Father who lost son to fentanyl brings awareness campaigns to California
You may have seen the billboards around LA and Orange Counties. Their creator wants fentanyl to be classified a weapon of mass destruction.
DEA issues dire US warning of fentanyl mixed with flesh-eating 'tranq' drug
Xylazine, also known as “tranq," is a powerful animal sedative that’s known to cause open skin wounds so severe – it can lead to amputation.
Drugs coming across the border: 1 million fentanyl pills seized in El Monte; 3 Mexican men arrested
According to an affidavit, the defendants met with two buyers at a restaurant in El Segundo to discuss a 10,000-fentanyl-pill sample sale which would be followed by a deal for 1 million fentanyl pills.
Animal tranquilizer found in illicit drugs, health department warns of rise in overdose
According to the health department, xylazine is a sedative and muscle relaxant drug used by veterinarians to anesthetize animals.
Family sues Airbnb after toddler dies of fentanyl overdose in rental
Investigators have been unable to determine how the toddler came into contact with the fentanyl.
New street drug 'tranq dope,' rots skin, turns humans into 'zombies'
'Tranq dope,' a mixture of fentanyl and Xylazine, is causing overdoses in major cities like Philly.
Fentanyl with 'potential to kill' 50 million people seized by Border Patrol in Orange County
Authorities seized more than 230 pounds of fentanyl, believed to be enough to kill 50 million people in Orange County.
Lisa Marie Presley on opioids, lost up to 50 lbs. before death: report
The only child of the late Elvis Presley and his wife, Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie died on Jan. 12 after suffering cardiac arrest two days after her appearance at the Golden Globes.
California drug bust: $4 million in narcotics seized by border patrol agents in one day
Border Patrol agents seized nearly 300 pounds of narcotics with an estimated street value of $4 million from three vehicle stops in just one day.
15,000 rainbow fentanyl pills, 10 pounds of meth seized in Orange County
Officials say the new candy-colored pills attract young adults and kids.
Report: Snapchat under federal probe over alleged social media drug deals
According to the report, FBI agents and U.S. Justice Department attorneys are focusing on fentanyl poisoning cases in which drug sales were arranged on the Snapchat platform.
OC mother charged with child abuse after infant was exposed to fentanyl
Officials say the baby stopped breathing after being exposed to his mother's fentanyl.
Animal sedative ‘zombie drug’ flooding opioid market: What you need to know
The animal sedative xylazine is flooding the illegal opioid market causing overdose, death and worse.
Several hospitalized after mass overdose at San Francisco home on Christmas
Authorities are investigating a mass overdose at a San Francisco home on Christmas that sent several people to the hospital, authorities said.
Grieving mother warns parents about dangers of fentanyl with billboard
After losing her 19-year-old son to a fentanyl overdose four years ago, Juli Shamash is trying to prevent parents from making the same mistake of not openly talking with their children about the dangers of illicit street drugs.
Narcan could be coming to more OC school districts thanks to newly-approved grants
The county has approved $120,000 in funding that would go toward providing six area school districts with Narcan, the drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose.
Over 379 million doses of fentanyl seized by DEA in 2022
According to the DEA, the dosage seized is high enough to 'kill every American'.