Drugs - Page 106

January 31, 2024

Car thieves’ heroin-fueled joy ride comes to screeching halt with the help of 2 armed homeowners: sheriff

Two Illinois men were arrested after allegedly stealing a car and fleeing law enforcement thanks to two separate homeowners who held the men at gunpoint until police arrived.

January 30, 2024

Nitazenes emerges in US, more potent than fentanyl

Former DEA special operations division Derek Maltz weighs in on the new opioid known as a super strength street drug on 'America's Newsroom.' 

January 30, 2024

International drug trafficking ring moved narcotics from Mexico into US, Canada: Justice Department

A drug trafficking ring in Mexico smuggled drugs into the U.S. and Canada using a truck drivers, crime organizations, and distributors, authorities said.

January 30, 2024

Former ICE detainee dressed as delivery driver kills 3 inside home with kids present: police

A man has been charged with brutally shooting dead three people in a drug-related incident inside a home in Minnesota on Friday, as two children under the age of 5 looked on.

January 30, 2024

US and China pledge joint effort to combat fentanyl trafficking

American and Chinese officials have pledged to collaborate in curbing the influx of fentanyl into the U.S. This commitment signals a positive step for relations between the two.

January 30, 2024

Kansas City Chiefs fan found dead in lawn chair on back porch, 'paints a picture we didn't have': family

Jonathan Price, the brother of one of three Chiefs fans found dead in their friend Jordan Willis' backyard, said one of the men's bodies was found sitting in a lawn chair.

January 30, 2024

Portland leaders frustrated, say city allowed to set harsher rules for cigarettes than fentanyl: ‘It’s insane’

Portland city leaders say state laws and courts have prevented them from addressing the drug and homeless crises. Now, they're calling on legislators to act.

January 30, 2024

‘Extremely frustrating’: Portland leaders say state laws hinder efforts to clean up city

Portland city leaders say state laws and courts have prevented them from adequately addressing the drug and homeless crises. Now, they're calling on legislators to act.

January 30, 2024

Coast Guard seizes more than $55M worth of cocaine, marijuana in Florida drug trafficking bust

A Coast Guard crew offloaded about $55 million worth of cocaine and marijuana in Florida after a counterdrug patrol that included detaining six suspected drug traffickers.

January 30, 2024

US Coast Guard offloads about $55M worth of drugs in Florida

The U.S. Coast Guard seized about $55 million worth of cocaine and marijuana in a drug trafficking bust. (via U.S. Coast Guard)