Animal sedative ‘zombie drug’ flooding opioid market: What you need to know
The animal sedative xylazine is flooding the illegal opioid market causing overdose, death and worse.
The animal sedative xylazine is flooding the illegal opioid market causing overdose, death and worse.
Violence hits Mexico cartel stronghold after son of 'El Chapo' arrested
Sinaloa's state capital of Culiacan was thrust into a day of terror after the arrest of Ovidio Guzmán, a son of the notorious former Sinaloa cartel boss “El Chapo.”
Sinaloa's state capital of Culiacan was thrust into a day of terror after the arrest of Ovidio Guzmán, a son of the notorious former Sinaloa cartel boss “El Chapo.”
Phoenix-area nonprofit helps infants exposed to opioids recover from withdrawal
Hushabye Nursery is a Gilbert recovery center offering help for children suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome.
Hushabye Nursery is a Gilbert recovery center offering help for children suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome.
DEA: Fentanyl seizures double this year, and half of the total comes from Arizona
A record number of fentanyl was seized in 2022, and about half of the nation's total comes from Arizona. “So we have doubled down on our efforts, and we are coming, and the cartels should be shaking in their boots."
A record number of fentanyl was seized in 2022, and about half of the nation's total comes from Arizona. “So we have doubled down on our efforts, and we are coming, and the cartels should be shaking in their boots."
Fentanyl seizures at the border continue to spike and shatter records in 2022
Law enforcement agencies on both the Mexican and American sides are making record-setting fentanyl busts in 2022.
Law enforcement agencies on both the Mexican and American sides are making record-setting fentanyl busts in 2022.
Several hospitalized after mass overdose at San Francisco home on Christmas
Authorities are investigating a mass overdose at a San Francisco home on Christmas that sent several people to the hospital, authorities said.
Authorities are investigating a mass overdose at a San Francisco home on Christmas that sent several people to the hospital, authorities said.
Arizona border officers find more than 700,000 fentanyl pills hidden in train arriving from Mexico
Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection discovered more than 700,000 fentanyl pills while searching a train coming into the Nogales Port of Entry.
Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection discovered more than 700,000 fentanyl pills while searching a train coming into the Nogales Port of Entry.
Nearly 107,000 US overdose deaths reported in 2021, CDC's final tally shows
Meanwhile, U.S. life expectancy also dropped in 2021 to about 76 years, 5 months — a decrease of 0.6 years from 2020, the CDC said.
Meanwhile, U.S. life expectancy also dropped in 2021 to about 76 years, 5 months — a decrease of 0.6 years from 2020, the CDC said.
Over 379 million doses of fentanyl seized by DEA in 2022
According to the DEA, the dosage seized is high enough to 'kill every American'.
According to the DEA, the dosage seized is high enough to 'kill every American'.
Arizona border officers seize 1.5 million fentanyl pills over past week
The drugs were found during inspections at the Nogales Port of Entry on the Arizona-Mexico border.
The drugs were found during inspections at the Nogales Port of Entry on the Arizona-Mexico border.
WATCH: Florida officer collapses after possible exposure to fentanyl, police say
A Florida police officer is recovering after possibly being exposed to fentanyl which is said to have occurred during a traffic stop early Tuesday morning, according to the Tavares Police Department.
A Florida police officer is recovering after possibly being exposed to fentanyl which is said to have occurred during a traffic stop early Tuesday morning, according to the Tavares Police Department.
Red meth seized in Arizona, the first of its kind: 'It's a new way to market'
DEA agents in Phoenix have seized red meth in their latest bust. Agents say it came directly from the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, which then brought it up to Arizona.
DEA agents in Phoenix have seized red meth in their latest bust. Agents say it came directly from the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, which then brought it up to Arizona.
Fentanyl crisis getting worse, DEA officials say
DEA officials in the Phoenix area say Fentanyl is still on the rise, and Arizona is one of the main hubs for the drug.
DEA officials in the Phoenix area say Fentanyl is still on the rise, and Arizona is one of the main hubs for the drug.
Fentanyl exposures in children spike, public health official sounds alarm: 'Lock up your drugs'
Public health experts are reminding anyone who uses drugs to keep them stored properly and out of the reach of children,
Public health experts are reminding anyone who uses drugs to keep them stored properly and out of the reach of children,
Crime Files: Phoenix family found dead in home; massive Mesa fentanyl bust
Our top crime stories for the week of Nov. 14: 2 adults, 3 children found dead inside Phoenix home; Mesa Police seize fentanyl, meth, heroin, and cocaine in 'largest drug bust' in department's history; an Anthem murder-suicide; a man accused of dragging a dog behind his truck in south Phoenix; and an Arizona mother arrested after her baby dies from an apparent fentanyl overdose.
Our top crime stories for the week of Nov. 14: 2 adults, 3 children found dead inside Phoenix home; Mesa Police seize fentanyl, meth, heroin, and cocaine in 'largest drug bust' in department's history; an Anthem murder-suicide; a man accused of dragging a dog behind his truck in south Phoenix; and an Arizona mother arrested after her baby dies from an apparent fentanyl overdose.
'Special kind of high': CBP investigates increased seizures of ketamine laced with fentanyl
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is sounding the alarm as a new trend is emerging. They say the hallucinogenic drug ketamine is being mixed with the synthetic opioid fentanyl, and it's being marketed as a "special kind of high" by dealers who are attempting to get their drugs delivered by mail.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is sounding the alarm as a new trend is emerging. They say the hallucinogenic drug ketamine is being mixed with the synthetic opioid fentanyl, and it's being marketed as a "special kind of high" by dealers who are attempting to get their drugs delivered by mail.
Mesa Police seize fentanyl, meth, heroin, and cocaine in 'largest drug bust' in department's history
Mesa Police say four suspects were arrested in connection to two drug busts, with one of them being the "largest drug bust" in the history of the department.
Mesa Police say four suspects were arrested in connection to two drug busts, with one of them being the "largest drug bust" in the history of the department.
Arizona family sues Snapchat after 17-year-old son died from fentanyl overdose
In the lawsuit, the family of a 17-year-old who died after buying and taking what he thought was percocet on Snapchat allege that the social media platform is responsible for what happens on their platform.
In the lawsuit, the family of a 17-year-old who died after buying and taking what he thought was percocet on Snapchat allege that the social media platform is responsible for what happens on their platform.
Drug cartel sanctioned by U.S. Treasury Department over rainbow fentanyl
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned the drug cartel La Nueva Familia Michoacana and its leaders for producing large amounts of rainbow fentanyl.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned the drug cartel La Nueva Familia Michoacana and its leaders for producing large amounts of rainbow fentanyl.
Fentanyl 'vaccine' may have been discovered, researchers say
Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine.
Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine.