Latest news with #fentanyl
CTV News
15 hours ago
- CTV News
$22K in steroids, cocaine, fentanyl, weapons seized in Fort Saskatchewan
About $22,000 in drugs and weapons were seized by Fort Saskatchewan RCMP on June 26, 2025. (Supplied) Mounties say they have seized $22,000 in illegal drugs and weapons after responding to a complaint of a suspicious individual in Fort Saskatchewan on Thursday. A statement from RCMP said officers found a heavily intoxicated man in a vehicle at a local restaurant. Officers established grounds to arrest the man for possession of fentanyl. The man resisted arrest and assaulted police. He was then tased. A large amount of cash was seized along with six vials of steroids, 55 millilitres of GHB, 28 grams of cocaine, 87 grams of fentanyl and a large quantity of weapons, amounting to a street value of about $22,000. The 35-year-old man with no fixed address faces eight charges including possession for the purpose of trafficking, assaulting an officer and resisting arrest. He was held for a judicial hearing and then was remanded into custody.
CTV News
20 hours ago
- CTV News
RCMP seizes nearly 150 grams of crack cocaine; Winnipeg man arrested
Drugs seized by the RCMP as part of a months-long investigation are pictured in an undated photo. (RCMP) A Winnipeg man is facing several charges after RCMP officers made a 'significant' drug seizure that included fentanyl and crack cocaine. On Tuesday, Mounties arrested a 32-year-old man who was found to be in possession of 147 grams of crack cocaine, 70 pills believed to be fentanyl and other pills that are thought to be Percocet/Oxycontin. Police noted that all the drugs were packaged for individual sale. RCMP then searched a home in Winnipeg, where they found Canadian money as well as cellphones. The 32-year-old man is facing numerous drug offences, including charges for possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl and cocaine. A 28-year-old Winnipeg man was also arrested for possession of cocaine and was later released. The charges come after a months-long investigation that began in March. The investigation continues.
Reuters
a day ago
- Business
- Reuters
Japan has no recorded case of fentanyl seized, finance minister says
TOKYO, June 27 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday there have been no recorded cases of synthetic drug fentanyl being seized by the customs department, neither as illegal exports nor illegal imports, in six years through 2024. Kato made the comments at a regular news conference when asked about a Nikkei business daily report this week that a Chinese organisation allegedly used a base in Japan to smuggle chemicals to make fentanyl into the U.S. "Japan will continue to take all necessary steps to prevent the smuggling of illegal drugs," Kato said. A key figure in the group registered a company in the city of Nagoya and until at least July 2024 issued instructions from Japan on the delivery of the dangerous opioid and on the management of funds, the Nikkei reported.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Japan has no recorded case of fentanyl seized, finance minister says
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday there have been no recorded cases of synthetic drug fentanyl being seized by the customs department, neither as illegal exports nor illegal imports, in six years through 2024. Kato made the comments at a regular news conference when asked about a Nikkei business daily report this week that a Chinese organisation allegedly used a base in Japan to smuggle chemicals to make fentanyl into the U.S. "Japan will continue to take all necessary steps to prevent the smuggling of illegal drugs," Kato said. A key figure in the group registered a company in the city of Nagoya and until at least July 2024 issued instructions from Japan on the delivery of the dangerous opioid and on the management of funds, the Nikkei reported.
Fox News
2 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Rubio announces new visa restrictions on families of fentanyl traffickers
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new sanctions on Thursday that he called "necessary" to "deter and dismantle" the flow of deadly fentanyl into the United States. The new policy imposes new visa restrictions on family members and close personal and business associates of foreign drug traffickers. Speaking with reporters Thursday afternoon, State Department spokesman Tommy Piggott said that this move "will not only prevent them from entering the United States, but also serve as a deterrent for continued illicit activities." In a statement released by the State Department, Rubio stressed the importance of further expanding sanctions to stop the flow of fentanyl and other drugs into the country. "The fentanyl crisis in the United States is unprecedented, with overdoses remaining the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 44," said Rubio. The secretary said that "more than 40 percent of Americans reportedly know someone who has died from an opioid overdose, and in 2024, the United States averaged over 220 overdose deaths daily." "Today's action expands upon existing tools," he said, adding that the State Department "will use all necessary tools to deter and dismantle the flow of fentanyl and other illicit drugs from entering the United States and harming U.S. citizens." Fentanyl is a dangerous drug that is often trafficked into the United States across the southern and northern borders by cartels and other criminal elements. In 2024, fentanyl was linked to the deaths of 48,422 persons in the United States, according to the CDC. During his campaign, President Donald Trump vowed to wage a war against fentanyl traffickers through increased border security and by cracking down on illegal immigration. Since taking office, Trump has deployed U.S. troops to the southern border, targeted cartels and transnational criminal groups as "foreign terrorist organizations" and hit cartel leaders with sanctions. According to the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), the U.S. law enforcement seizures of fentanyl, which the group explains is a "key indicator of broader total smuggling at and between the southern border's ports of entry," have dropped 50% since the November election. CIS states that this significant decline indicates a "greater decline in total fentanyl smuggling." In May, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that authorities had made one of the biggest fentanyl busts in U.S. history with the seizure of 409 kilos of fentanyl pills and 11.5 kilos of fentanyl powder. Bondi said that around 35 kilos of methamphetamine, 35 kilos of meth, 7.5 kilos of cocaine and 4.5 kilos of heroin also had been seized along with $5 million in cash and 49 rifles and pistols. Sixteen people including three women, were arrested in the operation. Six of the males are in the U.S. illegally, according to Bondi. Bondi described fentanyl as a weapon of "mass destruction" and laid down a stern warning to drug pushers looking to distribute the potentially deadly drug throughout the nation. "When we catch you like all of these individuals, if convicted, we will put you behind bars. There will be no negotiating and we will lock you up for as long as humanly possible," Bondi said. "We will not negotiate with those who are killing our family members, including brothers, sisters, daughters, sons, parents, friends, everyone in this room."
