Prestin backs harsher penalties for fentanyl traffickers

101st Airborne paratrooper pleads guilty in fentanyl death of fellow soldier

A 101st Airborne Division soldier pleaded guilty to selling a fellow soldier fentanyl-laced pills that killed him. Spc. Ryan J. Faubel, 24 pleaded guilty to the negligent homicide in the death of Pfc. Ivan F. Rios-Segui, 25. According to charging sheets, Faubel sold fentanyl-laced Percocet, a brand-name painkiller medication, to Rios-Segui on the day of his death. Rios-Segui died July 1, 2022, while stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He was a…

Prestin backs harsher penalties for fentanyl traffickers

LANSING, Mich. — State Rep. Dave Prestin, R-Cedar River, recently voted in support of legislation to crack down on fentanyl traffickers in Michigan. The state suffered 2,287 opioid-related overdose deaths in 2023, a 250% increase from a decade earlier. The…

Father whose son died from fentanyl warns overdoses ‘can happen to anyone’ as states fight deadly crisis

As officials look to combat the flow of fentanyl coming through the United States' southern border, parents who have experienced the drug's deadly consequences are warning others of the risks after losing their own children to opioid overdoses. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and first lady Suzanne Youngkin have launched a litany of campaigns looking to curb the flow of fentanyl into the state, and data shows their efforts are working. Virginia is …

"The Halt Fentanyl Act" & Opponents Of It! Elected Politicians Encouraging Fentanyl Crisis!

The HALT Fentanyl Act is not just about strengthening law enforcement — it is about saving lives and protecting communities according to the Drug Enforcement Association (DEA), which is sending a stern message that America will not stand by for the further destruction of lives by Fentanyl. The bill has also been endorsed by U.S. …