Wellton Station U.S. Border Patrol agents working at the Interstate 8 immigration checkpoint on September 11 arrested a United States citizen attempting to smuggle fentanyl through the checkpoint in a shuttle van. Keep Reading
While progress has been made to combat overdose deaths, death rates involving synthetic opioids (excluding methadone) increased by 10% from 2017 to 2018. Keep Reading
HSI Washington, D.C. marked a ten-fold increase in narcotics seizures from nearly 400 lbs. in FY 2018 to over 4,000 lbs. in FY 2019, and a two-fold increase in firearms seizures. Keep Reading
This research is the first to test the ability of IMS to distinguish fentanyl from the background clutter that might be expected at a border crossing. Keep Reading
Luis Fernandez has been sentenced to 151 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute carfentanil, fentanyl, and a fentanyl analogue over the dark web. Keep Reading
Mexican drug cartels are manufacturing mass quantities of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, a dangerous synthetic opioid. Keep Reading
Toolkit has information about personal protective clothing and equipment, training, decontamination, and handling exposure to working dogs. Keep Reading
This fiscal year, HSI has trained more than 4,000 law enforcement on cyber investigations, including dark web and cryptocurrency investigations. Keep Reading
“The narcotics organization identified by our team reached far and wide, spanning state lines and crossing all the way to and from our southern border." Keep Reading
During a pre-primary inspection, the on duty K-9 alerted to the vehicle. The driver was referred to secondary inspection for further questioning. Keep Reading
Because CBP has not updated many of its policies—in a few cases for almost 20 years—the GAO review found they do not always reflect changes in technology or processes, such as those for conducting searches and handling fentanyl. Keep Reading
Contreras-Martinez was pulled over by a Texas DPS trooper driving eastbound on Interstate 40 in Amarillo in May 2019. Keep Reading
Shaughnessy allegedly transferred his bitcoin proceeds to other cryptocurrency wallets in exchange for regular fiat currency, which was shipped to his home in Dallas. Keep Reading
On Friday, a CBP narcotics detection canine detected a half-pound of heroin concealed in a package inside the body a 28-year-old woman. Keep Reading
"Exposure to synthetic opioids like fentanyl is one of the most dangerous threats facing law enforcement officers," Rosenstein warns. Keep Reading
The charges come as part of “Operation Denial,” an Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation into the international trafficking of fentanyl and other lethal drugs. Keep Reading
Overdose deaths increased in all categories of drugs examined for men and women, people ages 15 and older, all races and ethnicities, and across all levels of urbanization, CDC found. Keep Reading
Plan aims to "reduce drug demand through education, awareness, and preventing over-prescription" and "cut off the flow of illicit drugs." Keep Reading
Renowned pain management specialist Dr. Paul Christo talks about causes, contributors for first responders. Keep Reading