New Senate bill seeks to tackle the flow of fentanyl into the US from China and Mexico
The bill does not link tariffs to fentanyl smuggling but seeks expanded authority to sanction state-owned or state-controlled Chinese entities, including banks, involved in financing foreign opioid trafficking. The measure also would have the U.S. government track more chemicals that can be used to make methamphetamines.
Fact-Checking Trump’s Fentanyl Justification for Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
Trump backpedals on Mexico, Canada tariffs amid consumer anxiety, stock market tumble
Trump grants one-month tariff reprieve to some goods from Mexico, Canada

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Deputies Seize Enough Fentanyl to Kill Nearly 1 Million People in Drug Bust
Sheriff's deputies seize enough fentanyl 'to kill everyone in Etowah County'
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Enough fentanyl to kill more than 1 million people found in Statesville home, police say
Fentanyl and cash seized in North Carolina; suspect faces multiple trafficking charges
On Wednesday, 44-year-old Marciano Pina Ulloa was arrested in Statesville for possession of a significant quantity of fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid.
Houston father charged with murder by fentanyl delivery in 2023 overdose of 27-year-old daughter
Joshua Youngblood was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder after he allegedly gave fentanyl to his daughter in 2023 that resulted in her fatal overdose.
Akron police seize meth, fentanyl in raid of Kenmore home, report says
Akron police said an investigation in the Kenmore neighborhood culminated in the raid. Officers seized 382 grams of methamphetamine, 47 grams of fentanyl, 30 Xanax bars and a small amount of crack cocaine, as well as $2,600 in cash and a stolen handgun, according to police.
Number of fentanyl related deaths drops by nearly 50% in Marion County
The number of Hoosiers dying from drug poisoning is going down. Preliminary numbers in Marion County show 2024 saw a huge decline in fentanyl related overdose deaths.
Parents arrested in 4-year-old's possible fentanyl-related death in Brooklyn
The House on Thursday voted to censure an unrepentant Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to Congress. It signifies a formal reprimand. House Speaker Mike Johnson,
N.J. couple charged in overdose death as cops seize fentanyl supply
Barbosa, 28, of Hasbrouck Heights, were both charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death and other offenses in the death of a Hackensack man.
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Man charged after 5-year-old died from fentanyl overdose
The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service said 42-year-old Paul Firlotte has been charged with manslaughter in connection to the September 2023 incident.
$5M drug bust in N.J. nabs alleged leaders of huge heroin and fentanyl ring
NJ Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announcing charges against 21 people for their alleged roles in a massive heroin and fentanyl ring that operated in Passaic and Bergen counties. With Platkin are NJSP Maj. Michael Flory and Theresa L. Hilton, the director of the state Division of Criminal Justice. Richard Cowen/NJ Advance Media for NJ.Com
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20 Indicted In Fentanyl, Heroin Ring That Fueled Drug Use Across North Jersey: AG
Twenty people have been indicted in the sweeping takedown of opioid mills that fueled drug distribution across North Jersey, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Wednesday, March 5.ALSO SEE: 23 People Arrested In Another