Canada, fentanyl

Canada appoints former Mountie as fentanyl czar to combat production of the dangerous opioid
Canada on Tuesday named a former deputy commissioner with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as the country’s fentanyl czar, hoping to show the U.S. it is working to prevent production and distribution of the synthetic opioid.
Former senior Mountie Kevin Brosseau appointed as Canada's fentanyl czar
A czar has been appointed. To crack down on illegal fentanyl trade at the Canada-U-S border. The federal government named Kevin Brosseau for the role today. He's a former senior RCMP. Tricia Kindleman is here on set and has more on this breaking news.
Canada appoints new fentanyl czar to coordinate fight against smuggling
Canada, fulfilling a promise made to U.S. President Donald Trump, on Tuesday appointed a senior intelligence official to the new post of fentanyl czar, saying he would coordinate the fight against smuggling of the drug.
Former RCMP deputy commissioner Kevin Brosseau is Canada's new 'fentanyl czar'
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office announced that former RCMP deputy commissioner Kevin Brosseau will be taking on the job of working with Canada’s law enforcement agencies and their U.S. counterparts to eradicate the “scourge of fentanyl.”
Prime Minister announces the appointment of Canada’s new Fentanyl Czar
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the appointment of Kevin Brosseau as Canada’s new Fentanyl Czar, effective immediately.
Fentanyl in the US: A visual guide
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Baby dies in St. Louis motel room of fentanyl exposure. Mother, grandmother charged
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N.H. governor, Mayor of Lawrence will team up in fight against fentanyl and crime
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House passes bill to permanently classify fentanyl as Schedule 1 drug
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House passed the HALT Act on Thursday, a bill that seeks to permanently classify ...
Is the HALT Fentanyl Act Delusional or Just Performance Art?
The bill would permanently schedule fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs—and impede therapeutic research.* On ...
Wethersfield man sentenced for distributing fentanyl, oxycodone to overdose victim
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Schenectady man pleads guilty to firearm possession, fentanyl distribution
Willie Mills, 31, resident of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty on Monday to charges of possession of a firearm as a felon ...
Fentanyl lab busted in north Edmonton, $450K in various drugs seized
Over a dozen kilos of meth, along with bags of cocaine, fentanyl and other drugs were seized when police raided two hotel ...