Cocaine, viagra, and firearms are among the merchandise being smuggled. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection have seized weapons, prescriptions, and drugs in recent inspections at ports of…
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Treasury Sanctions Members of Mexican Drug Cartel
Co-leaders of a drug smuggling cartel banned from American trade. The Department of the Treasury sanctioned the Mexican drug cartel La Nueva Familia Michoacana last week, blocking its…
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Representative McCarthy Going to Border
Says he’s going “to get a new update.” U.S. Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the House minority leader and potentially the next Speaker, announced that he will be…
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CDC Eases Rules on Opioids
Officials say that legal enforcement only fuels the opioid crisis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a 200-page report with new recommendations to relax restrictions…
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Major Drug Retailers Settle Opioid Lawsuits
CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens resolve thousands of lawsuits with $13.8 billion in total. CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart moved to resolve thousands of lawsuits this week that had been…
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U.S. Coast Guard Seizes $29 Million in Narcotics in Oman
Also recently interdicted heroin shipment. The U.S. Coast Guard vessel, Charles Moulthrope recently confiscated approximately $29 million in illegal narcotics in the Gulf of Oman. This happened weeks…
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CBP Seizes 19 Bricks of Fentanyl
Nearly 45 pounds were discovered in a tractor-trailer. Customs and Border Protection found 19 bricks of what they suspected to be fentanyl while inspecting a commercial tractor-trailer at…
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FBI Reports Rise in Murder Rates
Data missing from New York, Los Angeles, and other cities. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released preliminary data last week suggesting a 4.3 percent rise in murders…
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CDC Publishes Opioid Addiction Report
A congressional committee also issues a report regarding the 2021 data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published an updated opioid addiction report this week, documenting the…
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President Announces Funding to Address Opioid Overdoses
Government data shows one life is lost every five minutes. On Friday, President Biden announced that the Department of Health and Human Services would distribute $1.5 billion to…
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