An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper seized nearly 230 pounds of fentanyl pills on June 2 during a traffic stop in southern Arizona. The trooper pulled over a vehicle on Interstate 19 near Amado in Santa Cruz County and noticed multiple indicators of possible criminal activity, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS)….
Nikki Haley Calls for Sanctioning China Over Fentanyl Crisis
Republican presidential candidate and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, in a CNN town hall, called for the United States to sanction China over its role in the fentanyl crisis in America. “Most of the fentanyl that comes into this country illegally from Mexico—a lot of it from Chinese supplies to Mexico—comes through ports of entry…
Former ICE Agent Calls for Sanctions on Mexico, China Over Drug Trafficking
June 2, 2023
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On Tuesday, the U.S. government levied sanctions on 17 Mexican and Chinese companies for their suspected involvement in the production of illicit fentanyl. The target, however, should be the two governments themselves, according to former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Victor Avila. The Biden administration imposed sanctions on May 30 on 17 people and…
US Granted $1.3 Billion to Chinese, Russian Groups
Over $490 million in U.S. tax dollars were funneled to China. The Chinese entities that benefited ranged from a controversial Wuhan lab to a Chinese tech company. Where did the money go? And how is the Pentagon involved? A new report is tracking it down. Topics in this episode: U.S. Granted $1.3B to Chinese, Russian…
Chinese Jet Intercepts US Spy Plane: Video
A video shows a Chinese fighter jet passing right in front of a U.S. plane’s nose. The United States is calling it an “unnecessarily aggressive” maneuver by the Chinese jet during an intercept over the South China Sea. China is fighting back, saying the United States intruded on their space. This comes as China’s defense…
9 California Fentanyl Bills Advance, 8 Targeting Overdose Prevention, One Increasing Penalties
May 31, 2023
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SACRAMENTO—With the fentanyl crisis leading to more than 500 deaths of Californians per week, lawmakers in the California Assembly passed a series of bills on May 25 aimed at preventing overdoses through education, providing more access to opioid reversal medications, and harsher penalties for dealers caught with enough of the drug to kill 500,000 people….
US ‘Nuclear Umbrella’ to Cover Taiwan?
Weapons of mass destruction may be on the table for a certain Indo-Pacific island. Reports say Taiwan could be in talks to come under Washington’s “nuclear umbrella.” That would trigger the United States to retaliate in kind if Taiwan were to come under nuclear attack from Beijing. For decades, the U.S. nuclear umbrella has shielded…
McCarthy Threatens Contempt Charges Against FBI Director Over Alleged Bribery Scheme Involving Biden
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy issued a warning to FBI Director Christopher Wray, threatening to hold the director in contempt of Congress. The high-stakes debt ceiling deal faces its first battle in Congress. The White House calls for support, while some conservatives call it a deal that has completely failed. The United States sanctions individuals in China and…
Purchasing Fentanyl ‘Easy as Ordering Uber’: California County Supervisor
May 30, 2023
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Purchasing fentanyl is now as easy as ordering an Uber. At least that’s what one county supervisor in Orange County, California, is saying. “You can order takeout on your iPhone. You can order an Uber. Now, if you have the right app, you can order fentanyl,” Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee told The Epoch Times….
‘Canada Is Dying’ as New Opioid Crisis Hits, Fueled by ‘Safer Supply’: Documentary Filmmaker
With its “safer supply” approach to addiction, Canada’s federal government is giving out large amounts of hydromorphone—a drug that’s too mild to satisfy many addicts, but powerful enough to attract the new drug-users getting ahold of it, says documentary filmmaker Aaron Gunn. Each addict can receive dozens of pills daily, and many of them sell…
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