Fentanyl

US takes action against 28 Chinese companies involved in international proliferation of fentanyl

The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement said it imposed sanctions on 28 people and entities involved with the international proliferation of illicit drugs, including a large China-based network.

2 held after fentanyl overdose claims life of 1-year-old in New York nursery; 3 others still unwell

Emergency responders were able to revive the other three children by giving them a medicine called Narcan, which can reverse the effects of an overdose, according to law enforcement officials

Seventeen entities from China, Mexico slapped with US sanctions for production of counterfeit fentanyl pills

The Treasury Department said it slapped sanctions on seven entities and six people based in China, as well as one business and three people based in Mexico

Total overdose: Drug-related deaths in San Francisco up by 41% in three months

200 persons died of overdoses in the city in the last three months, up from 142 in the same period last year

US Justice Department announces charges against 28 Sinaloa Cartel members, including El Chapo's sons

Ovidio Guzmán López, Jess Alfredo Guzmán Salazar, and Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Sálazar, the three Guzman sons indicted, are referred to as the Chapitos, or tiny Chapos, and are renowned for being the most violent and aggressive element of the cartel

Fentanyl caused Gangsta’s Paradise rapper Coolio’s death

Investigators also determined Coolio’s severe asthma and cigarette smoking played a role in his death.

Lack of hugs caused US fentanyl crisis, says Mexico's President Obrador

López Obrador said family values have broken down in the United States because parents don’t let their children live at home long enough. He has also denied that Mexico produces fentanyl

Canadian province experiments with decriminalising hard drugs including cocaine, heroin

A Canadian province on Tuesday decriminalised the possession of small amounts of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and other hard drugs in a radical policy shift to address an opioid overdose crisis that has killed thousands.

What is fentanyl, deadly drug seized in record numbers, enough to kill every American?

According to the US CDC, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid. Fifty times more powerful than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, it is mainly produced in Mexico with ingredients from China

Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin has been weaponising energy for years. Here’s what to look for next

Russia shifted its strategy to attrition, specifically targeting energy infrastructure, after failing to force a quick, decisive victory against Ukraine