Record Number of Fatal Fentanyl Overdoses Come Amid Unprecedented Seizures at Border
The record number of fentanyl crossing the border is having deadly consequences: Overdose deaths have hit a new high this year.
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DEA Makes Major Bust As Part of 8-Week Crackdown on Fentanyl-Laced Pills
The DEA arrested 810 people and seized more than 1.8 million counterfeit pills containing fentanyl as part of an eight-week crackdown on fake, dangerous prescription drugs.
Drug Cartels Are Smuggling Alarming Amounts of Fentanyl into the U.S.
Fentanyl is becoming the drug of choice for cartels.
CBP Seized More Fentanyl So Far This Year Than All of 2020
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized more fentanyl in the first few months of 2021 than in all of 2020.
CBP Canine Sniffs Out $60K of Fentanyl Stuffed inside Breakfast Burrito
A Customs and Border Protection dog sniffed out nearly $60,000 worth of fentanyl stuffed inside breakfast burritos near the U.S.-Mexico Border.
Barr Struck Deal with Mexico to Release Ex-Defense Minister for Senior Cartel Leader
Mexican authorities agreed to arrest a senior cartel leader in exchange for Attorney General William Barr dismissing drug trafficking charges against former Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda.
DOJ Operation Leads to Largest Seizure of Drugs Sold on Darknet sites
Federal investigators have arrested dozens of people accused of trafficking drugs through Darknet sites, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
Sharp Rise in Illegal Drug Seizures As Cartels Adapt to Coronavirus Pandemic
Federal authorities are reporting a steep rise in the seizure of illegal drugs as cartels adopt to new tactics during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan.