When a visitor to the 16th Street Mall took out his cell phone to record drug activity, things escalated.

Watch: Drone Captures Images Of Mexican Drug Cartel Camp Authored by Allan Stein via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The first gunshots seemed to come down the mountain on the other side of Arizona’s border fence with Mexico, just east of Arivaca, where rival drug cartel factions battle to the death for supremacy. Sam, my security guide, listened closely as more shots rang out. They were hunters, no doubt, though not the kind you would typically expect. “Where exactly do you think the shots are coming from?” I asked Sam nervously from the back seat of his pickup truck. “I th [...]

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 95 on May 19, making it a capital offense for the drug dealer when a death results from the sale of fentanyl and methamphetamine and increasing penalties for trafficking. “Someone dealing fentanyl is murdering people and they are going to go to prison in the state of Florida […]

The government has reported that, since the year 2020, fentanyl overdoses have become the new leading cause of death for American adults between the ages […] Source

CHICAGO – To curb the theft of opioids, CVS Health will be installing time-delayed safes at all of its 392 locations in Illinois, including those throughout the Riverbend. The Illinois Attorney’s General Office has reported it is seeing gangs target pharmacies to steal opiates and sell them on the street or online to finance illegal activities. At a news conference Tuesday, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said the installation of the time delay safes, which will involve a code, will make it more difficult for thieves to steal the drugs. “The code begins a timer and the safe will not ope [...]

'Allows states to make their own decisions'

Republican-Led Attempt To Legalize Cannabis Could Reignite Pot Stocks Cannabis stocks could become hot again on Wall Street Bets after  Marijuana Moment  reported Friday a new Republican-led congressional marijuana legalization bill is "imminent."  The text of the draft legislation, obtained by Marijuana Moment, specifies Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) leads the attempt to legalize pot. The measure, titled  States Reform Act , is being examined by stakeholders for feedback and is subject to change before its official filing later this month.  This is yet another development in what's p [...]

An toddler died from a fentanyl overdose and two other kids had to be given Narcan after they swallowed pills from a stash in a family home, authorities said.

Ryan Thomas Philbrook, who allegedly hallucinated that someone else was being shot at called police for help, ended up in cuffs on a slew of drug possession charges.

The following article, US authorities seize 1.8 million pills laced with fentanyl, point to social media for rising drug traffic , was first published on BizPac Review . Harry Wilmerding, DCNF U.S. authorities criticized social media for an uptick in drug trafficking following a massive seizure of over a million fentanyl-laced pills and hundreds of […] Continue reading US authorities seize 1.8 million pills laced with fentanyl, point to social media for rising drug traffic ...

The Streets Of Major US Cities Are Being Flooded With Far More Drugs Than Ever Before Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, An endless tsunami of illegal drugs is turning the streets of our major cities into desolate wastelands, and yet our politicians seem powerless to do anything about it.  In fact, in some of our biggest cities the politicians actually don’t seem interested in doing anything about it.  As I will discuss below, open air drug markets are operating freely right in the heart of New York City at this moment.  Dealers and addicts go about their [...]

A Florida woman was arrested for allegedly setting up a dating profile advertising "free meth tonight" that sent suitors to her romantic rival's home looking for sex, police said.