President Biden’s administration seeking to stop manufacturers of lethal counterfeit drugs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released new data reporting more than 109,000 deaths…
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White House Recommits to Fighting Drug Overdoses at Summit
The opioid crisis changed dramatically due to fentanyl and other synthetic drugs. The White House held a joint summit with officials from Mexico and Canada this week, pledging…
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Treasury Sanctions Those with Ties to Counterfeit Drug Trade
Treasury Department partnered with Mexican law enforcement to identify 17 entities. The Department of the Treasury has sanctioned 17 individuals and entities based in China and Mexico for…
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Legislation Would Make Fentanyl National Security Threat
The Pentagon could go after drug cartels. Bipartisan members of the House and Senate have introduced bills that would declare fentanyl a national security threat. The Disrupt Fentanyl Trafficking…
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DOJ Arrests 288 Suspects in Illegal Opioid Trafficking Case
Operation SpecTor targets international drug sales on “dark web.” The Department of Justice announced the successful conclusion of “Operation SpecTor” this week, having arrested 288 suspects involved in…
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Top Member of Drug Cartel Extradited to U.S.
Mexican “plaza boss” Avila was a core official under “El Chapo”. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice announced that a high-ranking member of El Chapo’s drug cartel made…
Read MoreCongressional Group to Address Fentanyl Crisis
The bipartisan group is working to meet the national threat head-on. The illicit smuggling of fentanyl into the United States from Mexico is “a national crisis,” a bipartisan…
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DHS Plans to Address Fentanyl Trafficking
The plan is part of a “multi-pronged” administration strategy. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced “Operation Blue Lotus,” the department’s new step in efforts to fight against the…
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Treasury Sanctions Mexican Cartels for Time-Share Fraud
Scam proceeds financed fentanyl trafficking. The Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury sanctioned eight Mexican companies and three members of the Jalisco Cartel…
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Four Americans Kidnapped in Mexico Found
Senator Graham responds to the situation, in which two were killed and one injured. A group of four Americans was kidnapped Friday by armed men shortly after they…
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