What is ‘pink cocaine,’ the drug tied to Liam Payne’s death?
“Pink cocaine,” name-dropped in the Diddy lawsuit and reportedly tied to the death of “One Direction” alum Liam Payne, is becoming a high-profile designer drug.…
Shifty Shellshock’s cause of death: fentanyl, other drugs
More information about the death of Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock has come to light, three months after the rap-rock performer died in June. The…
Colombian nationals, Mexican businesses target of Treasury sanctions for ‘significant’ fentanyl trafficking
“This action also targets the ability of criminal organizations like the Colombia-based CDG to operate migrant smuggling networks northwards through the Darién Gap,” a large…
Border Patrol seizes 105 pounds of smuggled fentanyl pills in southern California
U.S. Border Patrol agents in San Diego seized more than 100 pounds of smuggled fentanyl pills from a car. Photo courtesy U.S. Border Patrol Sept.…
Orange County congressional candidate Scott Baugh’s new ad talks about his brother’s death from fentanyl
The camera pans over framed photographs of five little boys with crew cuts, wide smiles and button-down shirts, as Orange County congressional candidate Scott Baugh…
Liberal San Francisco Is Deporting Migrants to Fight Fentanyl Crisis
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessThe city has adopted more hardline policies as the human and economic pain from the deadly drug mounts.Author of the article:Bloomberg NewsEliyahu KamisherPublished…
In political ads, Democrats go on offense about border security
WASHINGTON — Democrats are flipping the script on border security, with political ads for races across the country highlighting an issue Republicans have repeatedly used as…
Border agents find fentanyl in flatbed trailer trying to enter California
U.S Customs and Border Protection agents seized more than 1,000 pounds of fentanyl at the Lukeville, AZ crossing Wednesday. Photo courtesy of U.S. Border Patrol/X…
What is Prop. 47? And how would it change if Prop. 36 passes this year?
California voters face a decision about how the state should punish people who are repeatedly convicted of stealing, or of crimes involving the deadly drug…
Border agents seize record amount of fentanyl in Arizona bust
Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Customs and Border Protection reported on Thursday that it made a record bust of illegal fentanyl pills in Arizona last month.…
Purple fentanyl seized at California border meant to "entice younger individuals," officials warn
Over 80 pounds of brightly colored purple fentanyl powder was seized from two separate vehicles during attempts to cross the Mexico-U.S. border in California this…
Mexico’s efforts to seize US-bound fentanyl drop sharply, while seizures of meth soar
Even as Mexican-made fentanyl continues to flood into the United States, Mexico’s efforts to seize the drug have declined dramatically, according to figures released Tuesday…
Examining ominous illegal immigration claims made at the RNC
After Donald Trump triumphantly entered the hall on the second night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, the program turned to one of his…
Sean Burroughs, ex-Little League star, died of fentanyl intoxication
The death of Sean Burroughs, who helped Long Beach win back-to-back Little League World Series titles in the early 1990s, was caused by fentanyl intoxication,…
California Proposition 36 voter guide: Drug, theft crime penalties
Proponents include prosecutors and law enforcement leaders, including the California District Attorneys Assn., which is mostly comprised of conservative prosecutors, and the California Sheriff’s Assn.…
House panel says China is subsidizing U.S. fentanyl crisis
WASHINGTON — China is fueling the fentanyl crisis in the U.S. by directly subsidizing the manufacturing of materials that are used by traffickers to make the…
How a near-death experience helped this fentanyl addict get clean
Bryan Emery was a fentanyl addict and lived on the streets of San Francisco for nearly three years. He spoke to the BBC's James Clayton…
Ore. lawmakers reverse course on drug decriminalization amid fentanyl crisis
State legislators at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem have voted to recriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs amid a surging opioid crisis in…
San Francisco will start prosecuting drug dealers for murder
SAN FRANCISCO — County by county in California, as fentanyl overdoses escalate, local prosecutors are turning to a novel legal strategy to stem the spiraling death…
State senators respond to fentanyl, retail theft with legislation
SACRAMENTO — A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the California senate on Monday announced a package of legislation to address the growing fentanyl crisis and untamed…