Drug Crime

‘Every parent in America should be petrified’: 60-year-old California Man Arrested with Enough Fentanyl to Kill 12 Million People
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A California man has been arrested after police found him possessing enough fentanyl to kill 12 million people, KABC-TV reports. On Wednesday, the California Highway Patrol pulled over 60-year-old Alfonso Gomez-Santana during a traffic stop in Fullerton. Inside his vehicle, officers discovered four kilos of fentanyl and an additional 20 more kilos at his home, according …

Toddler Used as ‘Human Shield’ by Father in Drug Deal Dies After Being Shot
Drug Crime
April 23, 2022

Toddler Used as ‘Human Shield’ by Father in Drug Deal Dies After Being Shot

A Pennsylvania toddler who was shot three years ago while his father used him as a “human shield” during a drug deal has died, prompting an investigation into whether his death was a direct result of injuries from the shooting, KYW-TV reports. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced on Tuesday that 3-year-old Yaseem Jenkins died. …

Drug Crime
April 22, 2022

VIDEO: Florida Bride, Caterer Lace Wedding Food With Cannabis

A Florida bride and her caterer have been arrested and face charges of lacing food with marijuana at the wedding. Several guests at the wedding called 911, reporting that they were feeling ill. One man said he “felt like he had drugs inside him,” and others said they were certain the food contained marijuana edibles, …

child endangerment
March 6, 2022

15-Month-Old Girl Dies of Fentanyl Poisoning; Parents Deny Ever Taking the Drug

Autopsy results released four months after a 15-month-old Florida girl’s death reveal she died from fentanyl poising, and investigators are now trying to figure out how the deadly drug got into the baby’s home. Ivy White’s father, 32-year-old Kaleb White, left for work at 10 p.m. on October 4, 2021, leaving hte baby girl in …

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Drug Crime
February 21, 2022

4-month-old Baby Only Survives In Apartment Where 5 Adults Mysteriously Die

An infant was found alive Sunday after five people were discovered dead in a Colorado apartment, reportedly from some sort of drug use, the Denver Post reports. Around 3:45 p.m., Ian Scott was inside his unit at the North Range Crossing apartment complex in Commerce City when he heard a woman scream. Scott stepped out …

Drug Crime
January 13, 2022

Mother Accidentally Brings Son’s Pot Brownies to Senior Center Card Game, Leading to Multiple 911 Calls About Suspected Poisoning

A South Dakota man was arrested last week after his mother mistakenly distributed marijuana-laced brownies at a senior center, according to reports. On January 4, Bon Homme County dispatch received multiple calls regarding possible poisonings. The responding deputy learned that all of the affected patients attended a card game at the Tabor Senior Center earlier …

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Drug Crime
December 14, 2021

Warning: New Synthetic ‘Spice’ Lands 35 in Hospital

Florida’s Poison Control Center issued a warning earlier this month that 35 people have ended up in the hospital after illegally buying synthetic spice from drug dealers. The incident began in Hillsborough County when numerous people were hospitalized from severe bleeding after taking a synthetic form of marijuana. Some people were bleeding when they used …

Drug Crime
November 17, 2021

Model Dies After She’s Drugged, Dumped at Hospital ER, Husband Says

Two women who’d been party-hopping around Los Angeles last week were later dropped off at different hospitals — where one died and one is fighting for her life. Christy Giles, a 24-year-old model originally from Alabama, was dumped on the sidewalk in front of Southern California Hospital in Culver City, where she died, Fox News …

Drug Crime
November 15, 2021

Parents Charged With Toddler’s Murder in Fentanyl Overdose

The parents of a 15-month-old boy who died of fentanyl poisoning in September have been charged with the toddler’s murder. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office added a murder charge at 22-year-old Adler Metcalf’s initial court appearance, KTLA reported. He had previously been charged only with child endangerment. The boy’s mother, 20-year-old Sandy Acuna, is …

child endangerment
October 30, 2021

Boy, 14, dead of FENTANYL OVERDOSE in motel with woman

A 14-year-old Pennsylvania boy died Friday afternoon from a fentanyl overdose after buying the drug for a woman he was staying with in a hotel room. Susquehanna Township police arrested Cheyenne J. McGinness, 23, charging her with corruption of a minor, and 48-year-old Adalberto Rodriguez-Roman, who they said sold the drug to the boy just …