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Customs and Border Protection agents in Kentucky seize $58,000 worth of fentanyl from South Africa

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Los Angeles Field Division, shows some of the seized approximately 1 million fake pills containing fentanyl that were seized when agents served a search warrant, July 5, 2022, at a home in Inglewood, Calif. (Drug Enforcement Administration via AP) **FILE**

Feds score major fentanyl bust, confiscate over 10 million pills and 980 pounds of powder

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Biden’s open borders fuel America’s deadly fentanyl crisis

By U.S. Sen. Rick Scott

Migrants walk along concertina wire toward Border Patrol officers after illegally crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico into the U.S. at Eagle Pass, Texas, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. The number of Venezuelans, Cubans and Nicaraguans taken into custody at the U.S. border with Mexico soared in August as migrants from Mexico and traditional sending countries were stopped less frequently, authorities said Monday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

DHS tops 2 million illegal immigrant encounters in 2022 alongside record rise in smuggled fentanyl

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This undated photo made available by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration shows heroin fentanyl pills. (DEA via AP)

Fentanyl supplier in Washington state gets 10-year sentence in federal prison

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., right, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, exchange places at the podium during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House GOP shines light on fentanyl crisis, blames open border for mounting overdose deaths

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Fentanyl medical bottle. Sonis Photography / Shutterstock *FILE*

Minnesota man gets life in prison for selling fentanyl-laced drugs online, causing 11 deaths

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

This photo released by the Casa Grande Police Department shows collagen supplement bottles that concealed approximately 500,000 fentanyl pills that were found in an SUV pulled over for speeding on Interstate 10 in Pinal County, Ariz., on Monday May 23, 2022. (Casa Grande Police Department via AP) ** FILE **

‘Rainbow fentanyl’ created to attract younger users in U.S., feds say

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office for Utah and introduced as evidence at a trial shows fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone pills collected during an investigation. (U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah via AP, File)

China shuts down counter-drug talks with U.S., fueling fears of more overdose deaths

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

This photo released by the Casa Grande Police Department shows a collagen supplement bottle that concealed approximately 500,000 fentanyl pills found in an SUV pulled over for speeding on Interstate 10 in Pinal County, Arix., on Monday, May 23, 2022. (Casa Grande Police Department via AP) ** FILE **

Australia seizes record amount of fentanyl, enough for 5M doses

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Stop flood of fentanyl now

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The U.S. Border Patrol says a drug-sniffing dog helped capture a suspect accused of smuggling 250 pounds of fentanyl worth more than $3 million early Monday, July 18, 2022. (Image: Courtesy of the U.S. Border Patrol) ** FILE **

July border stunner: Enough fentanyl to kill every American

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this file photo from September 2021, National Guardsmen stand watch over a fence near the international bridge where thousands of Haitian migrants have created a makeshift camp, in Del Rio, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) **FILE**

Agents nab 10 more terrorism suspects at the southern border in July

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This photo released by the Casa Grande Police Department shows a collagen supplement bottle that concealed approximately 500,000 fentanyl pills found in an SUV pulled over for speeding on Interstate 10 in Pinal County, Arix., on Monday, May 23, 2022. (Casa Grande Police Department via AP) ** FILE **

Fentanyl, death by the dose

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

This August 2017 photo provided by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Phoenix Division shows one of four containers holding some of the 30,000 fentanyl pills the agency seized in one of its bigger busts in Tempe, Ariz. As the number of U.S. overdose deaths continues to soar, states are trying to take steps to combat a flood of the drug that has proved the most lethal — illicitly produced fentanyl. (Drug Enforcement Administration via AP) **FILE**

Fentanyl-traffic suspects skip California court date after release on cashless bail

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

The U.S. Border Patrol says a drug-sniffing dog helped capture a suspect accused of smuggling 250 pounds of fentanyl worth more than $3 million early Monday, July 18, 2022. (Image: Courtesy of the U.S. Border Patrol) ** FILE **

Border Patrol agents seize smuggled fentanyl worth over $3 million near San Diego

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Los Angeles Field Division, shows some of the fake pills containing fentanyl that were seized when agents served a search warrant, July 5, 2022, at a home in Inglewood, Calif. Overall, the agency seized approximately 1 million fake pills containing fentanyl. (DEA via AP)

DEA pops fentanyl pill-pushers in $20 million bust in Los Angeles suburbs

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Mark Brown, right, co-founder of Zoe Freedom Center, explains how Narcan is used to patrons of Imperial Cuts and Braids in Fredericksburg, Va., on Saturday, Jun. 18, 2022. The Popes said they were honored when Zoe Freedom Center, a faith-based recovery program in Spotsylvania, recently launched a Mobile Harm Reduction Unit, or “Narcan van,” in memory of Lauren Pope, who was 26 when she died after snorting heroin laced with fentanyl. (Tristan Lorei/The Free Lance-Star via AP)

Virginia-based van, training targets opioid overdoses

By Cathy Dyson The Free Lance-Star - Associated Press

A bicyclist rides past police vehicles parked outside the U.S. Supreme Court building, Monday, June 27, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Justices side with doctors convicted in pain pill schemes

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

In this May 28, 2021, photo, the morning sun shines on the State Capitol in downtown Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Colorado legislators wrestle with drug penalties as fentanyl deaths surge

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times