San Antonio man sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl-laced pills that led to womanโs death
A San Antonio man was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl-laced pills through the mail that led to the death of an El Paso woman.
Local moms fight for solutions after fentanyl breakout in Austin kills nine
Local mothers who lost their children to fentanyl were gut-wrenched last week to hear a batch of drugs laced with fentanyl killed nine people in Austin and caused about 75 to needed Narcan rescue. This tragedy has strengthened their resolve to educate their community and prevent more deaths.
Opioid overdose outbreak in Austin is cause for concern for local officials
A bad batch of drugs has led to an opioid overdose outbreak in Austin. Its proximity to San Antonio and surrounding areas has local officials on high alert.
At least 9 dead, dozens treated in Texas capital after unusual spike in overdoses
Texas officials are investigating at least nine recent deaths involving an unusual spike of opioid overdoses in Austin.
San Antonio high school students organize fentanyl awareness event
Rise Inspire Academy senior Zachary Combs and his classmates organized a festival on Saturday dedicated to educating people on the dangers of fentanyl.
San Antonio man pleads guilty to distributing meth, fentanyl in fatal overdose cases
Mark Elliot Stool, 67, pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death and one count of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in serious bodily injury, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Pearsall man sentenced 24 years for stolen firearm, intent to deal fentanyl
Elberto Roy Trevino Jr., 50, conspired with others to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl in July 2022, a United States Attorneyโs Office media release said.
โIf they die, thereโs no more chancesโ: Mom who lost son applauds federal bill to legalize fentanyl test strips
Texas is one of a few states where fentanyl strips are still illegal, considered drug paraphernalia. Federal lawmakers are trying to change that. Senate Bill 2569 is continuing to gain bipartisan support, an update applauded by local families who lost loved ones to fentanyl.
Ex-Philippine leader Duterte assails Marcos, accusing him of plotting to expand his grip on power
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is throwing allegations at his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and even raising the prospect of removing him from office.
In Mexico, Yellen announces economics sanctions as the US aims to crack down on fentanyl trafficking
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has announced economic sanctions against 15 people and two companies that the United States says are linked to a Mexican drug cartel.
Officials stock up on overdose antidote naloxone after fentanyl-laced letters disrupt vote counting
Election officials around the country are stocking up on the overdose reversal medication naloxone after a series of suspicious mailings โ some containing traces of fentanyl โ were sent to vote centers or government buildings in six states.
Local election workers have been under siege since 2020. Now they face fentanyl-laced letters
Threatening letters sent to local election offices in at least five states, some including fentanyl, are the latest concern for local election workers around the country.
The US sanctions Mexican Sinaloa cartel members and firms over fentanyl trafficking
The Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on 13 members of Mexicoโs powerful Sinaloa cartel and four Mexico-based firms accused of trafficking fentanyl into the United States.
US government says it plans to go after legal goods tied to illegal fentanyl trade in new strategy
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced a new government-wide strategy that will target not only fentanyl but precursor materials used to make the synthetic opioid.
โThereโs hope in this tragedyโ: Families fight for fentanyl awareness through inaugural walk
The first Soles Walking 4 Souls Fentanyl Awareness Walk happened on Saturday. Community members and leaders came together to raise awareness and push education efforts on fentanyl poisoning.
BCSO finds 40,000 pills believed to contain fentanyl during traffic stop; 19-year-old arrested
The Bexar County Sheriffโs Office arrested a 19-year-old driver after deputies found 40,000 pills that are believed to contain fentanyl in his car.
โPoisoned drug supply in Texasโ: Recovery leaders prepare for Saturdayโs Fentanyl Awareness Walk
Itโs the first of its kind in San Antonio โ a walk to remember those lost to fentanyl poisoning and a rally to stop it from happening. KSAT checked in with two leading recovery experts speaking Saturday, intending to make big change with education and breaking stigma.
SAโs first-ever Fentanyl Awareness Walk aims to empower the community, remember loved ones
The 1-mile walk ends with a candlelight vigil honoring and celebrating the lives lost to fentanyl poisoning and to inspire action against its misuse.
Hays County deputies investigate death of 15-year-old student as possible fentanyl overdose
The Hays County Sheriffโs Office is investigating the death of a 15-year-old student as a possible overdose, according to the superintendent of the Hays Consolidated Independent School District.
Nonprofit group will hand out Narcan at ACL Music Festival
The nonprofit organization, This Must Be the Place, will be handing out Naloxone at ACL as a way to educate people about the dangers of Fentanyl and to get the life-saving opioid reversal medicine in more hands.
US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers
The Biden administration is taking aim at the fentanyl trafficking threat, announcing a series of indictments and sanctions against Chinese companies and executives blamed for importing the chemicals used to make the deadly drug.
Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis
About 150 people from families who have lost a loved one to fentanyl poisoning have gathered at the headquarters of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as the U.S. faces its deadliest overdose crisis.
Over $1.2 million worth of Fentanyl seized during traffic stop on I-10 in Guadalupe County
An Eagle Pass man was arrested during a traffic stop on I-10 in Guadalupe County after authorities found over $1.2 million worth of Fentanyl stashed in his pickup truck.
