All news on the topic: Fentanyl

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“Zombie” drug crisis haunts Boston as World Cup fans arrive for England clash
The district has been dominated by sprawling tent encampments and brazen open-air drug dealing - with desperate addicts openly injecting and taking drugs in broad daylight.
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Nitazenes flood US drug supply as synthetic opioids outpace fentanyl con
In high school, Ashley Delgado dreamed of becoming a doctor and one day buying her father a Rolls-Royce. “She wanted to heal people,” said her father, James Taylor.
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Five arrested over fentanyl-laced pills that killed Robert De Niro’s grandson
Five people have been arrested and accused of supplying the fentanyl-laced pills that resulted in the fatal overdose of Robert De Niro’s grandson in 2023.
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US Treasury sanctions Los Mayos cartel and armed leader El Ruso
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned the Los Mayos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, including the leader of its armed wing, Juan Jose Ponce Felix, known as “El Ruso.”
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Mexican drug lord profits as cocaine use surges: western U.S. sees 154% rise since 2019
Cocaine use is now more popular than ever in the U.S., with a major resurgence in recent years, allowing the Mexican drug lord largely responsible for the boom to profit.
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Boxing legend Mike Tyson admits to illegal fentanyl use during fights
Boxing legend Mike Tyson recently made a startling admission that he used fentanyl to deal with pain during his iconic career.
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Trump promises March 4 tariffs for Mexico, Canada, and an additional 10% for China due to fentanyl
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said his proposed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods will take effect March 4 along with an extra 10% duty on Chinese imports because deadly drugs are still pouring into the U.S. from those countries.
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State Department prepared to classify Latin American cartels, gangs as terrorist organizations
Trump has promised an all out attack on the drug trade.
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How fentanyl producers in Mexico are adjusting to a challenging market
When Mario heard the news in mid-May 2023, he immediately suspended his operations
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Beyond China: Other countries supplying precursor chemicals to Mexico
On September 21, 2021, Javier Algredo Vázquez was on his way to a US law enforcement office to reclaim chemical substances authorities had seized from him days earlier. In some respects, his trip that day was a remarkable act of hubris.
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State of emergency declared over Fentanyl as city fights 'demons' of drug use
In the wake of the state of emergency being declared Portland’s first responders have sprung into action, but is it enough to stem the tide of addiction and death sweeping their city?
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Nurse caught on job cameras stealing opioids and injecting herself with fentanyl
A group of hospital workers were left horrified when they caught one of their colleagues on CCTV robbing opioids and injecting herself with fentanyl while on the clock
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New drug '10 times stronger than fentanyl' kills man in first US case
A man has died in Boulder, Colorado, after taking a new drug that is said to be 10 times stronger than fentanyl. The drug, called N-Desethyl etonitazene, was discovered during an autopsy
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Warning over drug that makes heroin 10 times stronger being sold for 10p a pill
Professor Chris Pudney, from the University of Bath, says that benzodiazepines - a class of drugs used for the treatment of anxiety in medical settings - are being sold on the black market and used by opioid addicts, creating a deadly drug cocktail that can easily kill
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Mystery condition as babies born deformed with webbed toes, 'rocker bottom feet'
Researchers from Nemours Children’s Hospital in Delaware, who authored the study, believe fentanyl may be causing disruptions to cholesterol metabolism during pregnancy
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US-china drug deal as Biden and Xi to strike major agreement on killer fentanyl
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco - as Chinese businesses are reported to be fuelling the fentanyl crisis ravaging American cities
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Tragic faces of babies killed by fentanyl in US this year amid opioid crisis
The deadly synthetic opioid, which is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine, is being mixed into food and formula by parents and caregivers who are unaware of the consequences
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Baby girl dies of fentanyl overdose as warnings over drug abuser dad overruled
A three month-old was poisoned by a fentanyl overdose after her self-confessed drug addict dad – who had eight previous drug convictions – was given sole custody
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Veteran cop who boasted about loving job 'sold strong fentanyl & heroin on duty'
Grace Rose Baez began her career as a police officer more than 10 years ago, but has now been charged with distributing drugs after arranging to sell fentanyl and heroin to a police informant whilst she was on duty
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'We were betrayed' say parents of 1-year-old baby who died of fentanyl overdose
The father of the one-year-old child who died at a Bronx daycare says that he feels 'betrayed' by the daycare owner and says that he 'trusted her' to take care of his child
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Police hunt drug-dealing nursery owner after baby killed by fentanyl
Baby Nicholas Dominici died at the Bronx day care and nursery owner Grei Mendez has been charged - but the NYPD are trying to find her husband who was seen to flee the nursery
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Nursery owner was destroying evidence of Fentanyl ring while children overdosed
Authorities in New York say a daycare owner but was not only part of a drug ring, she was storing Fentanyl on a play mat, resulting in the death of a one-year-old and the hospitalizations of three other children ranging in age from 8 months to two years
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Chilling letter found as mum who 'killed hubby with fentanyl has jail seizure'
A Utah mum-of-three who is accused of poisoning her husband with fentanyl suffered a seizure in her jail cell, which led to the discovery of a damning letter that could change the course of her trial
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Dad of baby killed at daycare that was front for drugs says 'he'd so much love'
The dad of a baby killed at a day suspected to be a front for drugs has said he expected to take his child to a daycare 'not a funeral home.' Two people have been charged with murder
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Worker at daycare where baby died 'eating fentanyl' screamed four chilling words
Chilling screams were heard from a Bronx daycare where a baby died after 'eating fentanyl.' Police have since said they found a suspicious item used for packaging drugs
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