Etiket: Fentanyl
Drummondville Penitentiary | Convicted of poisoning a fellow inmate linked to organized crime with fentanyl
October 4, 2019, 11:29 a.m. As he has done every day since he was incarcerated at the Drummondville penitentiary, Sergio Piccirilli goes to the cafeteria, and takes two bottles of…
A drug 25 times more powerful than fentanyl worries public health
A new drug 25 times more powerful than fentanyl has just arrived on the streets of the metropolis and has made Montreal’s public health fear the worst. Indeed, one death…
Overdose deaths | Opioids “25 times more powerful” than fentanyl worry Public Health
One death and several opioid overdoses were reported to Montreal Public Health, which is concerned about a “significant circulation” in the metropolis of counterfeit tablets that can be “up to…
China and the United States resume discussions on fentanyl in Beijing
(Beijing) Chinese and Americans resume their discussions on Tuesday in Beijing to better fight against the production of components of fentanyl, a drug which is wreaking havoc in the United…
15-year-old teenager died of an overdose: “unknowingly poisoned” by an opioid even more powerful than fentanyl
A Montreal teenager died a few days before Christmas after unknowingly taking a drug even more powerful than fentanyl. Inconsolable, his loved ones want to make as many people as…
Dogs could detect more fentanyl and guns at borders
(Ottawa) An internal assessment by the Canada Border Services Agency suggests its detector dogs could play a greater role in detecting deadly fentanyl and illicit firearms. Posted at 3:26 p.m.…
Fentanyl crisis: the United States distrusts Canada
American authorities are increasingly suspicious of the intentions of Canadian criminal groups in terms of production and distribution of fentanyl, suggests a long report from Washington Post published Sunday. In…
Saskatchewan | A type of naloxone-resistant fentanyl is in circulation
(Regina) A dangerous type of fentanyl, which may be resistant to naloxone, is circulating in southern Saskatchewan, including the Moose Jaw and Swift Current areas. Posted at 7:20 a.m. The…
Mexico | US targets suspected fentanyl traffickers
(Mexico City) The United States has announced sanctions against Mexicans accused of being part of a network trafficking fentanyl, a synthetic drug that kills thousands in the United States, Treasury…
Bread Hustlers | The woman who sold fentanyl
Sorry, your browser does not support videos A single mother tries to improve her situation by becoming a pharmaceutical representative. While his new profession brings him wealth, moral dilemmas weigh…
Washington sanctions a Chinese network of fentanyl manufacturers
(Washington) Joe Biden’s government announced Tuesday that it was launching proceedings, accompanied by economic sanctions, against a Chinese network accused of participating in the manufacture of drugs, in particular fentanyl,…
New York | Two indictments after baby’s fatal fentanyl poisoning at daycare
(New York) A New York daycare manager and her alleged accomplice are being prosecuted for drug trafficking leading to the poisoning of four young children, one of whom died, fentanyl…
New York | A kilo of fentanyl found in a daycare where a child died
(New York) A sealed package containing fentanyl worth thousands of dollars was discovered inside a New York daycare where a 1-year-old died of an opioid overdose last week. last week,…
Export of fentanyl | A Montrealer sentenced to 22 years in prison in the United States
A man from Pointe-aux-Trembles was sentenced to 22 years in prison in the United States on Monday for his participation in a fentanyl export operation managed from Drummondville prison by…
US leads coalition to fight fentanyl
(Washington) The head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken on Friday called on the international community to mobilize to fight against fentanyl, an opiate which is wreaking havoc especially in the…
Fentanyl trafficking | Beijing denounces the “illegal” indictment of Chinese companies in the United States
(Beijing) Beijing on Saturday “strongly condemned” the “illegal” decision by US authorities to indict four Chinese companies and eight of their employees for smuggling the components needed to manufacture the…
Accused of killing husband with 5x lethal dose of fentanyl
A Utah widow who wrote a children’s book about grief over her husband’s death was finally charged with his murder a year later. Kouri Darden Richins, 33, a mother of…
Ottawa and Washington will discuss an offensive against fentanyl
(Washington) A new front in America’s war on drugs is opening up – and Canada has a seat at the table to shape the strategy. Posted yesterday at 6:27 p.m.…
Fentanyl | The fight must be global, urge the United States
(Mexico) The fight against fentanyl must be global, like the fight against COVID-19, the United States ambassador to Mexico insisted on Saturday about this synthetic drug which kills thousands of…
Fentanyl trafficking | Washington sanctions the sons of El Chapo and Chinese suppliers
(Washington) The United States announced on Friday sanctions against very lethal fentanyl trafficking networks, involving China and Mexico, and in particular four sons of the famous Mexican trafficker “El Chapo”.…