state, and local law enforcement agencies. “Drug traffickers are driving addiction and increasing their profits by mixing fentanyl with other illicit drugs. Tragically, many overdose victims have no idea they are ingesting deadly fentanyl until it’s too late...
In China, there were only four occasions where fentanyl was interdicted before it was shipped out. China has publicly downplayed its role in the deadly opioid epidemic, instead blaming American demand. In August, the Chinese government responded to a tweet from President Trump who sa...
Deadly Drug Fentanyl Spikes Opioid Epidemic; China Is Flooding the U.S. with Fentanyl-25 to 50 Times Stronger Than Heroin-And Traffickers Are Using It to Counterfeit PainkillersByline: Josh Saul It was a hot February day on the U.S.-Mexico border when an observant...Saul, Josh...
country with deadly drugs like fentanyl, a synthetic opioid up to 50 times stronger than heroin, claims the Chinese government denies. The US says Chinese-made opioids are fuelling the worst drug crisis in the country's history. In 2022 more than 70,000 Americans died from fentanyl overdoses...
Police on the scene suspected a drug overdose and the coroner later confirmed it, saying Benjamin had a mixture of fentanyl, cocaine, and meth in his system. Sheriff’s deputies had been called to the Delaware County home the night before about a fight. But injuries on Benjamin’...
First they gave out Fentanyl, now it’s the vaccine. For what? Haven’t you seen the weather? Better to stay inside and play video games. Better to stay inside and play the stock market. Build vast imaginary kingdoms from some warm mildewed pit of a home. At night, gales blow over ...
Tariff Threats Take Aim at Fentanyl Trafficking. Here's How the Drug Reaches the US President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China is aimed at stopping the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. Ingredients for fentanyl are produced in China and used...
There's also a new trend among suppliers to market cheaper, synthetic drugs in a bid to make a higher profit margin -- even though those drugs are many times more deadly. "We are also moving from plant-based drugs like heroine to the synthetics, like fentanyl," she said. "Those are ...
Fentanyl is both sold alone and often used as an adulterant because its high potency allows dealers to traffic smaller quantities but maintain the drug effects buyers expect. Manufacturers may also add bulking agents, like flour or baking soda, to fentanyl to increase supply without adding costs....
Casey hugs Donald Trump in the spot, noting that he stood with the former president “to put tariffs on China” while McCormick “got rich” by investing in China’s military and its biggest fentanyl producer. The possible purpose of this ad: peel Trump voters...