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A New York City man has been hit with a 45-year prison sentence for running a fentanyl mill out of a daycare center, leading to the overdose death of a toddler last year, officials said.

Former President Donald Trump announced “Operation Aurora,” aimed at expediting the removal of “every criminal network operating” in the United States, such as the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang.

Nearly 14 pounds of powdered fentanyl and 50,000 pressed pills were reportedly seized by police at Phoenix Sky-Harbor International Airport in Arizona after a woman’s luggage triggered a TSA screening system.

A Memphis, Tennessee, woman is now raising five of her grandchildren after losing her two daughters to fentanyl just months apart.

More than $1 million worth of cocaine was washed onto a Florida beach as Hurricane Debby reached Florida, bringing heavy rains and flooding.

A California mother is facing charges after her 18-month-old baby died of suspected fentanyl poisoning, the Los Angeles Times reported.

A Tennessee woman is accused of aggravated child neglect after a one-month-old baby in her care overdosed on fentanyl on Saturday, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.

The United States Capitol Police (USCP) announced on Wednesday that they are investigating a “zip lock bag” left inside the agency’s headquarters building that contained a “small amount” of cocaine.

The First Capital Command (PCC), Brazil’s largest transnational organized crime syndicate and Latin America’s largest drug trafficking gang, has managed to establish a foothold in Sydney, Australia, according to a report published by the Argentine news outlet Infobae on Thursday.

Swedish customs made one of the country’s biggest-ever cocaine seizures after confiscating around 1.4 tons of the drug near Stockholm.

Germany’s hardliner covid boss has succeeded in pushing through his cannabis legalisation pet project in the teeth of opposition.

A K-9 Officer in Lane County, Oregon, is being praised for helping make two significant back-to-back drug busts which potentially saved lives.

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed a bill on Thursday that would have legalized the sale of recreational cannabis.

A Texas family is mourning a high schooler who died of a suspected fentanyl overdose after making just “one mistake.”

A police officer in Greece was arrested on drugs charges for allegedly using his service car to smuggle marijuana.

Elon Musk’s alleged use of illegal drugs has reportedly become a source of concern for executives and board members at Tesla and SpaceX, potentially threatening the stability and future of these tech giants.

A Nebraska woman is accused of child abuse after her baby tested positive for methamphetamine and cocaine.

President Joe Biden’s administration will reportedly loosen laws regulating cannabis (marijuana), which some advocates say amounts to only a symbolic gesture that will ultimately change nothing.

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) intercepted more than 18,000 pounds of cocaine in six drug busts in November, officials announced Wednesday.

The Scottish government has proposed decriminalising drugs for personal use to tackle one of Europe’s highest overdose death rates.

Three United Nations staff members were arrested in Israel on suspicion of attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country from Jordan.

An American think-tank has launched a lawsuit demanding that the U.S. government hand over files relating to Prince Harry’s visa application in light of his drug taking.

Most voters are concerned about the fentanyl pouring over the southern border, a Convention of States Action/ Trafalgar Group survey released this week found. 

An Illinois teenager has been arrested for allegedly selling “fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills that were intended to resemble legitimate prescription medications,” according to police.

The UK government has announced a new ban on “hippy crack” despite the fact that police in the country often ignore existing drug-related crime.

A Florida high school coach was arrested Saturday for allegedly trafficking fentanyl, according to police.

The family of a child who died of a fentanyl overdose while staying in a Florida Airbnb rental is suing the property owner, the property manager, and a previous tenant for wrongful death, according to the lawsuit.

Britain’s Border Force has reportedly been ordered to “deprioritise” searches for guns and drugs entering the UK in order to keep immigration lines flowing.

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) shouted, “It’s your fault,” at President Joe Biden during the State of the Union Address when he raised concerns about fentanyl deaths.

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Patrick R. Wyrick dismissed an indictment against Jared Michael Harrison, holding that the statute relied upon to ban gun ownership by marijuana users is “unconstitutionally vague, in violation of the Due Process Clause, and unconstitutionally infringes upon his fundamental right to possess a firearm, in violation of the Second Amendment.”

A Vancouver man named Jerry Martin is floating a business plan to open a store that would sell crack, meth, and heroin over the counter as soon as British Columbia decriminalizes hard drugs — a policy announced in May and scheduled to take effect on January 31, 2023.

A 27-year-old man in Greeley, Colorado, will spend a long time in prison after dealing fentanyl, a drug that continues taking American lives.

The legalization of recreational cannabis in the state of California has reportedly neither led to a downturn in illegal business nor has it relieved stress on law enforcement.

A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) worker admitted to embezzling mail packages that contained fentanyl and methamphetamine for thousands of dollars.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon slammed her Democrat opponent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and President Joe Biden during Tuesday’s Michigan gubernatorial debate for allowing illegal drugs — such as fentanyl — to pour across the southern border.

Approximately $172,500 worth of fentanyl tablets were seized by authorities at a mailing facility on Thursday in Gainesville, Georgia.