The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned six Sinaloa Cartel members and six Mexico-based entities due to their involvement in the drug trade. According to a Feb. 22 press release, brothers Ludim Zamudio Lerma and Luis Alfonso Zamudio Lerma lead a network allegedly responsible for diverting illicit precursor…
Treasury Department Sanctions Mexican Drug Cartels’ Fentanyl Suppliers
Gov. Abbott Calls on Lawmakers to Cut Property Taxes, Increase School Safety, Stop Woke Agenda in Schools
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott laid out his priorities for the 88th legislative session during his 2023 State of the State address on Thursday evening. The Republican governor touted the state’s “booming” economy, jobs, and growing population as he spoke on the manufacturing floor of Noveon Magnetics in San Marcos. Noveon manufactures rare earth magnets used…
FBI Official Warns of Threat from Chinese Hackers
The FBI is warning of growing cyber threats from China, ahead of the next election. And the hackers aren’t picky, either. The computer networks of both Republicans and Democrats are getting breached. Personal data on millions of Americans has ended up in the hands of the Chinese regime over the years, all thanks to cyber…
DeSantis Applies $205.7 Million From Florida Opioid Settlement Fund to Combat Addiction
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced $205.7 million would be allocated to fight fentanyl addiction in the state by expanding a pilot program and funding mobile units that can help rural communities. “We’re here today to talk about our efforts to combat the opioid crisis, and this is a serious crisis affecting not just the state…
CBP Seized Enough Fentanyl in January to Kill 60 Million Americans
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized enough fentanyl in January alone to kill 60 million Americans despite a decrease in overall encounters. Statistics from CBP’s January report were announced in their Monthly Operational Update press release. The statics indicate a decrease in encounters with illegal immigrants following the new border measures implemented on Jan….
Fentanyl Overdoses Among Service Members Is ‘Serious Problem,’ Pentagon Says
Substance abuse and drug overdose deaths are “serious” problems among U.S. service members, the Pentagon acknowledged this week. The Pentagon responded to a group of five senators who brought forth concerns about the fentanyl crisis among U.S. service members after Rolling Stone reported “at least 14 and as many as 30 American soldiers had died…
Mexico Claims Largest Synthetic Drug Lab Bust to Date
MEXICO CITY—Mexican soldiers seized more than a half million fentanyl pills in a raid on what the army’s announcement Wednesday called the largest synthetic drug lab found to date. The army said the outdoor lab was discovered in Culiacan, the capital of the northern state of Sinaloa. Sinaloa is home to the drug cartel of…
Austin Majors, Former Child Actor on ‘NYPD Blue,’ Dead at 27
February 16, 2023
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Austin Majors, a former child actor who appeared on the ABC series “NYPD Blue,” has died at age 27 in Los Angeles. Majors, who also went by Austin Majors-Setmajer, died on Saturday according to L.A. County Medical Examiner-Coroner. His official cause of death has not been determined and further investigation is pending. His death was…
Mexican Cartels Dominate Global Fentanyl Drug Trade Aided by Chinese Money Launderers, DEA Head Testifies
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Feb. 15 heard from law enforcement officials about the trafficking of fentanyl—an opioid-class substance that is extremely lethal—into the United States via the southern border. In his opening remarks to the panel, National Drug Control Policy Director Dr. Rahul Gupta noted that a whopping 46 million Americans struggle with substance…
Senate Holds Panel On Fentanyl Trafficking
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Feb. 15 heard from law enforcement officials about the trafficking of fentanyl—an opioid-class substance that is extremely lethal—into the United States via the southern border. In his opening remarks to the panel, National Drug Control Policy Director Dr. Rahul Gupta noted that a whopping 46 million Americans struggle with substance…
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