National
Toddler revived from accidental fentanyl overdose underscores reality of crisis in U.S.(The Center Square) – A toddler playing in a San Francisco public park was nearly killed from fentanyl poisoning. If paramedics hadn’t arrived as quickly as they had and… Read More
Crime
AG Moody, others warn of ‘frightening’ new trends of fentanyl distribution(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is continuing to warn Floridians about an unprecedented increase in the number of counterfeit pills flooding the market containing deadly… Read More
Investigations
Paxton launches investigation into drug makers over inflated insulin costs(The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into drug manufacturers, wholesalers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) over potential legal violations related to inflated… Read More
Crime
Kansas City man guilty of leading Missouri-wide murderous drug ring distributing half-ton of methKANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City man was convicted this week of leading a criminal enterprise spanning the breadth of Missouri and connected to murders, violent assaults and… Read More
Culture, Public Education
California lawmaker proposes more Narcan kits in schools amid fentanyl drug crisis(The Center Square) – A California state lawmaker says he’ll introduce a proposal in the coming legislative session to provide schools with Narcan kits and increase prevention efforts as… Read More
Crime, Immigration
Florida law enforcement officers seize enough fentanyl to kill state’s entire population(The Center Square) – In the past few months, Florida law enforcement officers have seized enough fentanyl to kill the state’s entire 22 million population. Attorney General Ashley… Read More
Crime, Immigration
Halloween warning: Beware rainbow fentanyl pills hidden in candy boxes(The Center Square) – From coast to coast – from California to New York, from Texas to Florida – law enforcement officers are warning parents about rainbow fentanyl pills… Read More
Crime
DEA: 36 million lethal doses of fentanyl removed from U.S. communities from May to September(The Center Square) – As a result of law enforcement operations from May through September of this year, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents and law enforcement partners confiscated 36… Read More
Crime
New statewide campaign launches to warn Texans about the dangers of fentanyl(The Center Square) – A new statewide campaign has launched to warn Texans about the dangers of fentanyl, similar to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s “one pill can kill”… Read More
National
GOP senators’ scary Halloween fentanyl video mocked by media, but is ‘absolutely necessary,’ Missouri senator arguesThe “deadliest drug our nation has ever seen” may be dressed up as Halloween candy this year, warn 13 Republican U.S. senators in a public service announcement.Kansas… Read More
Immigration
Border agents apprehend known terrorists, gang members who enter U.S. illegally78 on terrorist watch list, nearly 11,000 known criminals, 697 gang members (The Center Square) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are apprehending individuals on the federal terrorist… Read More
Immigration
Border agents in Texas confiscate hundreds of pounds of deadly narcotics in past week(The Center Square) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents continue to seize deadly narcotics at the Texas-Mexico border. In four traffic stops in three days, agents confiscated more… Read More
Public Education
Federal bill would let schools use unspent relief funds to combat fentanyl(The Center Square) – A bill introduced Monday by two Colorado congressmen would allow schools to use unspent COVID-19 relief funds to combat fentanyl. Under the … Read More
Immigration
Abbott declares Mexican drug cartels terrorists, calls on Biden to do the same(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday issued an executive order officially designating certain Mexican drug cartels as foreign smuggled into the U.S. to kill… Read More
National
18 AGs call on Biden to classify illicit fentanyl as weapon of mass destructionCBP agents in fiscal 2021, 2022 have confiscated enough fentanyl at southern border to kill nearly 5 billion people (The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and… Read More
Immigration
Poll: Majority of Americans say U.S. is being invaded at the southern border(The Center Square) – More than half of Americans surveyed in a new NPR/Ipsos poll, 54%, say it’s either completely or somewhat true that the U.S. is being invaded… Read More
Crime
FBI: El Paso is major human smuggling, kidnapping destination(The Center Square) – El Paso, Texas, is a central destination for human smuggling and extortion, the FBI El Paso Field Office warns. The FBI has been issuing warnings… Read More
Immigration
CBP seizes more than 1,000 lbs of meth in New Mexico(The Center Square) – Federal agents along the U.S. border with Mexico recently seized more than 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine, officials said Thursday. Customs and Border Protection… Read More
Immigration
Abbott: Texas to expand border security effortsLocal sheriff drops off illegal immigrants at international bridge (The Center Square) – With thousands of people a day pouring into Eagle Pass, Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said at a… Read More
National
Texas sheriff: Mexican cartels preparing for massive human smuggling operation(The Center Square) – As the Biden administration moves forward with ending Title 42 enforcement, Mexican cartels and their operatives are making preparations to move a massive amount of… Read More