China is “the primary source of fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances trafficked through international mail and express consignment operations, as well as the main source for all fentanyl-related substances trafficked into the United States,” the DEA

She said her 53-year-old brother was on a list to see an addiction psychiatrist in 2016 when he died of a fentanyl overdose one week before his appointment.

Just over 66 percent of the drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2021—the last time drug overdose deaths were reported by the CDC—were due to fentanyl. “The amount of illicit fentanyl coming across the southern border has skyrocketed.

China is the main manufacturer of the ingredients needed to create fentanyl.

With the fentanyl crisis devastating communities across the state, California Gov.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday expressed his satisfaction with progress on curbing the flow of fentanyl through the southern U.S. border.

House Financial Service Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions holds a hearing to "Follow the Money: The CCP(Chinese Communist Party)’s  Business Model Fueling the Fentanyl Crisis" at 10:00 a.m.

Logue only tested for three opioids: codeine, hydrocodone, and fentanyl.

With Halloween around the corner, 15,000 fentanyl pills, concealed as Nerds and Skittles, have been seized on U.S. soil.

“Addressing fentanyl and fentanyl precursor products continues to be something that we will raise directly with [People's Republic of China] officials,” he said.

Recently, the DEA in New York busted a large quantity of fentanyl pills in the shape of Lego blocks. The DEA identified the brightly-colored fentanyl, referred to as rainbow fentanyl, as a new trend in the United States.

President Joe Biden referenced the fentanyl crisis during his Feb. 7 State of the Union address. The president said smugglers attempted to bring 23,000 pounds of fentanyl into the United States in "just the last several months."

China is a major fentanyl supplier, and U.S. authorities have taken steps to impose penalties on China-linked entities and individuals involved in the production and distribution of illicit fentanyl.

The amount of fentanyl varies in illicit drugs. The higher the amount of fentanyl, the more Narcan is required to reverse the effect of fentanyl, so having extra doses is essential in saving lives.

One proposal will identify a “fentanyl overdose for what it is … a poisoning.” Another will “classify fentanyl for the crime that it is … murder.

In October 2024, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams dismantled a fentanyl “superlab” near Valleyview.

Fentanyl alone killed more than 71,000 in 2021 and nearly 58,000 in 2020. State Sen.

"Despite knowing about the tragic death of M.E. from a fentanyl overdose, defendant continued to distribute controlled substances, including the exceedingly dangerous drug of fentanyl," prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum.

Fentanyl, firearms, and cash confiscated by DEA Los Angeles.

"Families Against Fentanyl is calling for the Biden Administration to declare fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction and immediately establish a White House task force dedicated to the fentanyl crisis," Rauh said.

Fentanyl can be mixed with other substances to increase potency and in many cases, a person is unaware they are ingesting a lethal dose of fentanyl.

Toronto doctor George Otto's medical licence was revoked by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) on Jan. 11, 2023, more than three years after he was convicted as a drug dealer in a fentanyl trafficking scheme.

Investigators said a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of fentanyl was found in a closet in the day care center and 6 kilograms (13.23 pounds) of fentanyl, heroin, and other controlled substances were found under a trap door in the floor beneath a padded mat where

—Two Missouri adults have been charged in the death of a toddler after she ingested fentanyl, St. Louis County police announced Thursday.

SAN DIEGO—A Riverside County man convicted of importing more than 80 pounds of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl into the United States was sentenced in San Diego federal court March 20 to more than 16 years in prison.

In a May 9 statement, the Treasury Department explained the significance of the latest actions it has taken in the fight against fentanyl.

Mock sizing of a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl on April 1, 2022. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times) The Rauh family has channeled pain, anguish, and grief into combating the fentanyl scourge.  

Six out of 10 fentanyl-laced fake prescriptions contain a lethal dose of fentanyl, according to the DEA. Democrat Rep.

Homeland: Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl from the Southwest Border” at 2 p.m. ET on July 12.

“In addition, the DEA alone ‘seized more than 50 million fake pills and 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder equating to approximately 379 million deadly doses of fentanyl,’ enough fentanyl to kill every person in the United States last year.”