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Man faces murder charge in connection with fentanyl poisoning death, Kyle police say
Read full article: Man faces murder charge in connection with fentanyl poisoning death, Kyle police sayA 20-year-old man was arrested in connection with fatally poisoning a man with fentanyl-laced pills, according to a press release from the Kyle Police Department.
Families warn about fentanyl-laced pills after 3 teens poisoned
Read full article: Families warn about fentanyl-laced pills after 3 teens poisonedFentanyl poisonings have law enforcement and devastated community members on high alert. On Monday, three teenagers in Kyle, Texas, were poisoned by fentanyl-laced pills.
Texas leaders, moms who lost kids to fentanyl unite for second awareness walk
Read full article: Texas leaders, moms who lost kids to fentanyl unite for second awareness walkA handful of mothers who lost their children to fentanyl poisoning created an enormous movement, which led to a long line of local, state, and federal leaders vowing to do their part in stopping fentanyl poisoning.
Moms who lost kids to fentanyl gearing up for second awareness walk Sunday
Read full article: Moms who lost kids to fentanyl gearing up for second awareness walk SundayMoms who have lost their kids to fentanyl poisoning have turned their pain into action. For Americans age 18-45, the leading cause of death is fentanyl overdose, and they want to stop that.
Soles Walking 4 Souls to host annual fentanyl awareness walk
Read full article: Soles Walking 4 Souls to host annual fentanyl awareness walkFentanyl poisoning is a crisis that continues to surge across the United States. Fentanyl-related deaths have increased over the last four years and are responsible for taking the lives of 7,000 Texans alone.
San Antonio man sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl-laced pills that led to woman’s death
Read full article: San Antonio man sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl-laced pills that led to woman’s deathA San Antonio man was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl-laced pills through the mail that led to the death of an El Paso woman.
Local moms fight for solutions after fentanyl breakout in Austin kills nine
Read full article: Local moms fight for solutions after fentanyl breakout in Austin kills nineLocal mothers who lost their children to fentanyl were gut-wrenched last week to hear a batch of drugs laced with fentanyl killed nine people in Austin and caused about 75 to needed Narcan rescue. This tragedy has strengthened their resolve to educate their community and prevent more deaths.
Opioid overdose outbreak in Austin is cause for concern for local officials
Read full article: Opioid overdose outbreak in Austin is cause for concern for local officialsA bad batch of drugs has led to an opioid overdose outbreak in Austin. Its proximity to San Antonio and surrounding areas has local officials on high alert.
At least 9 dead, dozens treated in Texas capital after unusual spike in overdoses
Read full article: At least 9 dead, dozens treated in Texas capital after unusual spike in overdosesTexas officials are investigating at least nine recent deaths involving an unusual spike of opioid overdoses in Austin.
San Antonio high school students organize fentanyl awareness event
Read full article: San Antonio high school students organize fentanyl awareness eventRise Inspire Academy senior Zachary Combs and his classmates organized a festival on Saturday dedicated to educating people on the dangers of fentanyl.
San Antonio man pleads guilty to distributing meth, fentanyl in fatal overdose cases
Read full article: San Antonio man pleads guilty to distributing meth, fentanyl in fatal overdose casesMark Elliot Stool, 67, pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death and one count of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in serious bodily injury, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Pearsall man sentenced 24 years for stolen firearm, intent to deal fentanyl
Read full article: Pearsall man sentenced 24 years for stolen firearm, intent to deal fentanylElberto Roy Trevino Jr., 50, conspired with others to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl in July 2022, a United States Attorney’s Office media release said.
‘If they die, there’s no more chances’: Mom who lost son applauds federal bill to legalize fentanyl test strips
Read full article: ‘If they die, there’s no more chances’: Mom who lost son applauds federal bill to legalize fentanyl test stripsTexas is one of a few states where fentanyl strips are still illegal, considered drug paraphernalia. Federal lawmakers are trying to change that. Senate Bill 2569 is continuing to gain bipartisan support, an update applauded by local families who lost loved ones to fentanyl.
Ex-Philippine leader Duterte assails Marcos, accusing him of plotting to expand his grip on power
Read full article: Ex-Philippine leader Duterte assails Marcos, accusing him of plotting to expand his grip on powerFormer Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is throwing allegations at his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and even raising the prospect of removing him from office.
In Mexico, Yellen announces economics sanctions as the US aims to crack down on fentanyl trafficking
Read full article: In Mexico, Yellen announces economics sanctions as the US aims to crack down on fentanyl traffickingTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen has announced economic sanctions against 15 people and two companies that the United States says are linked to a Mexican drug cartel.
