Category: Fentanyl pills

Police: Fentanyl Found in Waikiki Hotel Room, 2 Men Dead After Suspected Mass Overdose

June 6, 2023
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HONOLULU—Two people died in what officials believe was a mass fentanyl overdose over the weekend involving five people in a hotel room in the Hawaii tourist mecca of Waikiki. Emergency responders were called to the Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort on Sunday morning and found five people. A 44-year-old man was pronounced dead at the…

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Mother Charged With Child Abuse After 2-Year-Old Hospitalized From Fentanyl

January 13, 2023
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A 30-year-old Irvine mother was charged with felony child abuse and endangerment Jan. 11 after her 2-year-old son was hospitalized from fentanyl exposure, according to authorities. Jacqueline Hunter was also charged with two misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance, and one felony enhancement of causing great bodily injury to a child under the…

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Former Federal Agent Warns Parents About Colorful, Candy-Like Fentanyl Pills Targeting Children

August 26, 2022
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As a record number of illegal immigrants are crossing the southern border with Mexico, federal law enforcement officials are warning against a new trend of fentanyl being distributed in colorful pills that resemble candy. In an Aug. 19 interview for NTD, Derek Maltz, a former special agent in charge at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration,…

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