Nearly 30% higher than the previous year. The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics has reported preliminary numbers on deaths as a result of drug overdoses from October…
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Border Patrol Dog Sniffs Out Fentanyl in Burritos
Food proves not to be a deterrent for canines. A canine with the Yuma Sector Border Patrol sniffed out packages of fentanyl hidden within breakfast burritos recently at…
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DEA Seizes Massive Drug Shipments in Florida
Federal agents arrest six suspected cartel traffickers. Last month, the Drug Enforcement Administration seized over 1,100 pounds of methamphetamine in Miami, Florida. The illicit substance was hidden in…
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White House Reports Drug Overdose Spike
Opioid use up by 27% in 2020. Regina LaBelle, the acting director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, gave a briefing this past week…
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Additional Agents Deployed to Southern Border
Illegal border crossings continue to mount. As many as 300 U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are being added to those deployed to the southern border. The number…
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Over $3 Million in Drugs Seized at Texas Border
Border officials halt smuggling efforts at two international bridges. U.S. Customs and Border Protect officers seized nearly $3.5 million in methamphetamines at two ports of entry in Texas…
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7,500 Pounds of Cocaine and Marijuana Seized in Pacific
Drugs intercepted by Coast Guard during the first two months of 2021. Roughly 7,500 pounds of cocaine and marijuana was offloaded this week from the U.S. Coast Guard…
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California Coast Guard Seizes $156 Million in Drugs
Fishing vessels intercepted carrying 9,000 pounds of cocaine. U.S. Coast Guard crews on two cutters based in Alameda, California, recently intercepted three ships in the eastern Pacific carrying…
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CBP Seizes 240 Pounds of Cocaine
Drugs found in commercial vehicle crossing into Montana. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents recently seized 240 pounds of cocaine on the U.S.-Canadian Border at the Sweetgrass Port…
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Operation Crystal Shield Expanding says DEA
Chicago and San Francisco designated as “transportation hubs” of drugs. Last week, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced the designation of Chicago and San Francisco as transportation hubs for…
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