Wuhan is more than the pandemic’s epicenter; it’s also the focus of another sinister problem—the fentanyl epidemic. This synthetic opioid kills one American every eight and a half minutes. Officials say it’s just a few clicks away, and may be delivered to your doorstep without you even knowing it. And a seemingly pro-Beijing man in…
San Diego Man Gets 25 Years for Selling Fentanyl Pills, Leading to Fatal Overdose
February 14, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—A San Diego resident who sold fentanyl pills to another man, resulting in the victim’s fatal overdose, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on Feb. 14. Jahvaris Lamoun Springfield, 32, was convicted by a federal jury in August of a count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death for selling the pills…
Illicit Drugs in BC Cause More Deaths Than All Other Unnatural Deaths Combined: Chief Coroner
Toxic illegal drugs in British Columbia are causing more deaths annually than all other unnatural causes of death combined according to the province’s chief coroner. Speaking at a press conference on Feb. 9, Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe said at least 2,224 people died from illicit drug overdoses in 2021—a 26 percent rise over the previous…
Rep. Harshbarger: America’s Key Focus Should Be ‘Restoring Law and Order’
In the wake of rising gun violence and a growing fentanyl epidemic throughout the country, Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) said that America needs to focus on “restoring law and order.” In response to violent crime in the United States reaching a 10-year high in 2020, Harshbarger said that poorly equipped police and sheriff’s departments “breed lawlessness.” “We…
Teen Stabs Fentanyl Dealer in Irvine
IRVINE, Calif.—An 18-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing another man at an Irvine park when the victim refused to hand over fentanyl pills without payment during a drug deal gone wrong, authorities said Feb. 6. The victim arranged to meet Eric Quintanilla at Orchard Park, 1 Van Buren, on Friday, and the two…
Orange County Board of Supervisors Calling on City Officials to Fight Fentanyl Together
February 4, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—While the state legislature is looking for a solution to the growing threat of fentanyl-related deaths plaguing Californians, Orange County officials and law enforcement have joined together to prevent the synthetic opioid from crossing county lines. The Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution on Jan. 25 to join forces with law…
4 Charged in Overdose Death of Actor Michael K. Williams
February 2, 2022
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NEW YORK—Four men believed to be members of a drug distribution crew have been charged in the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams five months ago, authorities said Wednesday. All four were arrested Tuesday and were in custody based on criminal complaints in Manhattan federal court, including one defendant who was arrested in Puerto…
About 100 Bags of Fentanyl Found in Bedroom of Connecticut Student Who Died After Overdosing at School, Police Say
From Hartford Courant HARTFORD, Conn.—About 100 bags of fentanyl were allegedly found in the bedroom of a Hartford child who died this month after overdosing on the drug at school, police said this week. In a release Tuesday evening, police said that a search warrant was executed at the juvenile’s residence, revealing “approximately 100 additional…
Orange County Officials Pledge to Fight ‘Fentanyl Epidemic’ Amid Rising Death
January 25, 2022
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As the fentanyl epidemic leads hundreds to an early death each year in Orange County, the county’s Board of Supervisors vowed to stand with law enforcement to combat the threat of fentanyl during a Jan. 25 meeting. “In our community, we lost a young man and his girlfriend. … They thought they were taking Xanax,”…
Fatal Fentanyl Overdose of Hartford 13-Year-Old Brings Calls for Naloxone in Schools
By Daniela Altimari From Hartford Courant HARTFORD, Conn.—The death of a 13-year-old Hartford boy who overdosed on fentanyl last week at the Sport and Medical Sciences Academy is spurring new calls to stock school nurses’ offices with naloxone, a powerful tool to treat overdoses. A spokesman for Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said Sunday that the…
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