Officials stock up on overdose antidote naloxone after fentanyl-laced letters disrupt vote counting
Read full article: Officials stock up on overdose antidote naloxone after fentanyl-laced letters disrupt vote countingElection officials around the country are stocking up on the overdose reversal medication naloxone after a series of suspicious mailings — some containing traces of fentanyl — were sent to vote centers or government buildings in six states.
Local election workers have been under siege since 2020. Now they face fentanyl-laced letters
Read full article: Local election workers have been under siege since 2020. Now they face fentanyl-laced lettersThreatening letters sent to local election offices in at least five states, some including fentanyl, are the latest concern for local election workers around the country.
The US sanctions Mexican Sinaloa cartel members and firms over fentanyl trafficking
Read full article: The US sanctions Mexican Sinaloa cartel members and firms over fentanyl traffickingThe Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on 13 members of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel and four Mexico-based firms accused of trafficking fentanyl into the United States.
US government says it plans to go after legal goods tied to illegal fentanyl trade in new strategy
Read full article: US government says it plans to go after legal goods tied to illegal fentanyl trade in new strategyThe U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced a new government-wide strategy that will target not only fentanyl but precursor materials used to make the synthetic opioid.
‘There’s hope in this tragedy’: Families fight for fentanyl awareness through inaugural walk
Read full article: ‘There’s hope in this tragedy’: Families fight for fentanyl awareness through inaugural walkThe first Soles Walking 4 Souls Fentanyl Awareness Walk happened on Saturday. Community members and leaders came together to raise awareness and push education efforts on fentanyl poisoning.
BCSO finds 40,000 pills believed to contain fentanyl during traffic stop; 19-year-old arrested
Read full article: BCSO finds 40,000 pills believed to contain fentanyl during traffic stop; 19-year-old arrestedThe Bexar County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 19-year-old driver after deputies found 40,000 pills that are believed to contain fentanyl in his car.
‘Poisoned drug supply in Texas’: Recovery leaders prepare for Saturday’s Fentanyl Awareness Walk
Read full article: ‘Poisoned drug supply in Texas’: Recovery leaders prepare for Saturday’s Fentanyl Awareness WalkIt’s the first of its kind in San Antonio — a walk to remember those lost to fentanyl poisoning and a rally to stop it from happening. KSAT checked in with two leading recovery experts speaking Saturday, intending to make big change with education and breaking stigma.
SA’s first-ever Fentanyl Awareness Walk aims to empower the community, remember loved ones
Read full article: SA’s first-ever Fentanyl Awareness Walk aims to empower the community, remember loved onesThe 1-mile walk ends with a candlelight vigil honoring and celebrating the lives lost to fentanyl poisoning and to inspire action against its misuse.
Hays County deputies investigate death of 15-year-old student as possible fentanyl overdose
Read full article: Hays County deputies investigate death of 15-year-old student as possible fentanyl overdoseThe Hays County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 15-year-old student as a possible overdose, according to the superintendent of the Hays Consolidated Independent School District.
Nonprofit group will hand out Narcan at ACL Music Festival
Read full article: Nonprofit group will hand out Narcan at ACL Music FestivalThe nonprofit organization, This Must Be the Place, will be handing out Naloxone at ACL as a way to educate people about the dangers of Fentanyl and to get the life-saving opioid reversal medicine in more hands.
US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers
Read full article: US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producersThe Biden administration is taking aim at the fentanyl trafficking threat, announcing a series of indictments and sanctions against Chinese companies and executives blamed for importing the chemicals used to make the deadly drug.
Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis
Read full article: Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisisAbout 150 people from families who have lost a loved one to fentanyl poisoning have gathered at the headquarters of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as the U.S. faces its deadliest overdose crisis.
Over $1.2 million worth of Fentanyl seized during traffic stop on I-10 in Guadalupe County
Read full article: Over $1.2 million worth of Fentanyl seized during traffic stop on I-10 in Guadalupe CountyAn Eagle Pass man was arrested during a traffic stop on I-10 in Guadalupe County after authorities found over $1.2 million worth of Fentanyl stashed in his pickup truck.
SA family relieved after drug dealer sentenced to 30 years for fatal fentanyl distribution to their loved one
Read full article: SA family relieved after drug dealer sentenced to 30 years for fatal fentanyl distribution to their loved oneOn Thursday, a San Antonio family finally got the relief they’d been seeking for the last three years.
