US Treasury sanctions crypto wallets as authorities crack down on fentanyl
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury has sanctioned crypto wallets allegedly connected to individuals and companies involved in the production of fentanyl. In an Oct. 3 notice, the U.S. Justice Department announced indictments against several…#treasury #usjusticedepartment #eth #usdc #usdt #valerianlabs #hebeicrovellbiotech #wallyadeyemo #massachusetts #elizabethwarren (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. charges Chinese companies, executives with fentanyl crimes
The charges were the second major set of indictments the Biden administration has unsealed since June accusing Chinese companies of supplying Mexican cartels. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - October 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nick Miroff Source Type: news
A record number of kids in Washington's child welfare system overdosed on fentanyl in 2022, including infants and toddlers
A record 56 children in Washington state's foster care and child welfare system died or nearly died in 2022 after ingesting illegal drugs, including the ultra-potent synthetic opioid fentanyl. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fentanyl testing could curb overdose crisis
Successful UCSF-VA pilot paved the way for a testing initiative across the United States. (Source: UCSF School of Pharmacy News)
Source: UCSF School of Pharmacy News - October 2, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Ideal Option Opens Addiction Medicine Clinic in Rockville
The clinic provides in-person medication-assisted treatment for fentanyl, meth, heroin, alcohol and other substances, bringing new hope to Montgomery County residents. ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ideal Option, a national leader in evidence-based outpatient treatment... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - October 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
U.S. sanctions crypto wallet over links to Mexican cartel fentanyl trade
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Portland police are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children, with 5 fatal
Police in Portland, Oregon, are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children as young as 1 year old (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Police in Portland, Oregon, are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children
as young as 1 year old (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Obamacare Makes Surprise Cameo in Second GOP Debate
(MedPage Today) -- Seven Republican candidates for president shared their views on Obamacare, gender-affirming care, the nation's fentanyl crisis, and abortion during the second primary debate on Wednesday night.
Former vice president Mike Pence... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - September 28, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Chinese-made 'Frankenstein' opioid up to 40 TIMES more potent than fentanyl is now sweeping Britain
Nitazenes are made in clandestine Chinese labs and smuggled into the UK. The synthetic drug is blamed for fuelling an 'unusual' increase in overdoses and deaths over the past few months. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Oregon Gov. Kotek directs state police to crack down on fentanyl distribution
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek says she has directed state police to launch new strategies aimed at disrupting the fentanyl supply chain and holding sellers of the illegal and often deadly drug accountable (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - September 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Treasury Sanctions Ethereum Wallet Used by Sinaloa Cartel to Launder Fentanyl Financing
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned an Ethereum wallet used by the Sinaloa Cartel to launder money from fentanyl sales in the U.S. Mario Alberto Jimenez Castro, an accused money launderer for the cartel’s Los Chapitos faction, allegedly directed the…#ethereum #sinaloacartel #marioalbertojimenez #loschapitos #mexico #ofac #ustreasury #jimenezcastro #chapitos #usofac (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Crypto Fuels Illicit Fentanyl Trade, Report Reveals
Elliptic, a leading blockchain analytics firm, has uncovered a network of 100 individual suppliers facilitating the illicit fentanyl trade by smuggling the precursor chemicals needed to synthesize fentanyl. The criminals have also been using cryptocurrency, specifically Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron,…#bitcoinethereum #tron #monero #mexico #fentanylnetwork #mexicocity #jalisco #bitcoinleads #transactions #cryptocurrencies (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
