…fentanyl, cocaine, amphetamine, methamphetamine, promethazine syrup, and Xanax in a home in Lake Worth. The bust also yielded 11 illegal high-powered weapons, as reported by FOX 4 News. Police arrested…
Cartel Leader Extradited to Texas for Trial
…of President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the binational committee is fighting the distribution of weapons and narcotics, including Fentanyl. “You can’t change the realities of…
U.S. Sees Historic Rise in Overdose Deaths
…fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid increasingly found mixed in with other drugs sold illegally. Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, told NPR, “These past…
Police Investigation Leads to Arrest of Fentanyl Dealer
…work” led to the arrests. Following a search of the men’s phones, officers discovered distributors of counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl. Fentanyl is a dangerous synthetic opioid whose use…
By Mary Dada | May 7, 2022
J&J Reaches $99 Million Settlement With West Virginia
…as 45 days. J&J no longer sells prescription opioid medications but had previously sold branded painkillers Duragesic, a brand name for fentanyl, and Nucynta, the brand name for tapentadol. According…
DEA Warns Public of National Fentanyl Crisis
…OxyContin but have fentanyl mixed in. Fentanyl can be present in powder or pill form. Two milligrams of fentanyl can cause death. “Tragically, many overdose victims have no idea they…
Lead Assassin for Mexican Cartel Sentenced to Life
…U.S. that they said came from the Sinaloa Cartel. According to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the Sinaloa Cartel “exports and distributes wholesale amounts of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, and…
Troy Wright Accused of Trafficking Fake Pills Laced with Fentanyl
…distribute fentanyl. Per court documents, a confidential source told DEA agents that Wright contacted him regarding the sale of fake Percocet pills laced with fentanyl. DEA agents instructed the source…
By Mary Dada | Mar 26, 2022
Double Homicide Suspect Indicted on Drug Charge
…During the raid, investigators seized over 3,000 fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills. They also seized multiple firearms, as well as twenty cell phones that authorities say contained evidence of cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine,…
By Mary Dada | Mar 21, 2022
Gov. Abbott Updates Texans on Operation Lone Star Successes
…fentanyl have been confiscated. “We’ve apprehended enough fentanyl to kill every man, woman, and child in Texas, and fentanyl is the leading cause of death in the United States for…
U.S. Border Patrol Releases January Operational Update
…fentanyl. From December 2021 to January 2022, seizures of: cocaine decreased by 69%, methamphetamine decreased by 45%, heroin decreased by 85%, and fentanyl increased by 57%. Restricted and prohibited plant…
By Tracy Moseley | Mar 1, 2022
Fentanyl Crisis Roundtable Hosted by Governor Greg Abbott
On Tuesday, February 15, Texas Governor Greg Abbott hosted a roundtable at the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office in Fort Worth to discuss the fentanyl crisis affecting the nation. Fentanyl is…
Paxton Secures $1.167 Billion for Texas in Opioid Settlement Agreement
…settlement, Teva also had to contribute $75 million worth of the mediation Narcan, which is a drug that can reverse the effects of illegal street drugs including heroin and fentanyl….
Teva Pharmaceutical Agree to $225 Million Opioid Settlement with Texas
…company is also required to provide $75 million worth of Narcan, a prescription medication used to reverse the effects of opioids, such as heroin or fentanyl. It is often used…
By Manny Legrand | Feb 9, 2022
Health and Human Services $30 million Plan Includes Free Crack Pipes
…of drugs and curb addiction, including prioritizing the use of proven harm reduction strategies like providing naloxone, fentanyl test strips, and clean syringes, as well as taking decisive actions to…
Detectives on Forced Leave for Mishandling Deaths of Two Women
…to the medical examiner’s office, the victim died from the combined effects of alcohol, fentanyl, and antihistamines. Rawls was found dead the same day in a similar incident. A man…
By Tracy Moseley | Feb 6, 2022
16-Year-Old Arrested after 12-Year-Old's Fatal Overdose on Fentanyl
…Fentanyl overdose in Santa Clara County in 2020. The arrest comes after another child recently died due to Fentanyl. Earlier this month in Hartford, Connecticut, an unidentified 13-year-old boy died…
DEA Announces Arrest of 20 Suspects in Dallas Sting Operation
…we identified a highly organized, poly-drug distribution organization, feeding our streets with cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, and deadly counterfeit prescription drugs containing fentanyl,” DEA Special Agent Chavez shared. “The…
$358K of Meth Seized by Border Patrol Officers
…meth and 127 pounds of fentanyl at the Otay Mesa, California Cargo Port of Entry. The drugs were estimated to be worth $12.9 million. According to AXIOS News, seizures of…
Fentanyl: New No. 1 Cause of Death in Persons 18 to 45
Deaths in Tarrant County directly related to the deadly drug fentanyl have soared in the past year. The sudden spike in fentanyl-related deaths is a part of a trend nationwide….