‘It helps us and we heal’: Families who lost loved ones to fentanyl overdoses speak up in documentary
Read full article: ‘It helps us and we heal’: Families who lost loved ones to fentanyl overdoses speak up in documentaryThere are countless heartbroken families who have lost loved ones due to fentanyl overdoses. Now, some of those families have a voice through a new documentary.
Mexico shutters 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts after US warned of dangerous pill sales
Read full article: Mexico shutters 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts after US warned of dangerous pill salesMexico has closed 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts, six months after a research report warned that drug stores in Mexico were offering foreigners pills they passed off as Oxycodone, Percocet, and Adderall.
2 men sentenced for distributing fentanyl in Austin area, causing overdoses, feds say
Read full article: 2 men sentenced for distributing fentanyl in Austin area, causing overdoses, feds sayTwo men have been sentenced in connection with a fentanyl distribution organization that caused overdoses in the Austin area, federal authorities said.
WATCH: KSAT 12 News town hall, special ‘Fighting Fentanyl: It’s Everyone’s Problem’
Read full article: WATCH: KSAT 12 News town hall, special ‘Fighting Fentanyl: It’s Everyone’s Problem’KSAT aired a special Wednesday, “Fighting Fentanyl: It’s Everyone’s Problem.” It was immediately followed by a town hall event where anchor Stephania Jimenez spoke with a child psychiatrist, a high school senior, and a school district security director about the dangerous synthetic opioid and how parents can warn their children about it.
Fentanyl is dominating headlines, but there’s a more comprehensive drug problem happening in Texas
Read full article: Fentanyl is dominating headlines, but there’s a more comprehensive drug problem happening in TexasLawmakers are passing laws in an attempt to slow the rise in fentanyl overdoses, but drug advocates warn the opioid is mostly a booster for other illegal drugs.
Lifesaving fentanyl test strips still illegal in some states under '70s-era war on drugs law
Read full article: Lifesaving fentanyl test strips still illegal in some states under '70s-era war on drugs lawA growing number of states are decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips, seeking to protect people who use drugs from unwitting exposure to the highly potent synthetic opioid ravaging the U.S. with overdose deaths.
‘Everybody can be a victim of fentanyl poisoning’: Mother shares message to recreational drug users after son’s death
Read full article: ‘Everybody can be a victim of fentanyl poisoning’: Mother shares message to recreational drug users after son’s deathA Bexar County mother hopes sharing the story about her son’s overdose death will help save someone’s life this holiday weekend.
El Chapo's son, Sinaloa members face sanctions over fentanyl
Read full article: El Chapo's son, Sinaloa members face sanctions over fentanylThe United States has sanctioned a son of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, three members of the Sinaloa cartel and two Mexican-based firms, alleging they trafficked fentanyl and other drugs into the U.S. Tuesday's sanctions came the day Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador talked with President Joe Biden about immigration and the fentanyl crisis.
Central Texas teen arrested in fentanyl overdose of Hays CISD student, sheriff’s office says
Read full article: Central Texas teen arrested in fentanyl overdose of Hays CISD student, sheriff’s office saysAn 18-year-old man was arrested in the death of a Hays CISD high school student who overdosed on fentanyl last month, according to the Hays County Sheriff’s Office.
More sanctions for deadly fentanyl if bill becomes law
Read full article: More sanctions for deadly fentanyl if bill becomes lawOver the course of a year, the U.S. Treasury Department has used the hammer of its sanctions powers to impose wide-ranging financial restrictions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, turning Russia into the most sanctioned country in the world.
Leading SA: Bexar County sheriff discusses school safety, local crime, fighting fentanyl
Read full article: Leading SA: Bexar County sheriff discusses school safety, local crime, fighting fentanylBexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar joined Leading SA to discuss recent crime trends around our area, fighting fentanyl, school safety initiatives, and the top priorities he’s implementing to crack down on crime in the county.
University of Houston developing fentanyl vaccine to stop deadly overdoses
Read full article: University of Houston developing fentanyl vaccine to stop deadly overdosesThere’s finally good news in the fight against fentanyl. Researchers in Houston are developing a powerful weapon against the synthetic opioid — a vaccine that stops fentanyl from killing people.
Corazon Ministries works to help legalize use of life-saving fentanyl testing strips in Texas
Read full article: Corazon Ministries works to help legalize use of life-saving fentanyl testing strips in TexasA San Antonio-based nonprofit is among a group of organizations in Texas speaking up to help legalize fentanyl test strips.
