Former DA investigator faces federal heroin trafficking and money laundering charges

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Drug bust takes dramatic turn after Spanish police rescue alleged smuggler’s crew taken hostage

What began as a drug bust for the Spanish police turned into a hostage situation after…

VADOC Centralized Mail Unit halts drug flow through mail screenings

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Correction’s (VADOC) Centralized Mail Unit is stopping the…

Nonprofit drug treatment center for low-income Texas teens shutters amid opioid crisis

Texans seeking help for substance use can call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s…

US military bases raided in South Korea for drugs, at least 17 soldiers face probe

South Korean police are investigating 17 US soldiers and five others after they were alleged to…

Dead body, drugs and pool sex | Couple’s Caribbean holiday turns into nightmare

A couple’s Caribbean holiday turned into a nightmare when they found a dead body at their…

US files charges against fentanyl makers in China for first time ever

The United States Justice Department on Friday (June 23) slapped criminal charges against four Chinese chemical…

Impeached Texas attorney general partnered with troubled businessman to push opioid program

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Texas Senate approves bill that would let prosecutors pursue murder charges in some fentanyl deaths

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Lawmakers’ attempts to tighten drug laws would saddle crime labs with an unsustainable workload

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