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fentanyl, border, smuggling
Jul 20, 2023

Remove lethal, illegal vapes from kids’ reach

Protecting children and young adults from dangerous drugs and unregulated products should be a top priority for elected officials in all levels of government. We are in the midst of a national crisis as fentanyl continues to spread across every corner of the country and unregulated vaping products multiply on store shelves targeting young children.

tobacco, border, Mexico, cartels, Biden administration
May 24, 2023

Prohibitionist tobacco policies would exacerbate border crisis

While the Biden administration sends troops to the southern border to handle an expected influx of migrants resulting from the expiration of the Title 42 public, the White House’s tobacco-related policies could worsen the crisis at our borders. 

fentanyl, drugs, cartels, Arizona Counter Drug Task Force, synthetic opioids, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Kern, Republicans, Marsh, Democrats, overdose
Nov 28, 2022

As cartels use social media to push fentanyl, experts teach parents how to protect kids

Experts say as more kids today are getting fentanyl-laced opioids from anonymous dealers online, it’s crucial for parents to understand what’s happening to prevent the problem from escalating.

DACA, Dreamers, Prop 308, immigrants, cartels
Aug 26, 2022

Two DACA recipients work for nonprofit advocating for Prop 308

Two Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients have transformed trauma into hope and action.

Oct 11, 2016

Legal pot could upend years of drug smuggling in Arizona

If Arizona's ballot measure passes, pot shops would soon arise in a place that has long been a center of drug smuggling. How drug cartels respond to legalization has been a focus of debate in Arizona.

Nov 4, 2013

Panel: Harsher penalties for straw buyers could curb gun traffic to Mexico

Stricter U.S. gun measures are needed to stem the flow of guns to Mexico, where the weapons are fueling violence and leaving people “under siege” with little hope of help from their government, activists said Thursday.

Gil Kerlikowske, head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, visited with Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and two other Valley mayors to discuss fighting drug trafficking, border security and immigration reform. (Cronkite News Service Photo by Matthew Longdon)
Apr 5, 2013

White House drug policy chief calls immigration reform a priority

During trips to the border over the past four years, the head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy said Thursday that he’s seen better technology along with more officers.

Jun 7, 2012

Babeu defends statements in burned bodies investigation

Responding to critics who claim he was too quick to blame drug smugglers for the deaths of five people found in a burned-out SUV last weekend, an Arizona sheriff said Wednesday that he was merely sharing timely information about the case and never formally concluded that the deaths were the work of a cartel.

Apr 27, 2012

US: Mexico seized 68,000 guns from US since 2006

WASHINGTON a�� The government said Thursday that 68,000 guns recovered by Mexican authorities in the past five years have been traced back to the United States. The flood of tens of thousands of weapons underscores complaints from Mexico that the U.S. is responsible for arming the drug cartels plaguing its southern neighbor. Six years of violence between warring cartels have killed more tha[...]

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