With opioid pain medication increasingly harder to obtain in the United States, a growing number of Americans are heading...
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US: As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertAs illegal fentanyl was surging across the U.S. southwestern border, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Mexico office was in turmoil...
US: DEA Announces the Seizure of Over 379 Million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: DEA Public Affairs (202) 307-7977 Press Release Drug Enforcement Administration Announces the Seizure of Over...
TX/NM: CBP officers seize 153 pounds of fentanyl, meth, cocaine and heroin in separate incidents
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertThe suspected drug smugglers were US and Mexican citizens, CBP says U.S. Customs and Border and Protection officers in...
MT: Investigation dismantles Butte drug trafficking organization with ties to the Sinaloa Cartel
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertA large-scale drug trafficking organization that had ties to the Sinaloa Cartel and brought massive quantities of methamphetamine, counterfeit...
US: Report: Mexican Cartels Expand to Psychedelics to Meet U.S. Demand
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertAs cartels continue to expand in power and influence in Mexico, a journalist is sounding the alarm about the...
TX: Border Patrol agents seize over $1 million in fentanyl labeled with CNN logo
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesU.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridges Cargo Facility intercepted $1,036,000...
TX: CBP Officers Seize $11.9 Million in Methamphetamine at Del Rio Port of Entry
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesThe largest methamphetamine seizure in port history In the largest methamphetamine seizure in port history, U.S. Customs and Border...
One gram of fentanyl could kill 500 people. In the first three months of this year, law enforcement seized...
CA: San Diego becomes epicenter of fentanyl smuggling amid spike in deaths, drug seizures
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertFentanyl-related overdose deaths have increased 2,375% in San Diego since 2016 More fentanyl is seized at the California- Mexico border than any...