PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. â Thousands of spring breakers are expected to hit Florida beaches over the next few weeks. Spring break shenanigans, wild parties and underage drinking are nothing new for officers across the Sunshine State, but the Panama City Beach (PCB) police chief says fentanyl is raising the risks. “The spring break of […]
Panama City Beach police to use new K-9 dogs, crime cameras to crack down on spring break drug use
March 9, 2023 by
11 Drug Dealers Arrested After Kidnapping of Four Laborers in Cancun
November 2, 2022 by
Raids to find four day-laborers kidnapped last month led to the arrests of 11 drug dealers near Cancun, according to official disclosures this week. The case began last month when unknown individuals kidnapped four men working in the construction site of a hotel called âEden Rock,â part of the Hard Rock chain. Relatives of the…
California Democrats Vote Down ‘Alexandra’s Law’ to Charge Drug Dealers with Murder
October 16, 2022 by
Elected Democrats in Californiaâs State Senate have once again voted down a plan that would allow local and state prosecutors to more easily charge drug dealers with manslaughter or murder when Americans die as a result of the drugs they sold to them. On Wednesday, Democrat State Senators rejected an amendment to include âAlexandraâs Lawâ…
Exclusive: NJ Mayor Pressures Democrat Tom Malinowski to Drop Support for Pelosi-Backed âLower Drug Costsâ Bill
June 20, 2021 by
A New Jersey mayor is urging Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) to withdraw his support for Democratsâ prescription drug costs bill because of the impact it may have on New Jerseyâs biopharmaceutical industry, Breitbart News has learned. Bridgewater Township Mayor Matthew Moench (R) wrote a letter to Malinowski, dated June 9, warning H.R. 3, also known as the…
Afghanistanâs Drug Trade Booms Thanks to Meth and Heroin
May 1, 2021 by
Afghanistan has long been infamous for its opium poppies, but law enforcement agencies across the world are warning of a new boom in the Afghan drug trade fueled by methamphetamines. Turkeyâs TRT World reported Wednesday the meth boom in Afghanistan is driven by falling opium prices, a crackdown in Iran that drove many Afghan meth cooks…
Kennedy: Putting Kamala Harris in Charge of Border Crisis Like Making Lance Armstrong Drug Czar
March 29, 2021 by
During this weekâs broadcast of âSunday Morning Futuresâ on the Fox News Channel, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) took issue with President Joe Bidenâs call to make Vice President Kamala Harris the central authority figure in dealing with the U.S.-Mexico border crisis. He likened the move to putting disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong as the head of…
Baltimore Ends Prosecution of Low-Level Crimes Such As Prostitution, Drug Possession
March 28, 2021 by
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Baltimore will no longer prosecute certain low-level crimes, which include prostitution, drug possession, and minor traffic offenses, Stateâs Attorney Marilyn Mosby said Friday. âThe move was unveiled in a press release from Mosbyâs office as it reported âone-year successâ of policies implemented last March to not prosecute the nonviolent charges…
GOP Senator Presses Biden Nominee Over Investment In Company That Makes Chemical Used By Mexican Drug Cartels
March 13, 2021 by
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley is pressing Vanita Gupta, the nominee for the number three position at the Justice Department, over millions of dollars in stock holdings she has in a chemical company that makes a key ingredient that Mexican drug cartels use to make heroin. Gupta holds between $11 million and $55 million in shares…
Two Illegal Aliens Arrested for Drug Trafficking After Being Freed into U.S.
December 31, 2020 by
Two illegal aliens were arrested for allegedly trafficking and selling cocaine this month after being released into the interior of the United States by federal immigration judges a few years ago. Baljinder Singh, a 37-year-old illegal alien, and Gurwinder Singh, a 32-year-old illegal alien, were arrested by Indiana State Police this month for allegedly trafficking…
On the Horizon: Asciminib, a New Drug for Treating R/R CML
December 14, 2020 by
The investigational drug asciminib (being developed by Novartis) may become the new kid on the block for the treatment of chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CMP-CP) for patients who have relapsed on or are refractory to at least two prior tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). New results from the ASCEMBL study (NCT03106779) show that patients who…
Trump Has Accomplished Progressive Goals Such As Reducing Drug Pricing, Paid Parental Leave For Workers And Criminal Justice Reform
November 26, 2020 by
President Donald Trump championed a series of progressive causes during his time in office, signing executive orders and bills that targeted drug pricing, paid parental leave for workers and criminal justice reform. Trump secured up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for some federal workers when he signed the Defense Authorization Act Dec. 20,…
CDC: Drug overdoses hit new record.
