Over $25K in illegal drugs seized in Niagara drug trafficking investigation
Four people were arrested and more than $25,000 worth of illicit drugs were seized following a drug trafficking investigation in the Niagara Region.
#Crime #DrugTrafficking #NiagaraRegionalPoliceService
https://globalnews.ca/news/11855819/25k-illegal-drugs-seized-niagara/

Wider mix of substances being discovered in Calgary drug supply, agencies see overdose spike
In testing over the past three months, University of Calgary researchers have found a wider variety of substances mixed together in the city's illicit drugs, which comes as several front-line agencies are responding to an increase in drug poisonings.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/wider-mix-drugs-illicit-supply-9.7188808?cmp=rss

Illicit drugs causing overdose spike in Fredericton, police say
Fredericton police say they have recorded 61 overdoses so far this year.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/drug-overdose-spike-fredericton-police-9.7175093?cmp=rss

New B.C. program to 'track and trace' origins of illicit drug supply
B.C. officials have announced a new "track and trace" pilot program using technology they say can reveal patterns about the geographic origins and patterns of the illicit drug supply.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-technology-tackle-illicit-drugs-bc-9.7168149?cmp=rss

New B.C. program to ‘track and trace’ origins of illicit drug supply
B.C. officials have announced a new "track and trace" pilot program using technology they say can reveal patterns about the geographic origins and patterns of the illicit drug supply.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-technology-tackle-illicit-drugs-bc-9.7168149?cmp=rss

Decade of death: With 18K lives lost, B.C. counts cost of 10-year drug emergency
More than 18,000 people have died from toxic illicit drugs in British Columbia since a public health emergency was declared on April 14, 2016.
#Canada #Health #BCdrugs #DrugOverdose
https://globalnews.ca/news/11769210/bc-drug-deaths-decade/

Decade of death: With 18K lives lost, B.C. counts cost of 10-year drug emergency
More than 18,000 people have died from toxic illicit drugs in British Columbia since a public health emergency was declared on April 14, 2016.
#Canada #Health #BCdrugs #DrugOverdose
https://globalnews.ca/news/11769210/bc-drug-deaths-decade/

Vancouver health-care workers provide safety advice about drug use for FIFA World Cup visitors
Health-care workers in Vancouver are issuing safety advice around illicit drugs and alcohol for the thousands of people who are expecting to visit the region for the upcoming FIFA Men's World Cup.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/health-care-public-intoxication-overdose-vancouver-fifa-world-cup-9.7149488?cmp=rss

Trump's executive order classifies illicit fentanyl as 'weapon of mass destruction' - UPI.com
#trumpadministration #donaldtrump #fentanyl #drugs #drugaddiction #illicitdrugs #ExecutiveOrder
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/12/15/Trump-executive-order-designates-illicit-fentanyl-weapon-mass-destruction/3221765845938/

Trump’s war on drugs is also about regime change https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/10/12/trump-war-on-drugs-venezuela-regime-change-column-00603440?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Illicitdrugs #SouthAmerica #Politics