Deaths from drug overdose in the United States jumped nearly 30 percent in a 12-month period ending in March 2021, according to provisional data released on Wednesday. The United States saw a record high of 96,779 reported drug overdose deaths, an increase of 29.6 percent in the period of a year from March 2020—coinciding with…
US Drug Overdose Deaths Reached Record High of 96,000 in First 12 Months of Pandemic: CDC
US Flooded with Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills from China: Part Two
News Analysis Even registered fentanyl manufacturers in China have engaged in commercial bribery, illegal sales of fentanyl through the internet, and packaging designed to dodge customs inspection, according to publicly available information. On Dec. 1, 2018, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi indicated that all drugs in the fentanyl category would be regulated. Soon after, Jiangsu…
US Flooded with Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills from China: Part 2
News Analysis Even registered fentanyl manufacturers in China have engaged in commercial bribery, illegal sales of fentanyl through the internet, and packaging designed to dodge customs inspection, according to publicly available information. On Dec. 1, 2018, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi indicated that all drugs in the fentanyl category would be regulated. Soon after, Jiangsu…
US Flooded with Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills from China (Part One)
Prevalence of the deadly drug fentanyl is on the rise in the United States. The Department of Justice announced on Sept. 30 that law enforcement officials seized over 1.8 million counterfeit prescription drugs containing fentanyl and over 1,543 pounds of fentanyl powder. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) pointed out that most drugs disguised as prescription…
US Flooded With Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills From China (Part 1)
The prevalence of the deadly drug fentanyl is on the rise in the United States. The Department of Justice announced on Sept. 30 that law enforcement officials seized over 1.8 million counterfeit prescription drugs containing fentanyl and over 1,543 pounds of fentanyl powder. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) pointed out that most drugs disguised as…
DEA Agents Arrest More Than 800 in Crackdown on Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced on Thursday that it made more than 800 arrests and seized more than 1.8 million fake pills as part of a two-month operation and crackdown on fentanyl-laced fake pills. Working with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, the DEA seized 1.8 million fentanyl-laced fake pills and arrested 810…
DEA Warns Public About Increased Availability of Counterfeit Pills
LOS ANGELES—The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) warned Sept. 27 that there has been a significant nationwide surge in the availability and lethality of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. “We want to save lives and protect the community with this important awareness campaign,” said Los Angeles Field Division Special Agent in Charge Bill Bodner….
DEA Issues Warning Over Fake Prescription Pills Containing Deadly Dose of Fentanyl
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is warning the public of a “significant nationwide surge” in potentially lethal counterfeit prescription pills. In a rare public safety alert released Monday, the DEA says Americans are being killed at an “unprecedented rate” by pills manufactured in labs and deceptively sold by criminal networks. Those pills, according to the…
Bodycam VIDEO: Deputy Overdoses After Exposure to Fentanyl; Partner Saves His Life With Narcan
Responding to their first call of the day, two San Diego sheriff’s deputies had no idea one of them was about to suffer a near-fatal drug overdose. His partner would be called upon to save his life. On July 3, Deputies David Faiivae and his field training officer Corporal Scott Crane, of the San Marcos Sheriff’s…
Fentanyl: Cheap, China-Sourced, and Catastrophic
On the heels of National Overdose Awareness Day, I examine the lethal drug fentanyl, which is killing many people as it gets laced into other illegal street drugs. It is cheap, it is sourced from China largely, and dealers are adding it to drugs like cocaine and heroin to enhance their effects, unbeknownst to users….
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