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Pennsylvania parents who caused overdose death of 1-year-old son plead guilty to third-degree murder

September 19, 2022

Pennsylvania parents who caused overdose death of 1-year-old son plead guilty to third-degree murder

The parents of a 1-year-old child who overdosed on a cocktail of methadone, fentanyl and cocaine after being injected by his parents have pleaded guilty to third-degree murder.

Border Patrol seize 450 pounds of meth from abandoned Hummer near Canadian border

September 18, 2022

Border Patrol seize 450 pounds of meth from abandoned Hummer near Canadian border

About 450 pounds of meth worth $1.7 million were seized from an abandoned Hummer near the Canadian border recently, according to Border Patrol's Blaine Station.

Arizona man finds bag of fentanyl, meth on his property: police

September 18, 2022

Arizona man finds bag of fentanyl, meth on his property: police

A Phoenix man discovered a bag left on his property earlier this month containing around 117,500 fentanyl pills and 49 bags of methamphetamine, police said.

Former DEA official sounds the alarm on fentanyl crisis as poisonings surge: 'Where is the White House?'

September 18, 2022

Former DEA official sounds the alarm on fentanyl crisis as poisonings surge: 'Where is the White House?'

A former DEA official slammed the Biden administration on 'Fox & Friends Weekend,' Sunday, over the drug crisis as fentanyl-related poisonings spike across the country

US Coast Guard offloads $475M of cocaine, marijuana in Miami

September 17, 2022

US Coast Guard offloads $475M of cocaine, marijuana in Miami

The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded more than 25,000 illegal drugs in Miami, Florida, worth an estimated $475 million on Thursday at Base Miami Beach.

Border officers in Arizona find 150K rainbow fentanyl pills in gas tank, spare tire in separate busts

September 16, 2022

Border officers in Arizona find 150K rainbow fentanyl pills in gas tank, spare tire in separate busts

Border agents in Nogales, Arizona, reported finding more than 26,000 fentanyl pills on Tuesday and 276,000 on Wednesday. Most of the pills were multicolored.

FBI makes 6,000 arrests, seizes firearms and fentanyl in massive summer-long operation

September 15, 2022

FBI makes 6,000 arrests, seizes firearms and fentanyl in massive summer-long operation

More than 6,000 violent criminals were arrested across the country this summer, according to the FBI, with 2,700 firearms and massive amounts of fentanyl seized.

California Border Patrol agents seize rainbow-colored fentanyl, methamphetamines at immigration checkpoint

September 15, 2022

California Border Patrol agents seize rainbow-colored fentanyl, methamphetamines at immigration checkpoint

Border Patrol agents in California seized 111 packages of drugs, including rainbow-colored fentanyl pills this week during one bust.

Los Angeles high school fentanyl overdose: LAPD arrest 2 teen suspects in 15-year-old girl's death

September 15, 2022

Los Angeles high school fentanyl overdose: LAPD arrest 2 teen suspects in 15-year-old girl's death

A suspect has been reportedly detained in connection with the fatal overdose of a Los Angeles high school student, who apparently took Percocet pills laced with fentanyl.

Bipartisan coalition of state AGs urge Biden to declare fentanyl a WMD as opioid crisis rages

September 15, 2022

Bipartisan coalition of state AGs urge Biden to declare fentanyl a WMD as opioid crisis rages

A coalition of 18 attorney generals are calling on President Biden to declare illicit fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction, fearing a mass casaulty event.