Category: illegal drugs

Lawmakers Debate Utility of Border War in Combating Illegal Immigration Crisis

House Republicans led a hearing to discuss the effect of President Joe Biden’s changes to border barrier policies and their impact on illegal immigration going forward. Republican lawmakers pointed to the sharp increase in illegal immigration detentions and “gotaways” that have flooded the border since the barrier project was halted by Mr. Biden. The joint…


US State Department Says No Reply From Beijing About China Rejoining Global Efforts to Fight Drugs

China has not responded to an invitation to be part of the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats, probably due to its strained diplomatic relations with the United States, officials said. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the United States is joining over 80 countries and dozens of international agencies to fight synthetic…


Capitol Report: Trump Sues Ex-Lawyer Michael Cohen for $500 Million; ‘Tranq’ Fentanyl Mix an Emerging Threat?

Former President Donald Trump is filing a lawsuit against his ex-lawyer, and he’s not planning to leave the race for the White House, as he tells Fox’s Tucker Carlson. More candidates jump in for the big 2024 election. A new GOP candidate inches closer to an official campaign launch. And a heated Senate seat is…


LIVE 12 PM ET: NTD News Today (Feb. 17): FAA Issues Safety Warning After Several Close Calls; 5 Former Officers Plead Not Guilty in Nichols’s Death

The acting chief of the Federal Aviation Authority issues a call to action over safety after several recent close calls. Those include a plane crossing onto the runway while another was about to take off and a nose dive by a United flight leaving Hawaii. The five former police officers facing charges in the death…


Southern Border Crisis: Drugs, Human Trafficking, and Cartels

Commentary An estimated 20 million Americans are addicted to drugs. Fentanyl alone accounted for two-thirds of the 110,236 overdose deaths and killed over 73,000 Americans in 2021 alone. Fentanyl is now the main narcotic Mexican cartels are smuggling into the United States. The flow of illegal drugs through the southern border is the largest security threat…


Inside a San Francisco Drug Den

To anyone vaguely familiar with the colorful history of San Francisco in Victorian times, the mere mention of an “opium den” conjures up visions of dimly lit enclaves deep in the catacombs of Chinatown where hundreds of people languished about in self-induced euphoric stupors. Well, guess what, folks—the concept of the clandestine drug den operation…


Australian Police Get Extraordinary Powers in War on Drugs

Police in the Australian state of New South Wales can now search the homes, cars, planes and boats of convicted drug dealers without a warrant as part of the crackdown on Sydney criminal gangs involved in public executions and turf wars. Police Minister Paul Toole says the new powers are applicable to anyone who has…


Johnson Vows to Crack Down on Illegal Drugs

The UK government will “come down hard” on drug-dealing gangs, put “problem drug users” into rehab, and potentially take away users’ passports and driving licences, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. It comes as policing minister Kit Malthouse gave a statement in Parliament on Monday outlining the government’s 10-year drugs strategy. According to the government, the…


Three People Found Dead Inside Balboa Island Home Identified

Officials identified Oct. 26 three people found dead inside a Balboa Island residence in Newport Beach. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department announced the identity of the victims, whose bodies were found on Monday, as Andrew Adams and Desiree Temple of Yorba Linda, and Samantha Haiman of Riverside. Adams and Temple were both 43 years old, and…


More Than 150 Arrested in Global Crackdown on DarkNet Traders

WASHINGTON—An international operation targeting trafficking in opioids on a clandestine part of the internet called the DarkNet has led to about 150 arrests in the United States and Europe and the seizure of drugs, cash, and guns, U.S. and European authorities said on Tuesday. The crackdown, called Operation Dark HunTor, was announced at a U.S….