August 16, 2018 by
More than 72,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2017, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a new record. The CDC recorded a 6.6 percent increase in fatal drug overdoses from 2016, but noted that the preliminary numbers likely underestimate the final death toll. More than 40,000 people died from opioid overdoses last year, […]
Matt Drudge: âNew Lowâ for Ambien Maker to Mock Roseanne âWhile They Drug a Generationâ
May 31, 2018 by
Conservative media pioneer Matt Drudge slammed drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis on Wednesday for mocking Roseanne Barrâs suggestion that her racially charged remark about Obama White House aide Valerie Jarrett was induced by Ambien. âThe drug company mocking Roseanne for her mental illness while they drug a generation is a new low!â Drudge tweeted at the drugmakerâs Twitter handle, @SanofiUS, […]
Trump Touts Proposal to Lower Drug Prices.
May 12, 2018 by
“We are getting tough on the drug makers that exploit our patent laws to choke out competition,” President Trump said outside the White House Friday outlining his plan to lower prescription drug prices. “Our patent system will reward innovation,” he said. “But it will not be used as a shield to protect unfair monopolies.” The […]
Trump Considers Drug Testing, Work Requirements For Food Stamp Recipients.
April 12, 2018 by
It looks like changes are coming down the pike for able-bodied food stamp recipients. President Donald Trump is mulling over allowing states to drug test some food stamp recipients, AP reports. Currently, states are legally prohibited from enacting their own requirements on recipients, though a reported 20 states have introduced legislation that would screen welfare […]
Mexican Senate Threatens to Stop Helping U.S. Against Drug Cartels If Trump Deploys Troops to Border.
April 5, 2018 by
The Mexican Senate passed a resolution seeking an end to bilateral cooperation with the U.S. against drug cartels and immigration problems after President Trump ordered National Guard troops to the border. The resolution was passed in a unanimous fashion and sent to the White House, Members of the U.S. Congress, and Mexicoâs Foreign Relations Officer, […]
Trump To Push Death Penalty For Major Drug Dealers In Opioid Plan
March 16, 2018 by
President Donald Trump will push for the death penalty for major drug dealers in his plan to combat the opioid crisis, Politico reports. Trump publicly revealed his deeply held belief that drug dealers should be executed before the White House opioid summit saying âthey kill hundreds and hundreds of people, and most of them donât even […]
Flu Drug Approved in Japan Claims to Stop Virus in 24 Hours
February 27, 2018 by
One dose of the medication, called Xofluza, cripples influenza by interfering with an enzyme critical for viral replication. Health authorities in Japan on Friday (February 23) approved a new flu medication, called baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza), that aims to stop the virus within one day, according to The Wall Street Journal. The drug works by blocking […]
Foreign Freeloading to Blame for High Drug Prices.
February 14, 2018 by
Americans are suffering pharmaceutical sticker shock. But the remedy Democrats are backing — price controls on prescription drugs — would inflict more harm by halting new discoveries and dooming patients waiting for cures. Since 1950, our increasing longevity — an amazing 10 extra years of life for the average American — has been mainly the […]
FACT CHECK: Do Drug Overdoses Kill More Americans Than âGun Homicides And Motor Vehiclesâ?
October 27, 2017 by
President Donald Trump claimed that âmore people are dying from overdoses today than from gun homicides and motor vehicles, combinedâ during a Thursday speech on the opioid epidemic. Verdict: True Deaths in the U.S. from drug overdose surpassed deaths from âgun homicides and motor vehicles, combinedâ in 2015. Although finalized overdose death data has not […]
Drug Smuggling Tunnels Skyrocketed After U.S. Tightened Border Security
April 10, 2017 by
President Donald Trumpâs proposed wall wonât stop Mexican cartels from smuggling drugs into the U.S. through illegal tunnels, which increased significantly after a border fence was built and security was considerably tightened. âIllegal tunneling activity on the southwest border of the United States represents a significant and persistent threat to border security and will likely remain […]
WOW! Mexican State Attorney General Charged in Drug Smuggling Scandal in U.S.
