U.N. Warns that Afghanistan Isn’t Producing Enough Opium
The U.N. warned that the Taliban could cause overdose deaths from synthetic alternatives by shutting down opium production in Afghanistan.
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Joni Ernst Urges Closure of SF’s Nancy Pelosi Federal Building over Safety Risks: ‘Symbol’ of Government Dysfunction
Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is calling for the closure of the recently renovated Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in Democrat-run San Francisco. She cites severe public safety concerns amid a spike in crime and drug activity in the area and describes the “haunted house” as a “far-left failure” and “symbol” of government dysfunction.
Portland Safety Official: I Had to Tell People to Not Call 911 Due to Overdoses Flooding Us, We’ve Been ‘Too Tolerant’
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Portland City Commissioner of Public Safety Rene Gonzalez stated that he posted that people shouldn’t call 911 unless their life was in danger, a crime was in progress, or there was a chance
San Francisco Hits Record Overdose Deaths; 3 per Day from Fentanyl
San Francisco recorded more overdose deaths in August 2023 than in any other month since records started being kept in 2020, a sign of the city’s continuing struggles with drug abuse and the opioid pandemic on its streets.
Illinois Teenager Accused of Selling ‘Fentanyl-Laced’ Pills Disguised as Prescription Medications
An Illinois teenager has been arrested for allegedly selling “fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills that were intended to resemble legitimate prescription medications,” according to police.
California Detectives Seize 90 Pounds of Fentanyl: Enough to Kill Millions of Americans
The Alameda County Narcotics Task Force in California conducted the biggest drug bust in the county’s history, seizing 90 pounds of fentanyl.
Exclusive: Law Enforcement ‘Finding Fentanyl in Everything’ from Skittles to Vaping Pens Coming Across Border
Law enforcement along the United States-Mexico border and in California’s border communities are finding the deadliest of drugs, fentanyl, in just about everything from bags of Skittles to vaping pens.
DEA Issues Warning on U.S. Fentanyl Influx of 2021: ‘Enough to Kill Every American’
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is warning federal, state, and local law enforcement of an impending nationwide spike in fentanyl-related “mass overdose events” and reported the amount of the drug infiltrating into the United States in 2021 was enough “to kill every American.”
