A 27-year-old Niagara man is facing multiple drug and weapon-related charges after police found suspected fentanyl in his car during a traffic stop on Tuesday afternoon.

Source: https://www.chch.com/niagara-man-27-facing-multiple-drug-and-weapon-related-charges/

A 46-year-old Casper woman is behind bars after a Cheyenne-area reportedly found 130 fentanyl pills in her van.

Source: https://k2radio.com/ixp/99/p/cheyenne-trooper-catches-casper-woman-with-130-fentanyl-pills/

AB 1058 by Assemblymember Jim Patterson will increase penalties for those possessing large quantities of fentanyl.

Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2023/04/25/californias-fentanyl-assembly-bills-will-finally-get-a-hearing/

According to federal officials, he also sold a Glock 19x pistol, a High Standard shotgun and about 51 grams of fentanyl in Connecticut while he was under surveillance.

Source: https://www.courant.com/2023/10/03/a-ct-man-accused-of-dealing-firearms-didnt-stop-at-the-border-he-dealt-drugs-in-ri-too-feds-say/

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), fentanyl overdoses are driving the rising drug deaths.

Source: https://www.gopusa.com/democrats-and-republicans-battle-in-bidens-border-crisis-hearing/

According to the court documents, the United States Government alleged in September 2022, an investigation into an individual caught with a significant amount of fentanyl led to Lund as the person who sold the drugs from his Billings hotel room.

Source: https://realnewsmontana.com/ixp/124/p/man-sentenced-to-over-11-years-for-selling-drugs-in-billings/

Across the five-year study period, the first urine specimens collected indicated increasing fentanyl positivity rates in the broader population, from about 13% in 2017 to 53% in 2021.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/lifestyle/health_and_wellness/methadone-treatment-does-help-curb-fentanyl-heroin-use-study-shows/article_724c0ca7-e7ac-5dbc-b1fb-5a80cfa8a97e.html

A CT man sold fentanyl and heroin during drug…

Source: https://www.courant.com/2023/08/31/a-ct-man-sold-fentanyl-and-heroin-during-drug-deals-set-up-by-law-enforcement-he-was-sentenced-to-six-years-in-prison/

Addiction experts say making Narcan widely available is a crucial next step to stop fentanyl deaths.

Source: https://www.kunc.org/news/2023-10-08/more-schools-stock-overdose-reversal-meds-but-others-worry-about-stigma

After a pat down search CBP Officers discovered one fentanyl filled fentanyl pills in the subject’s groin area.

Source: https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2023/05/06/cbp-officers-seize-ammunition-riffle-magazines-marijuana-and-fentanyl-at-the-ysleta-port-of-entry/

After a pat down search CBP Officers discovered one fentanyl filled fentanyl pills in the subject’s groin area.

Source: https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2023/05/06/cbp-officers-seize-ammunition-riffle-magazines-marijuana-and-fentanyl-at-the-ysleta-port-of-entry/

Agencies are recovering fentanyl in more concentrated bulk powder and even as a nasal spray.

Source: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/fentanyl-hitting-the-streets-in-new-forms-looks-colorado-law-enforcement-warns

“A lot of legislators are hearing in their districts about the fentanyl problem with lots of youth dying,” Micheli said.

Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2023/04/24/sacramento-snapshot-fate-of-fentanyl-bills-wavers-in-legislature/

Also seized were 130 doses of MDMA also known as ecstasy and 228 doses of fentanyl.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/berkeley-independent/news/fentanyl-a-major-concern-per-2022-crime-stats/article_cb52cb62-de7c-11ed-a6e3-efc8e9f02f3a.html

Amid increasing worries from Montreal community organizations about the impact of fentanyl, new figures from the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) show that authorities in the city's Metro stations are responding to an increase in overdoses.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/stm-overdoses-metro-1.6798212?cmp=rss

Among the seized items are an imitation BB gun, a flick knife, ammunition, and stolen garden power tools, as well as a quantity of suspected cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, psilocybin (known as magic mushrooms), and oxycodone.

Source: https://www.lucknowsentinel.com/news/local-news/police-seize-nearly-30k-worth-of-drugs-from-wingham-home

And he knows that the courts are securing homicide convictions for those responsible for fentanyl deaths.

Source: http://capoliticalreview.com/trending/grieving-families-file-california-ballot-proposal-aimed-at-fentanyl-dealers/

“And in San Bernardino County, over 300 people died as a result of fentanyl poisoning.”

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/01/26/ie-la-officials-team-up-with-federal-law-enforcement-in-war-against-fentanyl/

And while the flood of prescription opioids into the black market has now been curtailed, addicts are turning to heroin and highly potent fentanyl to compensate, where the risk of overdose and death is even higher.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/heroin-derivative-pushed-by-cartels-addicts-january-2023/

An initial drug screen showed cocaine in Hailey’s system, then more advanced testing found fentanyl in Hailey’s system as well as in Hillary’s.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/02/10/news/court/dhhs-cleared-wrongdoing-fentanyl-death-old-town-child-xoasq1i29i/