March 30, 2017 by
It is being reported that the Attorney General for the Mexican state of Nayarit, Edgar Veytia was arrested today in California on drug smuggling charges. The details are still coming to light, but a lot is already known . . . The Daily Mail via the AP: An indictment unsealed in New York on Tuesday charges […]
U.S. Media Ignore Mexican Presidentâs Ties to Drug Cartels
February 5, 2017 by
U.S. news outlets appear to have forgotten that the Juarez Cartel and multiple acts of corruption have been linked to the election of the current Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto. The Mexican presidentâs ties to cartels, the mysterious release from prison of major cartel figures during his presidency, and the fact that regions of Mexico […]
Report: Homeland Security Officials Took Millions in Bribes to ‘Look the Other Way’ on Drug Cartels
January 2, 2017 by
A stunning case of corruption inside the Department of Homeland Security was overshadowed by headlines about Russia and Israel this past week. Yet, federal employees accepting millions of dollars in bribes to avoid doing their job, is certainly worth a look. Hundreds of DHS employees have “looked the other way” as drugs crossed the border because cartels have […]
Obama Has Refused to Deport 820,000 Illegal Immigrants Guilty of Murder, Rape, Drug Offenses, and Other Crimes
December 19, 2016 by
A new report estimates that there are up to 820,000 illegal aliens in the U.S. who have escaped deportation under Obamaâs regime despite that many of them have been convicted of serious crimes including murder, rape, drug offenses, and other crimes. While some estimates say there are up to 2 million criminal illegal aliens in […]
Donald Trump Challenges Hillary Clinton To Take A Drug Test Before Third Debate: “She’s Getting Pumped Up” – VIDEO
October 16, 2016 by
At a campaign rally in Portsmouth, NH on Saturday afternoon, Donald Trump challenged Hillary Clinton to take a drug test prior to competing in the third presidential debate. Trump promised he was clean, saying: “I’m willing to do it.” He mocked Hillary Clinton’s memory, saying she told the FBI “I don’t remember” 39 times when […]
Homeland Security Official: ISIS Training Terrorists South of Border With Help from Mexican Drug Cartels
May 17, 2016 by
A top ranking Homeland Security official says Mexican drug cartels are helping ISIS sneak across the southern border to scope out targets for terrorist attacks. ISIS operative Shaykh Mahmood Omar Khabir has reportedly been training militants near the US border near Ciudad Juarez for the past year. Khabir actually brags in an Italian newspaper article […]
Meet Hillaryâs Big Money Donor Who Moonlights As A Lawyer For Mexican Drug Cartels
April 16, 2016 by
Attorney Roberto Yzaguirre, who has represented many Gulf Cartel bosses, has donated $2,000 to Hillary Clintonâs election efforts. When Mexican drug lord Juan GarcĂa Abrego was extradited to America, Yzaguirre was his lawyer. Abrego was the boss of the Gulf cartel until he was arrested in 1996. In a 1996 Texas Monthly article, the magazine writes, âThe San Antonio lawyer started […]
Obama Commutes The Sentences Of 61 Drug Criminals
March 30, 2016 by
President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 61 inmates Wednesday, all of whom were drug offenders. Obama has now commuted the sentences of 248 criminals â more than the last six presidents combined. Commutation does not wipe away a conviction as a pardon does, but instead shortens an inmateâs sentence. Most of those receiving a […]
DEA: Mexican Gangs ‘Remain Greatest Criminal DRUG THREAT to the United States’
November 6, 2015 by
“Mexican transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) remain the greatest criminal drug threat to the United States; no other group can challenge them in the near term,” says the 2015 National Drug Threat Assessment released on Wednesday by the Drug Enforcement Administration. “These Mexican poly-drug organizations traffic heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana throughout the United States, using […]