…is reporting that one of the dead inmates died of a seeming overdose: “One of two people who died in Tarrant County Jail custody last month died of fentanyl and…
K9 Team Finds Guns, Drugs in DFW Schools
…K9 program. It’s just another tool in our toolbox.” Drugs present another threat to students’ well-being, especially with fentanyl overdoses reaching epidemic levels across the state. “Our biggest fears are…
Five Arrested After 79 Opioid Overdoses
…from the CDC. Gov. Greg Abbott enacted four laws in 2023 that deemed fatal fentanyl overdoses as poisonings and created harsher punishments for fentanyl-related crimes. “The Dallas Police Department has…
VIDEO: AG Paxton Releases PSA About Fentanyl Crisis
…Law, Gov. Greg Abbott signed other fentanyl-related legislation that same June day. In part, the bills designated October “Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month,” saw that Narcan — a nasal spray that…
Community Gathers To Raise Fentanyl Crisis Awareness
…far this year in Texas due to fentanyl poisoning. These deaths involved victims ranging from age 2 to 44. Zach Abrego shared his story of having twice overdosed on fentanyl…
Drugs, Auto Thefts Continue To Wreak Havoc on Dallas
…reports. Despite attempts to curb the traffic of drugs — especially the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl — the number of drug offenses and overdoses across the region indicate that the…
TX Capital Sees Sudden Spike in Opioid Overdoses
…seen an increase in cases involving fentanyl,” Jesse Carr, senior public information officer from DPD, told DX previously. Seventy cases contained the word “fentanyl” as a cause of death, per…
Local Police Collect 400 Pounds in Drugs
…than 28,000 counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing fentanyl. Not only is fentanyl extremely addictive, but it is also deadly, with just 2 milligrams of the substance enough to prove lethal, per…
Cowtown Community To Come Together Against Fentanyl
…instead to be pure fentanyl. Following the loss of her son, Hellstern connected with APALD and eventually became its marketing director. She also started the North Texas Coalition Against Fentanyl…
Criminals Wreaked Havoc in Downtown Dallas in March
…fentanyl. In District 14, theft from motor vehicles was the most common offense reported in March, followed by motor vehicle theft, simple assault, and larceny. Although the reports of vehicle-related…
Cartel Members Sentenced for Transporting Meth Into Dallas
…Generation Cartel “makes its mark with trafficking methamphetamine and fake fentanyl pills,” also stating that fentanyl has become “the deadliest drug” in the country, per Fox 4. Fentanyl has quickly…
Abbott's Office Gives Update on Operation Lone Star
…has also seized over 476 million lethal doses of fentanyl through the operation. The state also continues to bus unlawful migrants to sanctuary cities throughout the United States, transporting more…
Local Stray Dog Goes From Streets to Public Service
…catch up. So, plainly, we can’t do this job without a K-9 like him. It’s the most effective way for us to combat fentanyl, heroin, meth, cocaine, all of it,”…
DPS Seizes $2M of Cocaine at Traffic Stop
…more than 471 million lethal doses of fentanyl, a highly potent synthetic opioid that resulted in the deaths of 2,152 people statewide in 2023, according to Texas Health Data. In…
Cartel Moving Operations Closer to TX Border
…27,000 pounds of fentanyl were seized, up 84% from 2022, when 14,700 pounds of fentanyl were seized, as reported by DX. The DFW metroplex has also seen a spike in…
Many Students Placed in Disciplinary Education Programs for Vaping
…fentanyl facts tab, which includes a variety of information on the deadly opioid. Richardson ISD The district has developed a tobacco response and education intervention plan. Richardson ISD also offers…
'It’s a Crisis': Local SRO Says Schools Overrun by Fentanyl
A school resource officer opened up about students’ fentanyl use at the largest high school in the state, calling attention to what he referred to as a “crisis.” SRO Matthew…
Abbott Applauds Operation Lone Star Agents
…than 471 million lethal doses of fentanyl since the program’s inception. The transportation of unlawful migrants to sanctuary cities across the country to offset the drain on Texas resources is…
'Mexican Mafia' Gang Member Gets 40 Years
…illegal drugs, including methamphetamine and fentanyl, and evidence of Gamez’s intention to sell drugs. Fentanyl is estimated to kill approximately five people a day in Texas. During Gamez’s sentencing hearings,…
The Fight Against Fentanyl
…in fentanyl being found and seized, including right here in the metroplex. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration seized more than 79.5 million fentanyl-laced pills and nearly 12,000 pounds of fentanyl…