Tag Archives: Fentanyl

The United States is imposing sanctions and launching indictments against dozens of Chinese companies and individuals it claims are involved in the illegal trade of the highly addictive drug fentanyl. The charges, brought by the US Attorney’s Office in Florida, and sanctions by the Department of Treasury on Tuesday, have been …

President Biden’s top cabinet officials will seek to forge a united front with Mexico during a series of meetings in Mexico City on Thursday that will focus on drug and gun trafficking, as well as illegal migration. The U.S. officials — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Homeland Security Secretary …

US authorities have brought charges and sanctions against Chinese companies and executives they claim supply chemicals used to make fentanyl amid an opioid crisis in the US. The United States has imposed sanctions and launched indictments against dozens of Chinese companies and individuals it claims are involved in the illegal …

Hollywood legend Robert De Niro‘s grandson died from a lethal combination of illicit drugs including fentanyl as confirmed by New York City’s chief medical examiner.    Recall that Robert’s 19-year-old grandson was found dead of a suspected overdose last month … with cops saying investigators found one bag of cocaine, …

No fewer than 4,560 kilograms of skunk have been seized in interdiction operations in Lagos, Adamawa and Osun by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, who also raided a skucchies factory in Ogun and arrested four members of a drug syndicate including two church officials; female staff …

A police dog helped border patrol agents sniff out $2 million worth of smuggled fentanyl during a traffic stop in Arizona, USA last week, officials have said. The seizure happened at a checkpoint along I-8 near Yuma, Yuma Sector Chief Patrol Agent Patricia McGurk-Daniel wrote on Twitter.   “The narcotics …

By Bethany Blankley (The Center Square) With an unknown volume of fentanyl and other drugs pouring through the southern border between ports of entry in Arizona, federal agents recently seized enough fentanyl to kill more than 450 million people at several ports of entry and checkpoints. Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested members of a syndicate involved in the illicit importation and trafficking of lethal synthetic opioid, Fentanyl, a drug which is 100 times stronger than Tramadol and capable of causing mass casualty among the youth population being targeted by the …

By Bethany Blankley (The Center Square) Mexican cartels are using Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, as a cutting agent for fentanyl, according to a report exclusively obtained by The Center Square. On March 3, 2023, the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center unclassified a Situational Awareness Bulletin prepared by the Southern Tactical Intelligence …

By Brett Rowland (The Center Square) The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee wants Mexico and countries that supply the precursor chemicals for making cheap and potent fentanyl to be held accountable and do more to stop illicit trafficking as deaths from the drug continue to surge in the United States. Chairman …