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NY man running ‘Breaking Bad'-style drug lab inadvertently turns himself in by reporting a burglary
A New York man who ran a “Breaking Bad”-style drug lab blew his cover when he called police to report a burglary at his purported business.
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Tijuana man pleads guilty in San Diego to laundering millions in drug money
A Tijuana man whom prosecutors say ran a business that laundered millions in drug proceeds was sentenced in San Diego federal court Friday to three years and four months in prison.
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Over $280K worth of meth seized during traffic stop on I-8 in East County
Border Patrol agents conducting a vehicle stop earlier this week on Interstate 8 seized nearly 190 pounds of methamphetamine worth more than $280,000, the federal agency announced.
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Portland police investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children, with 5 fatal
Police in Portland, Oregon, are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children as young as 1 years old.
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Study says climate change and rising temperatures may increase drug and alcohol disorders
Researchers at Columbia University studied data from alcohol-related and substance-related hospital visits in New York State over 20 years.
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Olympic doping case involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva starts in Switzerland
The doping case involving teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva that marred the 2022 Beijing Olympics has returned to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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Psychedelic drug MDMA eases PTSD symptoms in a study that paves the way for possible US approval
A study has found that the psychedelic drug MDMA, combined with talk therapy, can reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
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As more children die from fentanyl, some prosecutors are charging their parents with murder
A growing number of parents across the U.S. are being criminally charged with murder or manslaughter after their children die from exposure to fentanyl.
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Cartels use banana exports to ship cocaine, fueling skyrocketing crime in Ecuador
Ecuador’s location is increasingly putting it at the confluence of two global trades: bananas and cocaine.
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Opioid overdose antidote Narcan will be widely available over the counter next week
The opioid overdose antidote Narcan will be available over the counter in the coming days, a move that’s hoped to increase access to the lifesaving medication amid the country’s worsening opioid epidemic.
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Some insurers won't cover new Alzheimer's treatment shown to slow decline
Some private insurers are balking at paying for the first drug fully approved to slow mental decline in Alzheimer’s patients.
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Dutch customs officials make record cocaine seizure worth 600 million euros
Customs authorities in Rotterdam have confiscated more than 17,600 pounds of cocaine, the largest seizure of the drug in the Netherlands.
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Over 100 pounds of dynamite found in Mexican cartel meth lab inside cave
Mexican marines found 110 pounds (50 kilograms) of dynamite hidden in a methamphetamine laboratory run by a drug cartel, the navy said Thursday.
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San Diego leaders address looming threat of new deadly street drug tranq
San Diego leaders are now tackling the growing presence of the drug xylazine, commonly referred to as tranq, which has been used sedate large animals since the early 1970s.
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6 men overdose on fentanyl in Oceanside
Six people who overdosed on fentanyl Friday afternoon in Oceanside survived after first responders quickly treated them, fire officials said.
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Cocaine found in the White House was in a different location than previously reported, sources say
Multiple officials involved in the White House cocaine inquiry now say the bag of powder was found in a cubby near the White House’s West Executive entrance, not the formal West Wing lobby as was previously reported.
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Boaters find $1.5 million worth of cocaine and hashish off Florida coast
Around 150 pounds of drugs have been found by boaters in the Florida Keys in the past week, authorities said.
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Animal sedative adds new suffering to Opioid drug crisis, but is it driving up deaths?
A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis. It’s called xylazine (pronounced ZY’-lah-zeen).
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Soldier accused of killing two at Washington music festival was high on mushrooms, prosecutors say
The U.S. Army Specialist told police he started hallucinating and told his partner they needed to return to the campground. “This is the end,” he told her, court documents said.
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Sonic Employee Arrested After Losing Bag of Cocaine in Customer's Hot Dog, Police Say
A New Mexico Sonic employee has been arrested after allegedly losing his bag of cocaine while preparing a hot dog, police say. Authorities say 54-year-old Jeffrey David Salazar was arrested Tuesday in Española after a woman found a bag of white powder inside her order. The woman, identified as Celine Gonzales, told police she discovered the baggie after taking...