About 2 kilograms of fentanyl, which the release says is enough to cause "931,000 overdose deaths," was seized as part of the bust. Authorities also confiscated 2 kilograms of cocaine and 8 ounces of ...

The bill, sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., will permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act. It will also result in harsher sentences for ...

“If there was ever something that should be Schedule 1, it’s fentanyl, and it’s just something that impacts every state in the union at this point,” said Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), the ...

Democrats in Congress are facing backlash for their opposition to bipartisan legislation aimed at closing loopholes in U.S. drug laws taken advantage of by fentanyl traffickers. The HALT Fentanyl ...

Congress’ temporary classification of fentanyl-related substances as Schedule 1 drugs is set to expire in March, according to a letter sent by the attorneys general and obtained by the Daily ...

which would permanently make fentanyl-related substances Schedule 1 drugs — a status that’s about to expire for the opioids. The bill also would impose mandatory minimum sentences for ...

compared to 54.1% of cases in teenagers. The researchers cited a 2024 study in the International Journal of Drug Policy that found that 49% of seized fentanyl in the U.S. in 2023 was in pill form ...

The General Assembly passed two bills that would allow prosecutors to charge drug dealers with involuntary manslaughter if they sold fentanyl-laced drugs leading to death. This legislative action ...

The 1-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the hospital, court documents show. Emergency responders tested the urine of one of the children and found that fentanyl was in the child’s system.