Thousands of 'rainbow fentanyl' pills seized as authorities warn of possible new 'trend' targeting kids

Customs and Border Protection agents in Arizona seized more than 15,000 fentanyl pills that were strapped to a person's legs on Wednesday, and one official says that it could be the start of a trend targeting younger people.

Judge rules CVS, Walgreens and Walmart owe 2 Ohio counties $650M in opioids suit

The Ohio counties convinced the jury that the three pharmacies played an outsized role in creating a public nuisance in the way they dispensed pain medication.

'Rainbow Fentanyl' seized in Portland, drug spreading on West Coast: officials

A bag of “rainbow fentanyl” was seized In Portland, and authorities are warning that the drug could be mistaken by children as candy or a toy due to its bright color.

150,000 fentanyl pills seized in Chandler drug bust, DPS says

More than 30 pounds of fentanyl pills were seized in Chandler during a drug trafficking investigation. That's about 150,000 pills worth more than half a million dollars.

Phoenix Police 'dismantle' Mexican drug trafficking operation, department says

The Phoenix Police Department said its Drug Enforcement Bureau "dismantled" a trafficking operation based in Mexico after the investigation first began in 2021.

Fentanyl risk from $1 bill? Drug safety expert dispels myths about second-hand exposure

In a viral Facebook post, a Kentucky woman says she had to be hospitalized after picking up a dollar bill from the ground that she thinks was laced with the drug fentanyl.

Lauren Boebert introduces bill to classify fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction

GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert, a freshman representing Colorado’s 3rd district, is pushing to classify the synthetic opioid fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.

Baby found amongst drug stash at Yavapai County home: YCSO

Officials with the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office say they arrested two people after officers found an 18-month-old baby asleep inside a room with a drug stash. That stash reportedly contained about 500 fentanyl pills.

Awareness of fentanyl, the 'deadliest drug,' being raised by the DEA

Fentanyl is the single deadliest drug threat the nation has encountered, says the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and that's why it launched National Fentanyl Day, raising awareness of how deadly the drug is.

'It is more terrifying now than I’ve ever seen': DEA agents needed amid spike in meth, fentanyl trafficking

The DEA is looking to hire thousands of new agents across the country and is hoping to get the upper hand in the war against drugs and help save lives. This comes as the number of drugs, specifically, meth and fentanyl, flooding into our country, reaches record levels.

Nearly 100 pounds of illicit fentanyl seized in Bay Area

Nearly 100 pounds of illicit fentanyl is off the streets thanks to sheriff's detectives and the Alameda County Narcotics Task Force, sheriff's officials said Saturday.

230 pounds of meth, 25 pounds of cocaine, and 25 pounds of heroin lands 2 Arizona men in prison

The Drug Enforcement Administration announced two Arizona men are headed to prison after being found with hundreds of pounds of meth, more than two dozen pounds of cocaine and more than 20 pounds of heroin, about a year and a half ago.

West Point cadets on spring break overdose on fentanyl-laced cocaine in South Florida vacation home

Four West Point cadets on spring break in South Florida overdosed on cocaine laced with fentanyl, with two other cadets becoming exposed to the drug after they began performing CPR on their friends. All had to be hospitalized, with at least one person in critical condition, rescue officials said.