Over 99% of what we see are fake. They contain fentanyl. Sitting among the warehouses of Dulles, Virginia, is...
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US: As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe

As illegal fentanyl was surging across the U.S. southwestern border, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Mexico office was in turmoil...
US: New synthetic opioid complicates public health response to overdoses

A synthetic opioid up to 40 times more powerful than fentanyl is scrambling the public health response to the addiction...
US: Family says son who died from fentanyl overdose bought drugs through Snapchat

Authorities are working to prevent the troubling rise in deaths as teens continue connecting with drug dealers on the...
MD: Medical Director of Baltimore County Pain Management Clinic Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone

Healthcare Facility Rx Drug Diversion – Pill Mill U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III today sentenced Norman Rosen,...
NJ: Eleven New Jersey police officers treated for fentanyl exposure during search, 5 suspects arrested

New Jersey authorities also found 1,000 bags of fentanyl, a handgun and $40,000 in cash At least 11 New...
IA: Riverside man sentenced to federal prison for heroin and fentanyl conspiracy

A 30-year-old man who conspired to distribute heroin was sentenced to federal prison on Tuesday. Evidence at the hearing...
As prescription drug abuse has grown in the US and Europe, the diversion of such treatments from legitimate sources...
OH: Former Doctor Convicted of Illegal Distribution of Controlled Substances

Healthcare Facility Rx Drug Diversion – Pill Mill A federal jury convicted a doctor formerly licensed in Ohio today...
LA: Fentanyl seized by New Orleans DEA office in 2022 enough to wipe out population of four states, officials say

More than 500,000 pills and over 600 pounds of power containing fentanyl were confiscated across the branch’s coverage area,...