Category: Fentanyl Crisis

Orange County Officials, Victims Share Uphill Battle With California’s Lax Stance on Fentanyl

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Dozens of photographs of once-smiling people who have recently died of fentanyl overdoses lined the walls of the shared courtyard of the Orange County District Attorney and sheriff department April 24, where officials and loved ones gathered for a Crime Victims Rights ceremony. “I’ve spent a lot of my career all over the…


Newsom Directs National Guard to Help Combat Fentanyl Crisis in San Francisco

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is directing the state’s National Guard to help find personnel and resources to combat fentanyl trafficking in San Francisco. Newsom’s directive also applies to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The move comes as part of a new partnership with the City of San Francisco in its ongoing efforts to deal with…


NTD News Today (April 3): Rally Begins in NYC Ahead of Trump’s Arrival; Wis. Judicial Race Could Affect Entire US

Supporters of former President Donald Trump began to rally at Trump Tower in NYC ahead of his arrival, before his expected arraignment in the case brought by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. Wisconsin voters are electing a new state Supreme Court justice, and whoever wins the race will have a significant impact on the state and…


House Financial Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Fentanyl Crisis and the CCP

The U.S. House Financial Service Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions holds a hearing to “Follow the Money: The CCP(Chinese Communist Party)’s  Business Model Fueling the Fentanyl Crisis” at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 23. Jonathan Cassara, Special Agent, U.S. Treasury (Retired);  Donald Im, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Cyber Section DEA…


LIVE NOW: House Financial Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Fentanyl Crisis and the CCP

The U.S. House Financial Service Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions holds a hearing to “Follow the Money: The CCP(Chinese Communist Party)’s  Business Model Fueling the Fentanyl Crisis” at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 23. Jonathan Cassara, Special Agent, U.S. Treasury (Retired);  Donald Im, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Cyber Section DEA…


Rep. Mark Green Pressing CDC for Data on Fentanyl Deaths

Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) is requesting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to share updated data and estimates on fentanyl overdose deaths. The House Homeland Security Committee chairman wrote a letter to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on March 1 asking for the most recent statistics on fentanyl and fentanyl-related overdose deaths from 2022….


How Can You Focus on Rights of Criminals, Not Children? Grieving Mom Asks Lawmakers

“How can you focus on the theoretical rights of criminals over the rights of our children?” Erin Rachwal, whose 19-year-old son died of a fentanyl overdose in 2021, asked members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance. “This could happen to your family,” she said. “Fentanyl does not discriminate. It is…


LIVE 9 AM ET: House Subcommittee Hearing on Fentanyl Crisis: ‘Inaction Is No Longer an Option’

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Surveillance holds a hearing at 9 a.m. ET on March 1 on “The Fentanyl Crisis in America: Inaction is No Longer an Option.” The hearing will examine the flow of fentanyl trafficked through America by criminals and drug cartels exploiting the border crisis. DEA Special…


LIVE NOW: House Subcommittee Hearing on Fentanyl Crisis: ‘Inaction Is No Longer an Option’

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Surveillance holds a hearing at 9 a.m. ET on March 1 on “The Fentanyl Crisis in America: Inaction is No Longer an Option.” The hearing will examine the flow of fentanyl trafficked through America by criminals and drug cartels exploiting the border crisis. DEA Special…


Pennsylvania County Gets Rid of ‘Sanctuary’ Status Amid Fentanyl Crisis

Butler County, Pennsylvania, has terminated its “sanctuary” designation and will now cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while dealing with illegal immigrants as the area faces a fentanyl crisis and an uptick in trafficking crimes. A sanctuary city or county does not cooperate with ICE in its efforts to remove illegal immigrants, such…