May 16, 2022 Fentanyl awareness group asks Biden admin to track poisoning, overdose deaths like COVID-19 deaths Families Against Fentanyl, an organization raising awareness about the dangers of the deadly synthetic opioid, are asking the Biden administration to count fentanyl poisoning and overdose deaths the same way it counted COVID-19 deaths.
May 15, 2022 Suspected Virginia drug dealer arrested after 14-year-old dies of fentanyl overdose from counterfeit Percocet Police in Prince William County, Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C., announced Friday that 21-year-old suspected drug dealer Latae’veion Naveiour Woods had been arrested in connection to last month’s fatal fentanyl overdose of a 14-year-old boy who took counterfeit Percocet pills.
May 13, 2022 Los Angeles apartment maintenance workers found dead after exposure to fentanyl in complex Two maintenance workers in a downtown Los Angeles apartment complex were found dead Thursday after they were exposed to fentanyl, authorities said.
May 13, 2022 California elementary school student shared Skittles-like cannabis candy at recess, officials say A California elementary school fourth-grade student shared cannabis-infused candies with other students, officials revealed.
May 12, 2022 Crack pipes found in 'safe smoking kits' potentially funded by taxpayers: report So-called 'safe smoking kits' recently obtained in five major cities contained crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia, according to The Washington Free Beacon
May 12, 2022 Report of crack pipes appearing in smoking kits reignites controversy on whether they receive federal funding A new report from The Washington Free Beacon is raising new questions about whether the Biden administration is funding crack pipes as part of its "harm reduction" efforts for drug users.
May 12, 2022 White House denies funding free crack pipes, calls it 'a bit of a conspiracy theory' White House press secretary Jen Psaki denied that taxpayers are funding safe-smoking kits that include crack pipes during Thursday's press briefing.
May 12, 2022 Georgia man found with fentanyl, cocaine, meth, loaded weapons in drug bust, authorities say A Georgia man was found with multiple types of drugs Tuesday during a takedown following a month-long investigation, authorities said.
May 12, 2022 Border Patrol seizes $18M of meth in single bust on Mexican truck driver entering Texas U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday a tractor-trailer on the World Trade Bridge into Laredo, Texas, was discovered to have been carrying $18 million worth of methamphetamine.
May 11, 2022 California authorities seize 15 pounds of fentanyl, 2 pounds of heroin from car outside high school The Alameda County Sheriff's Office seized 15 pounds of fentanyl, 2.2 pounds of heroin, and $139,000 from a drug dealer's car outside a high school in Oakland on Tuesday.
