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

ET on May 23 to discuss the fentanyl epidemic and its impact on American lives.

“For far too long, the Mexican drug cartels have poisoned communities in Pennsylvania and across the country with deadly fentanyl, killing more than 4,000 Pennsylvanians each year,” McCormick said.

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

“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."

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.

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.

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

The press release states that the exemption was “long exploited by foreign shippers to flood American markets with cheap, duty-free goods and funnel illicit fentanyl into the country.”

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

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.

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

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.

During his tenure, Wiener led efforts to pass pro-LGBT policies, promoted criminal justice reform reducing sentencing guidelines, and repeatedly blocked bipartisan legislation targeting fentanyl dealers whose drugs cause death. 

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.

“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.”

that action, and you knew or should have known that the substance you provided contained fentanyl or a fentanyl analog, you may be charged with homicide, up to and including the crime of murder.

Hagerty has introduced numerous bills to combat the flow of fentanyl.