Dem Rep Chews Up Minutes In Hearing To Lecture Mother Of Fentanyl Victim On The Border
Democratic New York Rep. Dan Goldman addressed a mother who lost her daughter to fentanyl during Thursday's House Homeland Security hearing. Josephine Dunn testified before Congress after losing her daughter Ashley to fentanyl at age 26. hearing The title is “A Voice for the Victims: The Heartbreaking Reality of the Mallorcas Border Crisis''. Goldman told […]
Britt: Fentanyl crisis begins at the border – ‘It’s flooding the country’
Last week, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt told a panel of seasoned law enforcement experts and award-winning country music singers about a theme they're all witnessing firsthand: the expansion of fentanyl in the United States. talked about the crisis. Britt opened with an urgent call to address the national security, humanitarian and economic crises at the […]
Nearly 30 teenagers in Pima County died by fentanyl overdose from 2020 to 2023 | News
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) – A Tucson woman is sharing the story of her son's death following a new study showing Arizona is one of the worst states for teen fentanyl deaths. of UCLA research Determining the severity of fentanyl deaths among teens in Arizona. It details the deaths of 29 14- and 18-year-olds in Pima […]
Nearly 30 teenagers in Pima County died by fentanyl overdose in between 2020 and 2023 | News
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) – A Tucson woman is sharing the story of her son's death following a new study showing Arizona is one of the worst states for teen fentanyl deaths. of UCLA research Determining the severity of fentanyl deaths among teens in Arizona. It details the deaths of 29 14- and 18-year-olds in Pima […]
County to receive almost $300k to curb fentanyl trend | Local News Stories
The Mohave County Sheriff's Office will receive approximately $300,000 in additional state funding as law enforcement agencies across Arizona seek to address the continuing trend of fentanyl-related arrests and deaths. On Tuesday, the Mohave County Board of Supervisors approved a partnership between local law enforcement and the Arizona Department of Public Safety under a Fentanyl, […]
China, Newsom weighs in on fentanyl, climate change, human rights
Beijing — California Governor Gavin Newsom delved into a number of dense and troubling topics during a trip to China this week. Fentanyl and climate change were his main themes Meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping Wednesday, Newsom said. He discussed and signed agreements with numerous government officials on carbon markets, methane emissions, battery storage, […]
Over 9,000 fentanyl pills seized, 88 arrests in Arizona operation
PHOENIX — Law enforcement has arrested 88 people in a two-week long raid in southern Arizona, the FBI’s Phoenix office said Monday. Organized by the FBI’s Southern Arizona Office of Violent Crime and Gang Action, “Operation Clean House” has arrested multiple violent criminals throughout Pima County. Officials said the operation took place from July 18 […]
DEA Says Arizona Has Become for Smuggling Fentanyl Into US
ARIZONA (KPEL News) – If you were to ask which border state has the most fentanyl smuggled in, you would probably think Texas. Louisiana is the state that shares the longest border with Mexico, so being a western border state would be a great guess – 1,241 miles according to worldatlas.com – Of the four […]
Over 50% of fentanyl entering US coming through Arizona: DEA
(NewsNation) — Cartels use legal ports of entry on the southern border to smuggle illicit drugs into the US, but millions of pills seized by authorities flow across the border into US cities It’s just a small part of things. Officials report that 51.4% of all fentanyl entering the United States passes through Arizona, with […]
Blue State Stopped Jailing Fentanyl Users. It’s Going About As Well As You’d Expect
Overdose rates have surged in Oregon after it stopped jailing fentanyl and other hard drug users. Nearly 60% of Oregon voters support Proposition 110 In November 2020, drug users will be required to pay a fine of $100 for drug possession or undergo a physical examination. evaluation Instead of fines of up to $6,250 and […]