Texas DPS seizes over 3.1 million lethal doses of fentanyl, officials say
Read full article: Texas DPS seizes over 3.1 million lethal doses of fentanyl, officials sayThe Texas Department of Public Safety seized over 3.1 million lethal doses of fentanyl in a South Texas city Monday, according to officials.
Lawmakers’ attempts to tighten drug laws would saddle crime labs with an unsustainable workload
Read full article: Lawmakers’ attempts to tighten drug laws would saddle crime labs with an unsustainable workloadTexas lawmakers want tougher criminal penalties for possession of delta-8 and fentanyl. But that would mean much more work for the crime labs handling most of the drug testing for the state’s 254 counties.
BCSO holds first fentanyl awareness presentation for residents at Morgan’s Wonderland Camp
Read full article: BCSO holds first fentanyl awareness presentation for residents at Morgan’s Wonderland CampThe Bexar County Sheriff’s Department held its first fentanyl awareness presentation at Morgan’s Wonderland Camp as part of its “one pill can kill” campaign.
Bexar County district court judge ‘Fighting Fentanyl’ with young kids
Read full article: Bexar County district court judge ‘Fighting Fentanyl’ with young kidsDon’t wait — that’s the message a local judge and agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration have for parents when it comes to teaching their kids about the dangers of fentanyl.
8 arrested in New Braunfels drug bust; 6,500 fentanyl-laced pills, guns seized, police say
Read full article: 8 arrested in New Braunfels drug bust; 6,500 fentanyl-laced pills, guns seized, police sayNew Braunfels police have arrested eight people as part of a street crimes operation bust, which also resulted in the seizure of approximately 6500 fentanyl-laced pills and additional drugs, cash and weapons.
Fighting Fentanyl: Local class teaches community members to save lives with Narcan
Read full article: Fighting Fentanyl: Local class teaches community members to save lives with NarcanNarcan is a powerful tool in the fight against fentanyl, and a local treatment center in San Antonio is showing people how to administer it to help save lives.
Bills call for Texas teachers to be trained to administer lifesaving overdose drugs to students
Read full article: Bills call for Texas teachers to be trained to administer lifesaving overdose drugs to studentsTexas is attempting to address the fentanyl crisis gripping schools by having staff learn how to administer lifesaving medication.
San Antonio man pleads guilty to giving woman fentanyl that exceeded 24 times a fatal dose
Read full article: San Antonio man pleads guilty to giving woman fentanyl that exceeded 24 times a fatal doseA San Antonio man has pleaded guilty to giving a woman fentanyl and leaving her alone in a hotel room, where she overdosed and died, according to federal authorities.
Animal tranquillizer found in drugs mixed with fentanyl, leading to spike in deaths
Read full article: Animal tranquillizer found in drugs mixed with fentanyl, leading to spike in deathsXylazine is a tranquilizer medication for large animals like horses, cattle or even elephants. Yet it made it's way into illegal drugs on streets across America.
Fighting Fentanyl: How Pearsall police chief is keeping city safe from the drug
Read full article: Fighting Fentanyl: How Pearsall police chief is keeping city safe from the drugOnly three milligrams of fentanyl is enough to kill an average adult male. The potent synthetic opioid is having a significant impact on how police in Pearsall do their jobs.
Fighting Fentanyl: How Hays CISD is protecting students from fentanyl deaths
Read full article: Fighting Fentanyl: How Hays CISD is protecting students from fentanyl deathsIt’s a crisis that a local school district has seen up close. The Hays Consolidated Independent School District confirmed at least four of its students have died after overdosing on fentanyl since last summer.
Fighting Fentanyl: San Antonio father who lost daughter to fentanyl issues warning to parents
Read full article: Fighting Fentanyl: San Antonio father who lost daughter to fentanyl issues warning to parentsMark Fahlsing says he is trying to focus on all the good things his daughter did for her community through volunteer work and teaching kids. He also wants parents to warn kids and about fentanyl.
SA man says hospital forgot to sedate him during procedure, and he has a drug screening to prove it
Read full article: SA man says hospital forgot to sedate him during procedure, and he has a drug screening to prove itA San Antonio man who said a hospital failed to sedate him during an outpatient procedure last fall went as far as to get an independent drug screening to prove the powerful drugs were not in his system.
Law enforcement cadets are trained on how to take illicit drugs off the street without being exposed
Read full article: Law enforcement cadets are trained on how to take illicit drugs off the street without being exposedSan Antonio Area law enforcement cadets are being trained on how to take illicit drugs off the streets without coming in contact with them and becoming ill, things like fentanyl and carfentanyl are among the deadliest and most popular on the streets.
