Commentary I am not a great fan of Vladimir Putin, to say the least. (I suppose I have to say that for the record.) Unfortunately, although I thought I liked Volodymyr Zelenskyy until he started restricting press and religious freedoms, I’m not much of an admirer of his, either. Moreover, I spent time in Crimea in…
‘As Easy as Ordering Pizza’: How Fentanyl-Laced Pills Are Killing America’s Youth
On the morning of July 25, 2020, Matthew Thomas took what he believed was a Percocet, a prescription drug for pain relief. He died moments later, the victim of fentanyl poisoning. On Jan. 26, 2019, Austen Babcock took what he believed was cocaine. Unbeknownst to him, it was laced with fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid….
San Francisco ‘Opens the Door’ to Supervised Drug Consumption Sites
March 3, 2023
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Supervised drug consumption sites may be coming to San Francisco despite California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto of legislation with a similar plan by state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) last year and widespread opposition to the idea. The San Francisco County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted on Feb. 28 to allow nonprofit groups to run supervised…
Deporting Fentanyl Dealers Violates Sanctuary City Policies, Says SF Supervisor
March 3, 2023
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San Francisco County Supervisor Shamann Walton told San Franciscans this week the U.S. shouldn’t deport illegal immigrant drug dealers for selling fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid that was largely responsible for nearly 2,000 drug overdose deaths in the city since 2020. “There’s been a drug issue in this country for a very long time. But there’s…
New Bill Would Sanction Chinese Regime for Fentanyl Crisis
Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced legislation on Feb. 24 to block the flow from China of precursor drugs made into deadly fentanyl that ends up in the United States. “The Stop CCP Fentanyl Act” imposes sanctions on Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman Xi Jinping and CCP senior officials. It also includes a recourse for the…
Tijuana Man Charged for Alleged Meth, Fentanyl Trafficking at Border
SAN DIEGO—A Tijuana man who allegedly tried to drive into the United States with more than 2,200 pounds of meth and 53 pounds of fentanyl has been charged by San Diego federal prosecutors with drug trafficking offenses. The discovery of drugs in a van allegedly driven by Andres Gonzales Soriano, 24, was described by the…
New York Congressman Says Cartels Are ‘Controlling the Border’
February 28, 2023
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Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) said cartels “are controlling the border,” following a recent trip to El Paso, Texas, with fellow colleagues on the House Homeland Security Committee. The New York congressman shared a video he recorded from a helicopter with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operation, showing “what appeared to…
House Committee Testimony Highlights How Border Policy Failures Are Driving America’s Fentanyl Crisis
February 28, 2023
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Poignant testimony delivered during a Feb. 28 Congressional hearing on the U.S. border crisis brought legislators to a firm conclusion: failed or ineffective immigration policies are directly fueling America’s drug crisis. “Our country faces record fatalities from drug overdoses, eclipsing 100,000 deaths, 71,000 from synthetic opioids alone,” Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) said during the hearing….
Fentanyl Seizures Have ‘Skyrocketed’ in Montana Since 2019: State Attorney General
February 24, 2023
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There has been an almost 11,000 percent increase in fentanyl seizures in Montana since 2019, according to the state’s attorney general. In 2022, the Rocky Mountain High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (RMHIDTA)—a federal program that consists of 30 counties altogether in Colorado, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming—confiscated 206,955 dosage units of fentanyl in The Treasure State, a…
Florida Joins Growing Lists of States Moving to Legalize Fentanyl Test Strips
As the number of fentanyl-related deaths continues to rise, Florida joins the growing list of states moving to decriminalize the use of fentanyl test strips in an effort to save lives. A recent report by the CDC showed that overdose deaths from synthetic opioids like fentanyl were up 15 percent nationally. Data released by Coordinated Opioid…
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