…a serious problem nationwide. In North Texas, the issue has made headlines after an alarming number of fentanyl overdoses among students in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, as previously reported by The…
Texas Senate Passes Two Border Security Bills
…have created a humanitarian and public safety crisis at our southern border.” “While the federal government fails to keep drug cartels, human traffickers, convicted criminals and dangerous drugs like fentanyl…
Local ISD Hosts Event on Opioid Abuse
…As such, just 2 milligrams of fentanyl can be a lethal dose. Yet fentanyl continues to pour into the country, especially at the southern border, where during the first month…
Man Pleads Guilty to Peddling Drugs Under House Arrest
…to selling fentanyl-laced M30 pills and causing a series of juvenile overdoses, four of which were fatal. The high potency of fentanyl means that a small dose — just 2…
Police Chase, Shootout, 12-Kilo Coke Seizure Shut Down I-30
…Noel Barrilleaux. The NTXCIU, the first initiative of its kind seen in the U.S., has so far successfully seized 42,000 fentanyl pills in February and approximately 60 pounds of methamphetamine…
CBP Seized 387 Lbs. of Fentanyl in Past Month
…lethal dose) of fentanyl per tablet.” These reports come as the fentanyl epidemic has continually grown across Texas in the last few years. Gov. Greg Abbott has taken multiple steps…
Missing TX 6-Year-Old's Mother Indicted on Capital Murder
…has been issued, the extradition process is expected to quicken. Recent crimes committed against children in North Texas have ranged from sexual assault to fentanyl poisoning. In Dallas, these incidents…
California Gov. Meets With China's President Xi
…Politico, the meeting was the culmination of a visit promoted as an effort to address climate change and the fentanyl epidemic, the latter of which has been exacerbated by Chinese…
Local Teen Drug Dealer Linked to Four Deaths Pleads Guilty
…Magaly Mejia Cano, and Luis Eduardo Navarrete. Of the 14 fentanyl overdoses connected to the suspected drug trafficking operation, four resulted in death. Fentanyl can be fatal at just a…
Abbott Gives Speech at Fentanyl Awareness Walk
Gov. Greg Abbott gave the keynote speech during the Soles 4 Souls Fentanyl Awareness Walk in San Antonio on Saturday to honor fentanyl victims and awareness advocates. Abbott addressed more…
Stray Opioid Pill Prompts Blood Pressure Drug Recall
…be quite addictive, resulting in it being one of the most commonly abused prescription drugs in the United States, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. In fact, many fentanyl-laced…
Alleged Mexican Meth Smuggler Sentenced
…between June and July. CBP has also logged a year-over-year increase in the amount of fentanyl — a highly potent and addictive drug — seized, totaling over 23,700 pounds in…
Local Man Gets 9 Years for Social Media Fentanyl Scheme
…to fentanyl to escape his own trauma. However, Judge Kinkeade was firm in his appreciation for Andrews’ culpability in what the former called the “scourge” of fentanyl poisoning the country….
TX Allegedly Exploits Outdated Public Info Law
…data from officials’ mapping of local fentanyl overdoses. For its part, the City of Dallas told the news outlet it would need extra time to review and fulfill its public…
City Asks Cruz to Support Fentanyl Testing Bill
…a letter to Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday asking for his support of the Fentanyl Safe Testing Overdose Prevention Act (S.2569) “to help address the fentanyl and opioid crisis both in…
Local Man Charged in Fourth Teen's Fentanyl Overdose
…her the M-30 fentanyl pills she overdosed on in an alleyway. “She may or may have not known what exactly it was,” explained Lt. Richard Maldonado with Garland PD. As…
VIDEO: October Marks Fentanyl Awareness Month
…of the month, declaring October “Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month.” Just 2 milligrams of fentanyl are sufficient to deliver a lethal dose, and an estimated five Texans die each day from…
Addiction Treatment Facilities To Close
…visited Dallas to discuss the ongoing fentanyl crisis. He urged parents to advise their children on the dangers associated with the drug, as previously reported by The Dallas Express. After…
Cornyn Talks Fentanyl Crisis in Dallas
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn came to Dallas on Monday to raise awareness about the ongoing fentanyl crisis. Cornyn (R-TX) joined other local officials, law enforcement, and people impacted by fentanyl…
City, County Refuse to Share Overdose Data
The City of Dallas and Dallas County are mapping local fentanyl overdoses but are declining to publish the data. As previously reported by The Dallas Express, the City joined the…