A shocking public service announcement is warning everyone not to pick up folded money that you might find on the floor in public places such as gas stations. The paper bills could be lethal envelopes carrying deadly fentanyl, which can kill with just one dose. The Perry County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee recently found two…
‘This Is Very Dangerous’: If You See Folded Money on the Floor Like This, Do Not Pick It Up—Here’s Why
1 Million Fentanyl Pills Seized in Inglewood
July 14, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Roughly 1 million counterfeit pills containing fentanyl were seized earlier this month in Inglewood, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced Thursday. “This record-breaking bust is the largest seizure of fentanyl pills (the) DEA has made in California,” the DEA said in a statement. The investigation, which began in May, involved the DEA Los…
‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’: Texas Sheriff Blasts Biden for Border Crisis
July 14, 2022
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Sheriff Roy Boyd of Goliad County, Texas, joined other law enforcement officials from his state last week to raise alarm about the border crisis that’s wreaking havoc in America. These local officials, who confront the consequences daily, are now calling it an “invasion.” Boyd, a seventh-generation Texan, recently spoke to The Daily Signal about what…
Law Enforcement Experts Weigh in on Solution to Record Numbers of US Overdose Deaths
July 14, 2022
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The United States had a record number of drug overdose deaths in 2021, despite a decades-long effort to curb the illicit drug market. The solution to this epidemic is hotly contested, with some saying it is necessary to legalize illicit drugs, to weaken drug cartels, and others want to keep illicit drugs illegal but get…
Man Charged With Murder in Overdose Deaths of Model, Her Friend
July 6, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A Beverly Hills man who was already facing sex-related counts involving seven women over a 13-year period has been charged with murder in the overdose deaths of a model and her friend, who were dumped outside Southland hospitals last November, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced July 5. David Brian Pearce, 40,…
At Least 8 Dead in Florida County in Potential ‘Mass Fentanyl Poisoning Event’
Authorities in Gadsden County, Florida, announced that eight people have died over the holiday weekend from a suspected drug overdose, while another eight have been hospitalized. The first two apparent overdose deaths happened on July 1, when officials found two women inside a home in the St. Hebron community. That night alone, members of the…
Drug Traffickers Arrested With 150,000 Fentanyl Pills Set Free Just Days After Arrest: Police
Two drug traffickers who were arrested during a traffic stop in California last week after they got allegedly busted with 150,000 pills of fentanyl have been released back onto the streets, officials said. Detectives arrested Jose Zendejas, 25, and Benito Madrigal, 19, both from Washington, during a fentanyl bust in Tulare County on June 24,…
12 People Hospitalized in New Zealand After Consuming Powdered Fentanyl
Twelve people have been hospitalized, with some in serious condition, as New Zealand police investigate the discovery of powdered fentanyl that was sold as cocaine or methamphetamine. The people were hospitalized over the past 48 hours in Wairarapa, a region lying in the south-eastern corner of the North Island, with six of the twelve found…
Mexican Cartels Targeting Montana With Fentanyl Because of High Profits: Officials
June 23, 2022
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Mexican drug cartels crossing the southern border are targeting the U.S. state of Montana with fentanyl because there are “tremendous profits” to be made there, according to officials. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen told Fox News that the number of fentanyl deaths in the state has been drastically increasing since 2020 and that intelligence has shown that drug…
Many Constituents Have ‘a Neighbor or Relative’ Who Died From Fentanyl: Rep. Ken Buck
Besides the record number of illegal immigrants crossing the U.S. southern border in 2021, drug smuggling and drug overdoses are at an all-time high. Last year, fentanyl overdoses were the leading cause of death for people aged 18 to 45 years. Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) said he is deeply concerned that so many of his…
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