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Man’s Plane Returns To Gate After Security Finds Two Pounds Of Smuggled Cocaine In Bags
Authorities arrested a man at a Arizona airport Saturday in Phoenix after security discovered two pounds of cocaine smuggled inside his checked luggage. → Read More
Fan Blows Fentanyl Onto First Responders Landing Seven In The Hospital
7 first responders at the scene of drug overdose suffered exposure to the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl after a fan blew the powder into the air. → Read More
Senate Comes Together On Critical Opioid Package Targeting The Addiction Epidemic
Party leaders in the U.S. Senate reached an agreement Thursday to vote on a critical legislative package addressing the national opioid epidemic. → Read More
Deaths Linked To Potent Opioid Fentanyl Quadrupled Over 2017
The influx of potent synthetic opioids into U.S. communities caused fatal overdoses linked to fentanyl to more than quadrupled over 2017 in Alaska. → Read More
Fourth Prison Fentanyl Outbreak In Less Than A Week Lands Three Workers In The Hospital
Three workers at a prison in Missouri are recovering after suffering exposure to the synthetic opioid fentanyl, the third incident at a U.S. prison this week. → Read More
Agents Find Another Pineapple Shipment Containing More Than $3 Million In Smuggled Cocaine
Authorities discovered a massive shipment of cocaine smuggled inside boxes of imported pineapples for the second time in week at a port in Delaware. → Read More
Couple Sets Up Drive-Thru Window To Sell Fentanyl Out Of Their Trailer
Authorities recently busted a couple in Florida for selling fentanyl-laced drugs from a makeshift drive-thru window, causing a string of overdoses. → Read More
Fentanyl Exposure At Ohio Prison Lands 27 Workers In The Hospital
Dozens of staff members at an Ohio prison were hospitalized Wednesday after being exposed to a mixture of heroin and the synthetic opioid fentanyl. → Read More
Chronic Pain Sufferers Now Have Access To Medical Marijuana In Illinois
Patients struggling with chronic pain now have the option of replacing their addictive opioid medications with medical marijuana throughout Illinois. → Read More
Cocaine Users Are Increasingly Dying From Fentanyl Overdoses Across Massachusetts
Massachusetts is warning of the increased risk of fatally overdosing on cocaine due to the widespread presence of fentanyl in drug supplies in the state. → Read More
Federal Agents Seize 99 Pounds Of Cocaine Hidden Inside Pineapple Shipment
Federal agents seized nearly 100 pounds of cocaine worth several million dollars smuggled inside a shipment of imported pineapples bound for New Jersey. → Read More
Mother Arrested For Homicide After Infant Dies Swallowing Fentanyl From Sippy Cup
Authorities arrested a Pittsburgh mother on homicide charges Friday over the death of her infant daughter, who fatally swallowed fentanyl from a sippy cup. → Read More
Police Raiding Fentanyl Den Hospitalized After Opioid Powder Goes Airborne
Police conducting a raid on a narcotics factory in a Connecticut apartment complex were exposed fentanyl Thursday after a suspect tossed the drugs in the air. → Read More
Woman Caught Smuggling Enough Fentanyl On A Bus To Kill 1.5 Million People
Authorities in Missouri caught a woman smuggling enough fentanyl to kill 1.5 million people as she traveled from Los Angeles to New York by bus. → Read More
Manafort Defense Accuses Gates Of Telling ‘So Many Lies That You Can’t Remember’
Attorneys for former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort tore into the reputation of his former business partner Rick Gates during trial proceedings Tuesday. → Read More
Trump To Hit China With Tariffs On Another $16 Billion In Imports
The Trump administration is preparing another round of tariffs on roughly $16 billion worth of imports from China set to be imposed Aug. 23. → Read More
Mexican Man Accused Selling Heroin For A Cartel Held On Record-Setting $60 Million Bond
Three men accused of distributing heroin in Michigan for an international drug cartel are being held on what officials estimate are record-setting bonds. → Read More
Congress Demands Key Documents From Largest Opioid Makers In The Country
Lawmakers are demanding answers from the largest three opioid manufacturers in the country, particularly when they became aware their medications were addictive. → Read More
Mexican Cartels Are Flooding Heroin-Ravaged Communities With Meth
Authorities in Ohio are warning residents about the recent resurgence in meth use across the region, which they say is actually being driven by heroin abuse. → Read More
Three People Are Dying Each Day From Opioids In Tennessee
There is a deteriorating national opioid epidemic hitting Tennessee particularly hard, killing three people across the state each day. → Read More