The head of Mexico’s Criminal Investigation Agency has apologized for his statement characterizing Mexico as “the champion” of fentanyl production. His comments contradicted President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s previous denial of fentanyl production in Mexico. Mexico has seen significant seizures of methamphetamine,
The head of Mexico’s detective service has acknowledged the country is “the champion” of fentanyl production. Mexico is a major producer of fentanyl and methamphetamine, with cartels sourcing chemicals from China and India. Fentanyl abuse is low in Mexico, but methamphetamine addiction
A shelter dog has found a new mission in life as a drug-sniffing police K-9 — a transformation that took place just months after the pup was rescued from the streets of Fort Worth, Texas. “If you talk to me in five
Mexico is facing a significant shortage of fentanyl for medical use, a report released by the country’s government said Friday. While no reason for the shortage was given, the National Commission on Mental Health and Addictions labeled it a worldwide problem. Despite
A British IT worker who befriended and worked for an older couple, poisoned them with fentanyl and monitored their death with his cellphone was sentenced Friday to a minimum 37 years in prison. The sentencing of Luke D’Wit, 34, came two days
The teenager who arrived at Jose de Jesus Lopez’s drug rehab clinic in the industrial Mexican city of Monterrey in December had unusual symptoms. The 17-year-old’s family had taken the boy to hospital a few days earlier when he’d had trouble breathing
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities have detained a Guatemalan man wanted by the United States for allegedly participating in the importation of precursor chemicals used by the Sinaloa cartel to make fentanyl, officials said Monday. Immigration authorities stopped Jason Antonio Yang
DHS recruiting 'AI Corps' to fight fentanyl distribution, online child exploitation and cyberattacks
The Department of Homeland Security is recruiting dozens of artificial intelligence experts for an “AI Corps” that will use the blossoming tech to advance national security goals, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced Tuesday. The 50 experts will be part of a DHS initiative
A record number of high school teens died of drug overdoses in 2022 in an alarming trend driven primarily by fentanyl poisonings from counterfeit pills, according to a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Using data from the
Law enforcement is always looking at ways to make sure drugs aren’t coming into the country and into your neighborhood. Agencies are now turning to artificial intelligence to help keep us safe, especially on the southern border. That’s where Border Patrol agents