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Advertisement DEA starts Project Wave Breaker to reduce amount of fentanyl coming in from Mexico Tempe police found 9,500 fentanyl pills during a traffic stop Friday, March 5, 2021.(Source: Tempe Police Department via AZ Family) Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) launched Project Wave Breaker to disrupt the flow of fentanyl into the United States. According to the DEA, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is approximately 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. Research from the Centers for...

Hudson Reporter Jersey City man pleads guilty to prison smuggling scheme Drones used to smuggle contraband into federal correctional facility × The conspiracy used drones to smuggle contraband into Fort Dix under cover of darkness. (Derek Skinner / Shutterstock.com) A Jersey City man admitted to participating in a conspiracy to use drones to smuggle contraband, including cell phones and tobacco, into the federal correctional facility at Fort Dix, and to possessing heroin and fentanyl with the intent to distribute, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig.  Jason Arte...

DEA Holding Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 87,000 Americans died as a result of a drug overdose during a one-year period starting September 1, 2019 Published 5 hours ago • Updated 5 hours ago NBC Universal, Inc. In an effort to curb the growing number of opioid overdose deaths during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Agency will hold its 20 th annual Take Back Day this Saturday at locations across South Florida and across the country. The event comes just months after a successful d...

Nine people convicted in large West Michigan drug trafficking conspiracy Copyright 2020 by Getty Images Mark Wilson/Getty Images and last updated 2021-04-19 16:18:21-04 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Lansing man was sentenced to more than 11 years behind bars for his role in a nine-person drug trafficking conspiracy. Lansing resident Jesus Cortez, 40, was sentenced to 137 months imprisonment, U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced Monday. The conspiracy involved delivering drugs from Mexico to 11 counties in Michigan including Alger, Luce, Allegan, Berrien, Branch, Grand Traverse, Ingham, Kent, ...

news@tribtoday.com The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced its 20th Take Back Day is scheduled for April 24. Last fall, the DEA collected a record-high amount of expired, unused prescription medications, with the public turning in nearly 500 tons of unwanted drugs. Over the 10-year span of Take Back Day, DEA has brought in more than 6,800 tons of prescription drugs, a news release states. The Detroit Field Division, which covers Michigan, Ohio and parts of Northern Kentucky, collected a record-setting 94,000 pounds during the October 2020 take-back event. “Helping people dispos...