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October 2, 2022

Minnesota police make record setting fentanyl bust

A man was busted with 24 pounds of fentanyl at a Minnesota hotel, with the Bloomington Police Department saying it was the largest-ever fentanyl bust the agency has made.

September 30, 2022

Rep. Higgins bill would expand DHS authority to crack down on fentanyl smugglers

Rep. Clay Higgins is introducing legislation to expand DHS powers to conduct counter-narcotics operations against fentanyl smugglers coming across the southern border.

September 27, 2022

Texas DPS trooper hospitalized after fentanyl exposure during traffic stop, officials say

A Texas Department of Public Safety conducted a traffic stop and was hospitalized after being exposed to what officers later determined to be fentanyl.

September 27, 2022

Father turns grief into empowerment and pens scathing letter to Democrat after fentanyl killed his son

A father who lost his son to a fentanyl overdose has turned to activism, penning a letter to Cory Booker urging the senator to withdraw his objections to scheduling FRS.

September 27, 2022

California teen charged with murder for providing fentanyl to drug overdose victim

A California teen is being charged with murder for allegedly selling fentanyl-laced drugs that resulted in the fentanyl overdose death of another teen last month.

September 27, 2022

Former DEA official warns parents after fentanyl found disguised in candy packaging: 'It's a mass poisoning'

Derek Maltz said parents need to be proactive and seek educational materials after officials seized more than 15,000 fentanyl pills disguised as candy.

September 27, 2022

Montana sheriff visits border, sounds alarm about meth in schools: 'What I saw will rip your heart out'

Montana Sheriff Leo Dutton joined "Fox & Friends First" to warn about the potential for meth to show up at schools in his county after visiting the southern border.

September 23, 2022

Los Angeles Unified supplies naxolone to schools after nine teens overdose

Due to some recent student drug overdoses, Los Angeles Unified School District will make naloxone available in 1,400 elementary, middle and high schools.

September 23, 2022

92k fentanyl pills and 10 pounds of meth seized by Portland law enforcement

Sheriff deputies in Multnomah County seized approximately 92,000 fentanyl pills, 10 pounds of meth, and three pounds of cocaine.

September 22, 2022

Chinese government has little incentive to stop the country's drug cartels from fueling US fentanyl crisis

The Chinese government has little incentive to rejoin and effort to stop its drug cartels from shipping fentanyl to the U.S. and deepening the opioid crisis in America.