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Los Angeles remains one of the major shipping points for Mexican drug cartels fueling a rise in fentanyl across the United States, while California leads the nation in methamphetamine conversion labs, according to a federal drug study out Tuesday.

This week, an Arizona family received far more than they bargained for when they bought a Glo Worm toy for their daughter — only to find that it was stuffed with a sandwich bag full of illicit drugs.

An Arizona family purchased a Glo Worm toy from a thrift store for their daughter and found 5,000 pills “believed to be fentanyl” inside.

Authorities Saturday said they seized two kilograms of fentanyl — a synthetic opioid up to 100 times more potent than morphine — during a gang-related investigation in downtown Riverside.

The CDC reports that overdose fatalities in the U.S. have spiked during the coronavirus pandemic.

Charges were filed Tuesday in federal court against three Mexican nationals who allegedly trafficked drugs for the Sinaloa Cartel, resulting in what agents believe to be the largest single-day seizure of cash, drugs and ammunition in San Diego history.

A San Diego drug dealer has been sentenced to 14 1/2 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl that led to the fatal overdose of a 26-year-old woman

Up to seven people were hospitalized, including five law enforcement officers and a tow truck driver, after a chemical exposure while attempting to aid the driver of a car who stopped on the Golden Gate Bridge Sunday, California authorities said.

The father of a North County teenager who died from an apparent fentanyl overdose is hoping his beloved daughter’s death will cause young people to think twice about who they trust. Brianna Moore, 18, of Oceanside, graduated from Mission Vista High School with a 4.3 GPA. She ran the Los Angeles Marathon twice, and was a concert violinist. She became…

Mexican soldiers seized a huge drug stash at a house in the border city of Tijuana, including about two tons of methamphetamine, eight tons of marijuana and 131,500 pills containing the synthetic opioid fentanyl.