Assembly Bill 1627 by Assemblyman James Ramos (D-Highland) would create a pilot program to teach participants—like mothers, fathers, and friends, for example—how to administer naloxone during an opioid overdose. “The loved ones of those who have fallen to fentanyl want to know we are doing all we can to end this plague,” Ramos said in…
California Lawmaker Attempts to Make Drug Overdose Antidote More Accessible
May 9, 2022
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California Lawmaker Seeks to Make Drug Overdose Antidote More Accessible
May 9, 2022
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State Assemblymember James Ramos (D-Highland) has introduced a proposal that would create a pilot program to teach participants—such as mothers, fathers, and friends, for example—how to administer the lifesaving treatment naloxone during an opioid overdose. “The loved ones of those who have fallen to fentanyl want to know we are doing all we can to…
Arizona State Troopers Discover 37 Pounds of Suspected Fentanyl Concealed Inside Unicorn Backpack
Arizona state troopers discovered over 37 pounds of suspected fentanyl pills hidden inside a unicorn backpack during a traffic stop on Wednesday, the Department of Public Safety announced. Troopers were conducting a traffic stop on a driver on northbound Interstate 17 at milepost 265, north of Cordes Junction located over an hour north of Phoenix, when…
Victor Avila: Retired ICE Agent Warns Open Border Ultimately Benefits Cartels and China
April 29, 2022
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Special agents are under pressure to defend America at the southern border as the country is hollowed out by illegal immigration, cartel-run traffick rings, and fentanyl precursors from China. What must be done to stop it? I speak with Victor Avila, author of “Agent Under Fire,” to discuss the border situation and why it needs…
A Soldier Dies in the Biden Border War and China’s Strategic Drug War
Commentary On April 22 Texas Army National Guardsman Specialist Bishop C. Evans drowned in the Rio Grande while trying to rescue two people struggling in the river. Specialist Evans (Spc. is the military abbreviation) grew up in Arlington, Texas. As a soldier serving in a Texas task force deployed to assist the U.S. Border Patrol…
A Solution to America’s Drug Crisis
April 28, 2022
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Commentary The black market supplying drugs to our nation is doubling our crime rate, exploiting our addicts, funding America’s enemies, and costing you billions of dollars per year. The use of illegal opiates and drugs in our society affects each one of us by a significantly increased crime rate, death overdoses approaching 70,000 people per…
Authorities Seize Illegal Drugs Worth $1.2 Million in Arizona Raid
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced on April 22 the indictment of Luis Ronaldo Nieblas-Beltran on felony charges connected to a large-scale drug trafficking operation in Arizona. Nieblas-Beltran was arrested on March 10 while allegedly preparing to deliver many drugs, including fentanyl powder, fentanyl pills, heroin, and methamphetamine. He is charged with conspiracy, illegally conducting…
US Officials Meet w/ Zelenskyy, Want Russia Weakened; Wikipedia Deletes Entry for Hunter Biden Firm | NTD News Today
Washington’s top diplomat and the secretary of defense visited Ukraine over the weekend. It was the first official U.S. visit since Russia invaded. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office in California seized more than 92 pounds of illegal fentanyl over the weekend. The office says the amount is enough to kill about 20 million people. At…
7 Alleged Fentanyl Dealers Charged in Orange County With Federal Crimes
April 22, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday, April 22, seven federal criminal cases against alleged drug dealers who sold fentanyl-laced narcotics that caused fatal overdoses in Orange County, including one case in which three people died in Newport Beach, California. All seven defendants are charged with distribution of fentanyl resulting in…
LA County Homeless Deaths Spiked During Pandemic, but Drug Overdoses Remain Top Killer: Study
April 22, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—During the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, overall deaths of homeless people in Los Angeles County increased by 56 percent compared to the previous 12 months—a spike partially attributable to the virus, though drug overdoses continued to be the population’s top killer, according to a report released on April 22. According to…
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