Law enforcement, students and parents present dire warnings as the nation continues to see a rise in fentanyl overdose deaths. Aired on ABC Nightline on September 29, 2022.
Category: Fentanyl
Robeson County mother charged after 3-year-old son died of fentanyl overdose
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WMBF) – A North Carolina woman has been arrested in connection to her three-year-old son’s death.
The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office said 32-year-old Ana Latoria Jones is charged with second-degree murder and felony child abuse after her son died of a fentanyl overdose earlier this year. She was arrested Wednesday.
Read the full article on the WMBF web site. Additional coverage can be found in the Charlotte Observer article.
Woman arrested in connection with drug overdose in Sanford
SANFORD, N.C. — A woman was charged Wednesday with death by distribution years after a man who suffered a drug overdose was found dead in the woods.
On Sept. 28, 2020, deputies with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Sanford home after receiving a call about a missing person. Deputies searched land and water around the home for Cory Dale Moore, 32, but were unsuccessful.
Read article and watch video clip on WRAL web site or the article on the CBS17 web site.
LVOF – No Other Side video
Moms share heartbreak of losing sons to fentanyl
On October 6, 2022 April Babcock of Lost Voices of Fentanyl and Tanya Niederman were interviewed on FoxNews in a segment titled: Moms Share Heartreak of Losing Sons to Fentanyl.
Rainbow fentanyl concealed in LEGO box in NYC
Authorities find 15,000 rainbow fentanyl pills in Lego box, largest seizure of the drug in NYC history, DEA says
Federal authorities have accused a New Jersey woman of concealing approximately 15,000 rainbow-colored fentanyl pills in a Lego box as part of a drug trafficking scheme, in what US Drug Enforcement Administration authorities said in a news release is the largest seizure of the drug in New York City history.
Latesha Bush, 48, pleaded not guilty last week at an arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court, a spokesperson for the prosecutor said. She was charged with one count of first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and one count of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, according to a criminal complaint.
Read the full article on CNN.com.
Illicit Fentanyl PSA
PSA from Matthew’s Voice created by Basis Creative Films to educate the public about illicit fentanyl.
Deceived to Death: The Fentanyl Crisis in America
On the September 28, 2022 episode of the Dr Phil, the topic was the Fentanyl Crisis in America.
36 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Removed from Communities between May and September
DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the results of an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September and resulted in significant fentanyl seizures across the United States.
As part of the One Pill Can Kill initiative, the DEA and its law enforcement partners seized more than 10.2 million fentanyl pills and approximately 980 pounds of fentanyl powder during the period of May 23 through Sept. 8, 2022. The amount of fentanyl taken off the streets during this surge is equivalent to more than 36 million lethal doses removed from the illegal drug supply. Additionally, 338 weapons were seized, including rifles, shotguns, pistols, and hand grenades.
Read the full article on the DEA web site.
Carolina Journal’s Donna King discusses N.C. parents raising concerns about fentanyl
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses N.C. parents’ participation in a Washington, D.C, rally about the dangers of fentanyl. King offered these comments during the Sept. 23, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”