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Drug-Soaked “Attorney” Correspondence Triggers Overdoses and Federal Prosecutions in Prisons

From Ohio to California, authorities confront a nationwide underground trade exploiting attorney-client protections to smuggle deadly drugs into correctional facilities.

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Fentanyl Poisoning of Kids Leaps Nearly 1,000 Percent, New Study Says

“An infinitesimally small amount of this poison can come in contact with a child and result in that child’s death,” says the Suffolk County DA. Authorities are outraged, but kids are dying anyway.

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Poison-Peddling Chinese Execs Convicted & Jailed in Landmark Fentanyl Case

A House select committee found Chinese companies produce nearly all of “the key ingredients that drive the global illicit fentanyl trade.” But it’s the first time US authorities have prosecuted them.