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Fox News
4 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Trump targets cartels with military action: 'It's about time!'
Former Acting DEA Administrator Derek Maltz joins 'Fox & Friends' to warn of a new synthetic opioid from China and discuss President Donald Trump's order to use military force against cartels allegedly trafficking fentanyl across the border.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Yahoo
Edmonton police seize synthetic opioids disguised as Xanax
Edmonton police have seized hundreds of counterfeit pills containing a potent synthetic opioid that were made to resemble the prescription drug Xanax. On June 19, police intercepted a package containing several hundred grey, rectangular pills marked with 'ONAX' on one side and '2' on the other. Although the pills resemble what is commonly known as the opioid-free drug Xanax, testing by Health Canada's drug analysis service confirmed the pills contained isotonitazene, a highly potent synthetic opioid. Police estimate the street value of the seized drugs at nearly $5,000. No arrests have been made. 'This powerful synthetic opioid, disguised as the prescription drug Xanax, is extremely concerning,' Staff Sgt. Marco Antonio with the EPS drug and gang enforcement section said in a news release. 'Unfortunately, the seizure of these pills is another example of how drug traffickers are manufacturing an array of synthetic opioid variants that can easily be portrayed as other medications, unbeknownst to the consumer.' Edmonton police are reminding the public that medications not prescribed directly by a medical professional are never safe to ingest and pose significant health and safety risks. cnguyen@ You can also support our journalism by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribers gain unlimited access to The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. The Edmonton Journal | The Edmonton Sun
BBC News
19-06-2025
- BBC News
Scarborough dealer of 'dangerous' synthetic opioid jailed
A North Yorkshire drug dealer has been jailed for 11 years for attempting to distribute a potentially fatal synthetic seized by police from Brian Hollywood, 30, in January were initially thought to be class C Xanax, however further tests discovered they were class A of Spring Bank, Scarborough, previously admitted three counts of possession with intent to supply a class A drug and was jailed at York Crown Court on Tuesday. Det Insp Amber Carey, of North Yorkshire Police, said: "The risk that nitazenes pose is significant and Hollywood demonstrated he has no regard for the potential devastation he could cause when supplying such dangerous substances." Nitazenes are an "extremely potent" synthetic opioid linked to drug deaths all around the UK, the force deaths linked to nitazenes have been recorded in the county in the last two are nitazenes?The officer added: "Drug dealers like Brian Hollywood bring nothing but anguish to our communities."The tenacity and drive to secure justice by the officer in the case, supported by intelligence and neighbourhood policing team officers, demonstrates we will do all we can to clamp down on such offenders and take them off our streets." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
