At the time of this interception, this was one of the biggest fentanyl busts in the state,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Michael Pirraglia said.

The 21217 ZIP code, which encompasses the Penn North neighborhood where Thursday’s overdoses took place, was by far the leader in naloxone administration by city fire personnel from 2022 to 2024.

Authorities reportedly eized 75 grams of fentanyl, 278 grams of cocaine, 47 grams of crack cocaine and a loaded P80 handgun with no serial number during the search.

A Texas documentarian is in town harnessing the power of storytelling to spread the word about the power of fentanyl. Houston-based Texas Pictures Documentaries conducted

Four people were taken into custody Thursday night after authorities said they were trying to smuggle contraband into an Alabama prison. Alabama Department of Corrections officers were alerted to possible trespassers at Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton.

He was arrested following a months-long investigation into an individual believed to be trafficking narcotics.

The chemical is bis (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) sebacate, also called BTMPS, which is in a group of chemicals called hindered amine light stabilizers. BTMPS is usually added to plastics, coatings, and adhesives to protect them from weathering and UV radiation.

The U.S. Treasury said on Wednesday it had extended a deadline to September 4 for a prohibition on certain transactions involving three Mexican financial institutions hit by sanctions last month over alleged money laundering linked to fentanyl trafficking.