One Central Texas school district has waged war against fentanyl, a deadly illicit drug that is infiltrating nearly every town across the country. After two Hays Consolidated Independent School District (HCISD) students died within weeks of each other from fentanyl poisoning, district leaders knew they had to do everything possible to save the children. “We…
Central Texas School District Fights to Save Students From Fentanyl Poisoning
Man Gets 14 Years In Prison For Dealing Deadly Dose Of Fentanyl In Costa Mesa
SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 25-year-old man was sentenced Feb. 13 to 14 years in federal prison for dealing a baggie of Fentanyl in Costa Mesa to a 22-year-old woman, who overdosed and died in Huntington Beach. Matthew Benjamin Hurley of Virginia told U.S. District Judge James Selna that the defendant’s own “selfish addiction” to drugs led…
Capitol Report: US Military Shoots Down Object Over Alaska; FBI Searches Home of Mike Pence
Another “flying object” was shot down by the U.S. military. What are the White House and Pentagon saying, and what prompted President Joe Biden to order it shot out of the air? Former acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller joins us to discuss the Chinese spy balloon. He questions the Biden administration’s handling of the…
PREMIERING NOW: Kash Patel: Biden Administration Diverts Attention From National Security Failures—From Chinese Spy Balloon to Fentanyl Crisis
“I can tell you without equivocation that during my tenure, there was not one shred of intelligence that came across that showed that even the possibility of a balloon from the Chinese Communist Party or otherwise was going to cross the territorial waters of the United States of America,” says Kash Patel. Defense officials have…
Kash Patel: Biden Administration Diverts Attention From National Security Failures—From Chinese Spy Balloon to Fentanyl Crisis
“I can tell you without equivocation that during my tenure, there was not one shred of intelligence that came across that showed that even the possibility of a balloon from the Chinese Communist Party or otherwise was going to cross the territorial waters of the United States of America,” says Kash Patel. Defense officials have…
PREMIERING 8PM ET: Kash Patel: Biden Administration Diverts Attention From National Security Failures—From Chinese Spy Balloon to Fentanyl Crisis
“I can tell you without equivocation that during my tenure, there was not one shred of intelligence that came across that showed that even the possibility of a balloon from the Chinese Communist Party or otherwise was going to cross the territorial waters of the United States of America,” says Kash Patel. Defense officials have…
California Legislation Intended to Combat Fentanyl Crisis Met With Mixed Reaction
Several California lawmakers have introduced a series of bills intended to combat the state’s fentanyl crisis but some critics question whether the proposed laws would actually do anything substantial. The legislation was introduced in the wake of two drug busts last month in which the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and Costa Mesa police seized 45,000 rainbow-colored…
Animal Tranquilizer Abused as a ‘Zombie Drug’ Causing Concern Among Authorities
An animal tranquilizer being used as a street drug has raised concern among authorities throughout the United States due to its high potential for overdose, necrotic skin ulcerations, and reports of the need for amputation of injured extremeties. Xylazine, also known as tranq, tranq dope, sleep-cut, Philly dope, or zombie drug, is being added to…
Border Patrol Chiefs Say Walls Would Improve Border Security
A pair of Border Patrol sector chiefs called for more border wall construction during a hearing in the House Oversight and Government Accountability Committee on Tuesday. Gloria Chavez, the chief patrol agent for the Rio Grande Valley sector in Texas, and John Modlin, the chief patrol agent for the Tucson sector in Arizona, both called…
North Texas Couple Charged With Distributing Fentanyl That Led to 3 Teen Deaths, Multiple Poisonings
A North Texas couple is accused of running a fentanyl ring linked to three student deaths and at least six hospitalizations. On Friday, Luis Eduardo Navarrete, 21, and Magaly Mejia Cano, 29, were arrested at a Carrollton home where they allegedly sold fentanyl-laced pills to eight R.L. Turner High School students between 14 and 16…
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