigation dubbed “Hotline Bling,” authorities in Riverside County have seized millions of dollars worth of illegal drugs and arrested 15 people suspected of helping a Sinaloa, Mexico, cartel’s drug trafficking network, including a …

The head of Mexico's detective service says his country is the 'champion' of fentanyl production
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The head of Mexico's detective service says his country is the 'champion' of fentanyl production

The Independent  

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The head of Mexico’s detective service says his country is the ‘champion’ of fentanyl production
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The head of Mexico’s detective service says his country is the ‘champion’ of fentanyl production

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The head of Mexico’s detective service acknowledged Tuesday that the country is “the champion” of fentanyl production, something that appears to run counter to past statements by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. But Felipe de Jesus Gallo, the head of Mexico’s Criminal Investigation Agency, said that since the 1990s “Mexico has been the champion of methamphetamine production, …

China gives TAX BREAKS to the fentanyl-making firms behind some 80,000 US overdose deaths each year: House report says Beijing sows 'chaos and devastation'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

China gives TAX BREAKS to the fentanyl-making firms behind some 80,000 US overdose deaths each year: House report says Beijing sows 'chaos and devastation'

Daily Mail  

China's leaders give tax breaks to companies that produce fentanyl chemicals and cause some 80,000 US overdose deaths each year, a damning House report warns. The carnage of fentanyl deaths on US streets is underpinned by government tax breaks for Chinese chemical producers, says a damning report Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden agreed in November to work …

Mexico, a leading producer of illicit fentanyl, can’t get enough for medical use, study finds
11 months ago

Mexico, a leading producer of illicit fentanyl, can’t get enough for medical use, study finds

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A report released by the Mexican government Friday says the country is facing a dire shortage of fentanyl for medical use, even as Mexican cartels pump out tons of the illicit narcotic. Nonetheless, Mexican cartels appear to be having no problem importing tons of precursor chemicals and making their own fentanyl, which they smuggle into the United …

California seized enough fentanyl last year to kill everyone in the world ‘nearly twice over’
1 year ago

California seized enough fentanyl last year to kill everyone in the world ‘nearly twice over’

LA Times  

Border Patrol agents found nine packages of blue pills in the roof of a Ford Expedition on May 18 after a traffic stop in San Diego County. The total amount of the potent synthetic opioid seized last year “is enough to potentially kill the global population nearly twice over,” Gov. In 2023, the California National Guard supported other law enforcement …

Some D.A.s are fighting fentanyl with murder charges. Why San Francisco will join them
1 year ago

Some D.A.s are fighting fentanyl with murder charges. Why San Francisco will join them

LA Times  

San Francisco Mayor London Breed, right, with Dist. In an October statement announcing the initiative, Breed said people selling the synthetic opioid are “on notice that pushing this drug could lead to homicide charges.” Jenkins said the effort would make it easier to hold dealers “accountable for the true dangerousness of their conduct.” It’s a remarkable shift in rhetoric and …

More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds
1 year, 1 month ago

More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths, a new government study suggests. Some early research has suggested that smoking fentanyl is somewhat less deadly than injecting it, and any reduction in injection-related overdose deaths is a positive, said the study’s lead author, Lauren Tanz. But “both injection and …

More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds
1 year, 1 month ago

More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Smoking has surpassed injecting as …

Fire extinguishers used to smuggle fentanyl in from Mexico, DOJ alleges
1 year, 1 month ago

Fire extinguishers used to smuggle fentanyl in from Mexico, DOJ alleges

LA Times  

Seventeen people have been charged in an alleged drug smuggling scheme in which fentanyl and other drugs were brought from Mexico to Los Angeles. Fentanyl was smuggled into Los Angeles from Mexico inside of fire extinguishers, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, which charged 17 people in the scheme. After crossing the border, the trucks involved in the smuggling …

Fentanyl epidemic reaches CONGRESS: Capitol Hill staffers given 600 free doses of live-saving medication naloxone to prevent overdoses as drug wave sweeps Washington
1 year, 1 month ago

Fentanyl epidemic reaches CONGRESS: Capitol Hill staffers given 600 free doses of live-saving medication naloxone to prevent overdoses as drug wave sweeps Washington

Daily Mail  

Naloxone, an overdose reversal medication, was distributed at the Capitol Capitol Hill staffers were given free samples of the life-saving drug naloxone as the deadly fentanyl epidemic continues to hit Washington, D.C., particularly hard. One staffer, Caty Payette, posted on X that free naloxone kits were being distributed Thursday Voices for Awareness set up a table in a Senate office …

Hidden panels, counterfeit bottles, fentanyl: A year of buying drugs in Mexican pharmacies
1 year, 2 months ago

Hidden panels, counterfeit bottles, fentanyl: A year of buying drugs in Mexican pharmacies

LA Times  

The tag on her white lab coat read “professional pharmacist,” and the framed health and safety certificates lining the walls behind her gave the drugstore an air of legitimacy. One worker said that during the second round of sweeps, authorities came to his Cabo pharmacy “looking for loose pills.” The officials also reviewed financial records, and ultimately decided the store …

Some Mexican pharmacies are selling full bottles of Adderall. But it’s actually meth.
1 year, 2 months ago

Some Mexican pharmacies are selling full bottles of Adderall. But it’s actually meth.

LA Times  

In November 2023, some pharmacies in Puerto Vallarta were selling bottles of fake Adderall containing methamphetamine that were identical to this one that Times reporters purchased from a drug store in the coastal city in May 2023. “It’s really bad to find out that pharmacies are selling whole bottles of fake medication, and clearly an effort has been made to …

‘It’s absolutely heartbreaking’: Fentanyl is officially Los Angeles County’s deadliest drug
1 year, 3 months ago

‘It’s absolutely heartbreaking’: Fentanyl is officially Los Angeles County’s deadliest drug

LA Times  

In 2022, fentanyl was linked to more overdose deaths in L.A. County than meth for the first time in recent years. “It’s absolutely heartbreaking,” said Amanda Cowan, executive director of Community Health Project Los Angeles, which provides services to people who use drugs. “In the case of race/ethnicity, Black people account for 8% of the population, and disproportionately accounted for …

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