Two Chinese citizens are standing trial in New York for charges related to the illicit fentanyl trade in a landmark case as officials aim to crack down on the movement of the deadly drug and its components from China to the United States.

The overwhelming majority of those in New York City who obtained a naloxone kit to counteract opioid overdose had a high need for the drug, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Jesus Cabrera received a 30-year prison sentence for leading a drug operation distributing lethal fentanyl in the Bronx.

"We made a promise that the Justice Department would never forget the victims of the fentanyl epidemic," Attorney General Merrick Garland said.

Two Indian chemical companies have been indicted for allegedly importing ingredients for the highly addictive opioid fentanyl into the United States and Mexico, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday.

Two Indian chemical companies and an executive are indicted in the U.S. for conspiring to export fentanyl precursors.

2 Indian Companies Charged With Smuggling Chemicals Used in Making Fentanyl NEW YORK (AP) — Two pharmaceutical companies based in India were charged Monday with smuggling chemicals used in the ...

Two pharmaceutical companies based in India have been charged with smuggling chemicals used in the production of the deadly opioid fentanyl.

The Canadian province has hundreds of police officers on call to secure its border with Vermont, New Hampshire and New York, a government official said this week.

The move by an agency within the Department of Homeland Security was part of a broader effort by the Biden administration to strengthen oversight and set clear guidelines for handling intelligence.

An Ulster County man has been indicted on multiple felony drug charges following an extensive investigation into narcotics sales in the City of Kingston. According to Capt. Joe Sciutto of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office,

The state has helped to fund the NYPD’s overtime in the past and although Hochul said this was funding that would be worked out with the legislature during budget negotiations, her staff had to later clarify that the city and state will actually be splitting the cost.