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Tyler’s Law: Legislation named after California teenager would help prevent fentanyl overdoses

Rebecca Barnabi
Published date: June 5, 2024 | 12:27 pm
Updated: March 29, 2025 | 2:39 pm
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Tyler’s Law would direct the U.S. Department of HHS to provide hospitals with guidance on fentanyl testing in their routine drug screens.

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California man sentenced to 18 years in prison for fentanyl operation in Southwest Virginia

Crystal Graham
Published date: May 2, 2024 | 11:03 am
Updated: July 23, 2024 | 7:31 pm
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A California man who supplied 30,000 pressed fentanyl pills a week to individuals in Southwest Virginia has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison.

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Molly, fentanyl, cocaine off the streets after Fredericksburg drug ring is dismantled

Crystal Graham
Published date: April 6, 2024 | 4:40 pm
Updated: September 25, 2024 | 11:12 am
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A large-scale drug trafficking organization operating in and around Fredericksburg has been dismantled after those involved pleaded guilty.

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Virginia ‘fighting back’ on fentanyl crisis; bill signed aims to hold dealers accountable

Crystal Graham
Published date: April 4, 2024 | 3:33 pm
Updated: May 8, 2025 | 10:03 am
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A bill signed by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin today aims to combat the fentanyl crisis which claims approximately five lives per day in the Commonwealth.

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‘Addressing the fentanyl crisis’: Lawmakers introduce legislation to stop powerful sedative ‘tranq’

Rebecca Barnabi
Published date: March 20, 2024 | 2:08 pm
Updated: July 12, 2024 | 3:55 pm
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The STOP TRANQ Act would add a statutory requirement for the State Department to include reporting on xylazine, or “tranq” in INCSR.

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Lawmakers crack down on online sales of illicit drugs containing fentanyl with legislation

Rebecca Barnabi
Published date: March 19, 2024 | 11:01 am
Updated: September 25, 2024 | 11:12 am
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In 2022, the DEA seized more than 58 million fake pills containing fentanyl and 13,000 pounds of fentanyl powder equal to 400 million doses.

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One Pill Can Kill: AG Miyares and FL Suzanne Youngkin launch fentanyl awareness campaign

Rebecca Barnabi
Published date: January 30, 2024 | 7:35 pm
Updated: July 23, 2024 | 7:31 pm
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In Roanoke today, Attorney General Jason Miyares and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin launched a fentanyl awareness campaign.

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Virginia brothers sentenced for fentanyl distribution in Culpeper area

Crystal Graham
Published date: December 19, 2023 | 3:40 pm
Updated: February 19, 2024 | 11:10 am
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Brothers from Northern Virginia were sentenced to more than 18 years in federal prison time for distributing fentanyl pills in Culpeper and surrounding counties.

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National Defense Authorization Act 2024 includes crack down on fentanyl trafficking in U.S.

Rebecca Barnabi
Published date: December 14, 2023 | 5:55 pm
Updated: September 25, 2024 | 11:12 am
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Today’s passage by the U.S. House and by the U.S. Senate yesterday of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2024 includes a crack down on fentanyl. 

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Southwest Virginia: Man who supplied fentanyl in two teen overdoses to serve 17 years

Crystal Graham
Published date: December 6, 2023 | 12:55 pm
Updated: February 19, 2024 | 11:10 am
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A California man who supplied the fentanyl linked to teenage overdoses that occurred in Wise County was sentenced Wednesday to 17 years in federal prison.

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