January 18, 2023 El Chapo urges Mexican extradition, begs his president to save him from 'cruel and unfair' US prisons: report Infamous drug trafficker Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who was convicted in 2019 and sentenced to life in prison following a trial in New York, has pleaded to speak with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador over "cruel and unfair" treatment in U.S. prisons and request an extradition.
January 18, 2023 Fentanyl victim's mother urges others to drop addict stigma: 'This is not the old war on drugs' Voice Vice President Amy Neville tells Todd Piro and Carley Shimkus about her son Alexander who died from fentanyl poisoning and steps she believe could be taken to help combat the crisis.
January 17, 2023 Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux on the cartel style hit that killed six people Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux on the cartel style hit that killed six people including a 17-year old mother and her 6-month old baby.
January 17, 2023 Biden FDA warns judge against reversing abortion drug's approval President Joe Biden's Food and Drug Administration called for a district judge to reject a request to revoke mifepristone's federal approval.
January 17, 2023 Virginia panel quashes bill allowing murder charges for drug dealers if overdose occurs A Virginia panel voted down a bill allowing murder charges for drug dealers if an overdose occurs in an 8-7 vote. Opponents said if drug dealers see someone overdose they won't use 911.
January 16, 2023 Drive-by shooter empties shotgun at British funeral mourners; girls, 7 and 12, among six wounded A gunman fired multiple shotgun rounds into a gathered crowd of funeral mourners in what was a potential Colombian drug cartel related drive by shooting.
January 16, 2023 Fentanyl-related overdoses fuel record homeless deaths in Seattle area A record-breaking number of 310 homeless people died in the Seattle area in 2022. Over half of these deaths were fentanyl-related overdoses and many had a combination of drugs.
January 16, 2023 House Republicans ask DEA, CBP to get ‘zombie drug’ off the streets House Republicans are asking the DEA and CBP to help put a stop to the illicit use of the "zombie drug" xylazine that drug dealers are adding tp fentanyl to form a ruthless combination.
January 16, 2023 2nd Colorado library closes due to meth contamination A library in Colorado is having to close its doors for a second time in the same month to clean up methamphetamine contamination in the building.
January 16, 2023 Two suspected drug traffickers killed in shootout with US Customs and Border Protection agents Two suspected drug traffickers have been killed and four have been arrested following a shootout with U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents off Puerto Rico, officials say.