Rural communities struggle to offer help to youth on the verge of the fentanyl epidemic
Read full article: Rural communities struggle to offer help to youth on the verge of the fentanyl epidemicBluebonnet Trails Community Services partners with school districts in rural areas to provide counseling and support to students and families facing addiction.
Bill to decriminalize use of fentanyl test strips and reduce deaths may be revisited in next legislative session
Read full article: Bill to decriminalize use of fentanyl test strips and reduce deaths may be revisited in next legislative sessionA state lawmaker who introduced a bill to make fentanyl test strips legal to save lives says the issue should be revisited during the upcoming legislative session.
Family’s fear of deadly fentanyl overdose confirmed by Medical Examiner’s Office
Read full article: Family’s fear of deadly fentanyl overdose confirmed by Medical Examiner’s OfficeDanica Kaprosy was found lying face down, unresponsive, on her bed last July. Her family blames her death on a fentanyl-laced pill.
State trooper hospitalized after fentanyl exposure in Bexar County, DPS says
Read full article: State trooper hospitalized after fentanyl exposure in Bexar County, DPS saysA Texas Department of Public Safety tooper was hospitalized after being exposed to fentanyl during a vehicle search in Bexar County, state officials reported Tuesday.
How parents can get a free drug to reverse the effects of a fentanyl overdose
Read full article: How parents can get a free drug to reverse the effects of a fentanyl overdoseWhile treatment experts say education and prevention is key to saving lives. Governor Greg Abbott declares criminal organizations in Mexico as terrorists in a fight against fentanyl deaths.
As fentanyl plagues Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott directs state police to focus on cartels
Read full article: As fentanyl plagues Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott directs state police to focus on cartelsAbbott directed the Department of Public Safety to boost efforts to collect intelligence on cartels and investigate gangs in Texas that support drug and human smuggling.
New Overdose Task Force created in Hays County following numerous fentanyl poisoning deaths
Read full article: New Overdose Task Force created in Hays County following numerous fentanyl poisoning deathsPills that can kill -- two suspected distributors have been arrested in charged in San Marcos. Hays County authorities now warn communities in the area to be vigilant of counterfeit Percocet pills.
Man, 20, arrested for supplying fentanyl pills in San Marcos, police say
Read full article: Man, 20, arrested for supplying fentanyl pills in San Marcos, police saySan Marcos police arrested a 20-year-old man accused of supplying fentanyl pills in the community after finding hundreds of them during a search of a residence.
Bexar County mother fears daughter died of a fentanyl overdose
Read full article: Bexar County mother fears daughter died of a fentanyl overdoseAlthough the Selma Police Department is still awaiting the toxicology results from the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office, a mother is warning other parents as she suspects her 17-year-old daughter died of a fentanyl overdose.
3 Hays CISD students die from suspected fentanyl overdoses in just one month
Read full article: 3 Hays CISD students die from suspected fentanyl overdoses in just one monthAt least three Hays Consolidated Independent School District students have died in just one month due to suspected fentanyl overdoses.
Rural Florida county shocked by fentanyl deaths over holiday
Read full article: Rural Florida county shocked by fentanyl deaths over holidayA small, rural county just west of Florida’s capital is stunned by an unheard-of spike in deadly drug overdoses believed to be caused by fentanyl mixed with other illegal drugs.
Fentanyl seizures up in San Antonio as drug dealers find customers on social media
Read full article: Fentanyl seizures up in San Antonio as drug dealers find customers on social mediaOverdose deaths in the U.S. have officially hit the highest record ever, according to new data released by the CDC. DEA agents report a main culprit is fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is dangerously addictive and deadly. That trend is unfortunately tracking in San Antonio too.
Video: As more Texans die from fentanyl overdoses, advocates and experts urge harm reduction policies
Read full article: Video: As more Texans die from fentanyl overdoses, advocates and experts urge harm reduction policiesAlyssa Pastrana was 21 years old when she died of an accidental fentanyl overdose at her home in Abilene.
Men from Live Oak, San Marcos among 13 arrested for fentanyl distribution in Austin area, FBI says
Read full article: Men from Live Oak, San Marcos among 13 arrested for fentanyl distribution in Austin area, FBI saysThirteen people were arrested this week on charges of distributing fentanyl in the Austin area.
Sheriff announces ‘largest fentanyl seizure’ in Bexar County’s history
Read full article: Sheriff announces ‘largest fentanyl seizure’ in Bexar County’s historyBexar County deputies and DEA agents uncovered a fentanyl operation at a Best Western hotel in the Northwest Side of San Antonio, according to Sheriff Javier Salazar.