GOODYEAR, Ariz.—Mitch and Josephine Dunn of Arizona believe their beautiful daughter, Ashley Marie, didn’t just die of an overdose on May 26, 2021. They say she was murdered. And the lethal weapon that took her 26-year-old life was fentanyl. “She was poisoned,” said Josephine, the anger in her voice building. “These drug dealers are no…
Fentanyl Crisis in America a ‘God-Size’ Hole in Need of an Aggressive Solution
Border Patrol Agents Seize $300K Worth of Meth, Fentanyl
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a 28-year-old man suspected of smuggling nearly $300,000 worth of methamphetamine and fentanyl through an immigration checkpoint, early on March 11 near Salton City, Calif. The man was arrested with more than 60 pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of about $216,000 and about five pounds of fentanyl worth…
Man Arrested in Connection With West Point Cadets’ Fentanyl Overdose in Florida
Police arrested a man on Friday in connection with six West Point cadets, who were hospitalized after overdosing on fentanyl-laced cocaine during spring break in Wilton Manors, Florida. According to Broward Sheriff’s Office, 21-year-old Axel Giovany Casseus, of Lauderhill, is being charged with drug trafficking after selling cocaine to an undercover officer. Police found the phone…
Spring Break Overdose Victims Identified as West Point Football Players
March 12, 2022
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By Angie DiMichele, David Fleshler, Eileen Kelley, and Chris Perkins From South Florida Sun Sentinel WILTON MANORS, Fla.—The six college students who overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine Thursday in Wilton Manors have been identified as football players at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. They were in town for spring break, renting a house in…
Selling Fentanyl Should Be Charged as Homicide: Riverside County District Attorney
February 23, 2022
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Selling fentanyl should be charged as homicide, on top of drug trafficking, a district attorney told the EpochTV’s “California Insider” program, where he explained the danger of fentanyl and what his office is doing to fight the deadly opioid crisis originating from “pure greed.” “The dealers are not trying to kill their clients. They just…
Fentanyl Linked to Deaths of 5 Adults in Colorado as Overdoses Reach ‘Epic Proportions’: Officials
The deaths of five people in Commerce City, Colorado, on Feb. 20 were likely related to fentanyl, according to Adams County District Attorney Brian Mason. The bodies of the five people were discovered shortly before 4 p.m in an apartment inside the North Range Crossing apartment complex after an apparent overdose, authorities said. Commerce City is located in Adams County, about…
From Grief to Action: Parents Raise Awareness of Dangers of ‘Fentapills’
February 17, 2022
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PASADENA, Calif.—The lives of Ed and Mary Ternan changed on May 14, 2020, when their 22-year-old son, Charlie Ternan, was found dead in his college dorm at Santa Clara University. “I couldn’t believe what was happening, that he was gone, you know. And they said, ‘Oh, he died of pills,’ and I said, ‘Pills? What…
Why Selling Fentanyl Should Be Charged as Homicide | Michael Hestrin
The manmade chemical substance known as fentanyl is being mixed in with all sorts of drugs and claiming countless people. But could people selling drugs be charged with homicide knowing full well the consequences of fentanyl overdose? My guest is Michael Hestrin, Riverside County district attorney. He discusses how fentanyl has become widely available on…
Beverly Hills Man Gets 30 Years for Fentanyl Scheme
LOS ANGELES—A Beverly Hills man who made millions of dollars in crypto-currency by manufacturing and selling online a powerful synthetic opioid similar to fentanyl was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on Feb. 16. Andrew Tablack, 30, was convicted in July of one count of manufacturing, distributing, and possessing with intent to manufacture and…
The Border Crisis Reaches Your Child’s Middle School
Commentary Think you live too far from the Mexican border to be hurt by the chaos there? Bloomfield is a picturesque village in central Connecticut, 3,500 miles from the Mexican border. But illegal drugs flowing across that border nearly killed a 16-year-old student at Bloomfield High School two weeks ago. He tried marijuana, not knowing…
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