NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities say the amount of fentanyl seized in drug-trafficking investigations in the state of New York continues to increase at an alarming rate, underscoring how the...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Police in a North Carolina city issued a warning on Tuesday for a dangerous batch of what’s believed to be fentanyl after five suspected overdose deaths in a 48-hour period....

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army said Thursday that fentanyl seizures increased by at least 486% in 2020.

Military and police forces said on the final day of the year that they had...

GRAY, Maine (AP) — A routine traffic stop in Maine led to the seizure of cash, guns and 500 grams of fentanyl, law enforcement officials said.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A southeast Missouri woman is jailed after a girl in her care died after ingesting fentanyl.

The Southeast Missourian reports that 35-year-old Stephanie K. Durbin...

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — A Klamath Falls Police detective has been arrested on accusations he caused a multi-vehicle crash on duty while under the influence of fentanyl taken from evidence in a...

NEW YORK (AP) — A 9-month-old baby who died in the Bronx in February was killed by the synthetic opioid fentanyl, officials said Thursday.

Police responding to a 911 call on Feb. 14 found...

SOMERSET TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man already serving time in prison for dog fighting has been sentenced in the fatal drug overdose of another man.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Drug overdose deaths in Minnesota increased 31% in the first half of 2020, compared to the same time in 2019, state health officials said Thursday.

BRENTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California woman was charged with murder in the death of her 2-year-old son after the toddler consumed fentanyl that was in her possession, authorities said...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts State Police seized about 14 kilograms (31 pounds) of fentanyl during a traffic stop this week, the agency said on social media.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Soldiers and police in Mexico seized an industrial-scale meth and fentanyl lab that was so big it startled investigators, federal prosecutors announced Sunday.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Federal and state officials have warned residents in eastern Washington about the dangers of illicit synthetic opioids after multiple teenagers died in recent weeks....

DETROIT (AP) — A new drug dubbed “purple heroin" has been linked to overdoses in the Upper Peninsula and the death of one person in southwestern Michigan, public health officials...

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A 24-year-old Friday Harbor man was sentenced Monday to four years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of controlled substance...

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Illicit drugs are increasingly available in the European Union, where there is now “an abundant supply,” the bloc’s drug monitoring agency said in a report published...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — A total of more than 14 pounds (6.5 kilograms) of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl was seized in a 48-hour span last week as police broke up a pair of “highly...

MEXICO CITY (AP) —

Mexican marines and customs authorities said Tuesday they seized 250 pounds (113.5 kilograms) of the synthetic opioid fentanyl at the Mexico City airport, the second such...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican customs authorities said Wednesday they have seized almost 500 pounds (220 kilograms) of a chemical used to make the synthetic opioid fentanyl at a cargo terminal at the...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a sign that Mexican traffickers may be having a harder time getting their hands on fentanyl, Mexico said Monday it has seized a second shipment of medicinal fentanyl in glass...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Health officials in Las Vegas warned Monday of a spike in deaths involving the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl and similar drugs, saying the region has had more than twice as...

CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A New York woman is being held in a Tennessee jail in the death of another woman who had a toxic amount of the dangerous opioid fentanyl in her system.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee drug dealer has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for selling heroin laced with fentanyl to a man who died of an overdose, federal prosecutors...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island saw an increase in accidental drug overdoses in the first quarter of 2020 compared to previous years, according to data from the state Health...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican soldiers have seized a huge drug stash at a house in the border city of Tijuana, including about two tons of methamphetamine, eight tons of marijuana and 131,500 pills...

ROME (AP) — Italy: 6 inmates protesting virus restrictions die after breaking into prison infirmary, overdosing on methadone.

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal drug and gun charges in a deal with prosecutors that calls for a sentence of 12 years in prison.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The recent separate deaths of Reno two high school students were drug-related and accidental, authorities said Wednesday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has been charged with dealing fentanyl that resulted in an overdose death.

HOUSTON (AP) — A former Rice University football player pleaded guilty to selling the drugs that a player fatally overdosed on in 2018.

Stuart Mouchantaf, 26, admitted Thursday to conspiracy...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Scott Murray said Friday.

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts health officials said Wednesday the rate of opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts fell an estimated 5% from its 2016 peak.

DANNEMORA, N.Y. (AP) — Employees at a maximum security New York prison fell ill Friday after a letter was opened that contained a substance believed to be fentanyl, Gov. Andrew Cuomo...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A U.S. attorney in Tennessee is joining other federal and state attorneys who are urging Congress to extend an order that criminalizes possession of the dangerous opioid...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Tucson woman accused of selling the synthetic opioid fentanyl to a man who died after ingesting the drug has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a man was caught this week traveling with more than 22 pounds (10 kilograms) of the synthetic opioid fentanyl in one of the largest seizures of the highly...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One person was in grave condition after possible exposure to the drug fentanyl at a Los Angeles hotel early Tuesday, authorities said.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to ban drugs that mimic the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl, the Democrat announced Monday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension authorities say two people have been arrested in what they’re calling the largest single seizure of fentanyl in the state this...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Former ‘American Idol’ contestant Antonella Barba has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for carrying nearly 2 pounds (0.9 kilograms) of fentanyl.

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey mother who passed out while intoxicated and suffocated her toddler son is now headed to prison.

Antoinette King received a four-year prison term on...

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities on Long Island have indicted 11 people on drug and gun offenses and seized 400 grams of fentanyl.

The Nassau district attorney's office on Wednesday says the...