Nation Aug 27 WATCH: More than 80 people charged in federal takedown of Puerto Rico gang By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Politics Aug 17 Justice Department watchdog to review DEA tactic that permitted deadly fentanyl to hit streets The review will examine government policies and wiretap investigations in which the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration may have learned of fentanyl deliveries before they happened but stood down to avoid jeopardizing larger prosecutions. By Jim Mustian, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press
Nation Jun 22 Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as DEA watched and took no action, records show According to current and former DEA agents and records reviewed by The Associated Press, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico from 2023 to 2025. By Jim Mustian, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press
Health May 13 U.S. overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
World Oct 06 U.S. Treasury sanctions Mexican companies accused of aiding Sinaloa cartel's fentanyl production The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday sanctioned a network of companies and their affiliates that allegedly supplied precursor chemicals to make fentanyl to a faction of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel. By Associated Press
Aug 08 Trump doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela's president to face U.S. drug charges By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press The Trump administration is offering a $50 million reward for Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world's largest narco-traffickers and working with cartels to flood the U.S. with fentanyl-laced cocaine. Continue reading
Mar 14 Senate approves bill that would increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The Senate on Friday passed a bill that would result in more prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers as both Republicans and Democrats seek to show they can act to rein in distribution of the deadly drug. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 5:26 Drug overdose deaths dropped nationwide. Experts are working to understand why By Amna Nawaz New data from the CDC shows a drop in drug overdose deaths, down nearly 17 percent compared year-over-year. The annual death toll dropped from approximately 113,000 to just over 94,000. It’s a rare bit of good news after decades of… Continue watching
Oct 02 Republican candidate in key Pennsylvania Senate race backs using military to fight fentanyl By Marc Levy, Associated Press Dave McCormick, the Republican challenger trying to flip the U.S. Senate seat in swing-state Pennsylvania, said he’ll press for U.S. military action in Mexico to target fentanyl trafficking networks, a controversial and complicated idea that seemed to originate with former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Sep 12 How social media became a storefront for deadly fake pills laced with fentanyl By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Fentanyl overdoses have become a leading cause of death for minors and social media, where tainted, fake prescription drugs can be obtained with just a few clicks, is part of the problem. Continue reading