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ABC News (NEW YORK) — New York City police seized fentanyl and weapons on Wednesday during a search of a house in Queens where a 10-year-old lives, officials said. Police executed a search warrant and found more than 5 pounds of suspected cocaine with traces of fentanyl; more than 2 pounds of suspected heroin with traces […]

nazarethman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A kilogram of fentanyl was stored on top of children’s play mats used for napping at the New York City day care where a 1-year-old boy died from exposure to the drug, according to a new federal criminal complaint. Day care operator Grei Mendez and tenant Carlisto Acevedo Brito are […]

NYC Special Narcotics Prosecutor’s Office (NEW YORK) — A recent seizure of $5 million worth of fentanyl in New York City revealed a new tactic cartels are using to smuggle drugs into the United States, prosecutors and federal drug agents said Wednesday. Approximately 300,000 fake oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and more than 11 pounds of powdered […]

Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (EL PASO, Texas) — The Department of Homeland Security says its new fentanyl targeting operation has already seized 900 pounds of the drug in its first week. “Operation Blue Lotus,” a targeted operation that involves more stops and the use of advanced technology along the border, started on March 13. The […]

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A record number of drug overdose deaths were recorded in North Carolina in 2021, according to new data from the state Department of Health and Human Services. In 2021, a total of 4,041 people died from drug overdoses, the highest figure reported in The Tar Heel State in a […]

Icy Macload/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the nation still in the grips of an opioid epidemic that began decades ago, the crisis has deepened in recent years with the introduction of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is up to 100 times more potent than morphine. The driving force behind a record-breaking 100,000 overdose deaths […]