Fentanyl

President-elect Donald Trump said that Mexico's leader had agreed to "stop" migration in talks Wednesday, effectively closing the southern U.S. border, in claims that went further than his counterpart's account of a discussion about migration "strategy."

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to impose massive tariff hikes on products from Mexico, Canada, and China, starting on his first day in office. This move, he claims, aims to address illegal immigration and drug trafficking into the United States.

“There’s so much fentanyl that it’s contaminated other drugs sold on the street like meth and crack cocaine. It’s in everything”

The high-stakes meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping has marked a pivotal moment in their relations. Key takeaways from the four-hour summit held at a San Francisco estate include revived military communication, controlled fentanyl trafficking, and a united stance on artificial intelligence (AI).

Nearly 6 kilograms of fentanyl have been seized by the police in operations across Bulgaria since the start of the year. This was announced in an interview with the National Radio by Deputy Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Chief Commissioner Zhivko Kotsev.

In just one week, 10 people died in Varna after using heroin, to which the hundred times more powerful synthetic fentanyl was added. The data is unofficial and was reported to Bulgarian media "Dnevnik" by two independent addiction treatment centers - "Just today" and "Change is life".

China dismissed as "fake news" on Thursday accusations that the Asian power is failing to stop production of fentanyl, after the U.S. ambassador said there had been no progress.

Coolio, the U.S. rapper best known for the 1995 hit "Gangsta's Paradise," died last year from an accidental fentanyl overdose, the Los Angeles County Coroner said on April 6.

The Grammy-winning musician, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr, died in September 2022 at a friend's house in Los Angeles.

Hollywood actor Anne Heche has been declared "brain dead" one week after she crashed her car into a Los Angeles building, U.S. media said on Aug. 12.

Heche, 53, had been comatose in hospital with a severe brain injury since the fiery collision on August 5.

Four men believed to be members of a drug distribution crew have been charged in the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams five months ago, authorities said on Feb. 2.