SA family relieved after drug dealer sentenced to 30 years for fatal fentanyl distribution to their loved one
On Thursday, a San Antonio family finally got the relief theyโd been seeking for the last three years.
โIt helps us and we healโ: Families who lost loved ones to fentanyl overdoses speak up in documentary
There are countless heartbroken families who have lost loved ones due to fentanyl overdoses. Now, some of those families have a voice through a new documentary.
Mexico shutters 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts after US warned of dangerous pill sales
Mexico has closed 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts, six months after a research report warned that drug stores in Mexico were offering foreigners pills they passed off as Oxycodone, Percocet, and Adderall.
2 men sentenced for distributing fentanyl in Austin area, causing overdoses, feds say
Two men have been sentenced in connection with a fentanyl distribution organization that caused overdoses in the Austin area, federal authorities said.
WATCH: KSAT 12 News town hall, special โFighting Fentanyl: Itโs Everyoneโs Problemโ
KSAT aired a special Wednesday, โFighting Fentanyl: Itโs Everyoneโs Problem.โ It was immediately followed by a town hall event where anchor Stephania Jimenez spoke with a child psychiatrist, a high school senior, and a school district security director about the dangerous synthetic opioid and how parents can warn their children about it.
Fentanyl is dominating headlines, but thereโs a more comprehensive drug problem happening in Texas
Lawmakers are passing laws in an attempt to slow the rise in fentanyl overdoses, but drug advocates warn the opioid is mostly a booster for other illegal drugs.
Lifesaving fentanyl test strips still illegal in some states under '70s-era war on drugs law
A growing number of states are decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips, seeking to protect people who use drugs from unwitting exposure to the highly potent synthetic opioid ravaging the U.S. with overdose deaths.
โEverybody can be a victim of fentanyl poisoningโ: Mother shares message to recreational drug users after sonโs death
A Bexar County mother hopes sharing the story about her sonโs overdose death will help save someoneโs life this holiday weekend.
El Chapo's son, Sinaloa members face sanctions over fentanyl
The United States has sanctioned a son of Mexican drug lord Joaquin โEl Chapoโ Guzman, three members of the Sinaloa cartel and two Mexican-based firms, alleging they trafficked fentanyl and other drugs into the U.S. Tuesday's sanctions came the day Mexican President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador talked with President Joe Biden about immigration and the fentanyl crisis.
Central Texas teen arrested in fentanyl overdose of Hays CISD student, sheriffโs office says
An 18-year-old man was arrested in the death of a Hays CISD high school student who overdosed on fentanyl last month, according to the Hays County Sheriffโs Office.
โFighting Fentanylโ: KSAT gets look inside local recovery house
Hope is the one thing no one can live without, and thatโs precisely what recovery homes are trying to provide for people battling addiction issues.
More sanctions for deadly fentanyl if bill becomes law
Over the course of a year, the U.S. Treasury Department has used the hammer of its sanctions powers to impose wide-ranging financial restrictions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, turning Russia into the most sanctioned country in the world.
Leading SA: Bexar County sheriff discusses school safety, local crime, fighting fentanyl
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar joined Leading SA to discuss recent crime trends around our area, fighting fentanyl, school safety initiatives, and the top priorities heโs implementing to crack down on crime in the county.
University of Houston developing fentanyl vaccine to stop deadly overdoses
Thereโs finally good news in the fight against fentanyl. Researchers in Houston are developing a powerful weapon against the synthetic opioid โ a vaccine that stops fentanyl from killing people.
Corazon Ministries works to help legalize use of life-saving fentanyl testing strips in Texas
A San Antonio-based nonprofit is among a group of organizations in Texas speaking up to help legalize fentanyl test strips.
Texas DPS seizes over 3.1 million lethal doses of fentanyl, officials say
The Texas Department of Public Safety seized over 3.1 million lethal doses of fentanyl in a South Texas city Monday, according to officials.
Lawmakersโ attempts to tighten drug laws would saddle crime labs with an unsustainable workload
Texas lawmakers want tougher criminal penalties for possession of delta-8 and fentanyl. But that would mean much more work for the crime labs handling most of the drug testing for the stateโs 254 counties.
BCSO holds first fentanyl awareness presentation for residents at Morganโs Wonderland Camp
The Bexar County Sheriffโs Department held its first fentanyl awareness presentation at Morganโs Wonderland Camp as part of its โone pill can killโ campaign.
Bexar County district court judge โFighting Fentanylโ with young kids
Donโt wait โ thatโs the message a local judge and agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration have for parents when it comes to teaching their kids about the dangers of fentanyl.
8 arrested in New Braunfels drug bust; 6,500 fentanyl-laced pills, guns seized, police say
New Braunfels police have arrested eight people as part of a street crimes operation bust, which also resulted in the seizure of approximately 6500 fentanyl-laced pills and additional drugs, cash and weapons.
Fighting Fentanyl: Local class teaches community members to save lives with Narcan
Narcan is a powerful tool in the fight against fentanyl, and a local treatment center in San Antonio is showing people how to administer it to help save lives.
Bills call for Texas teachers to be trained to administer lifesaving overdose drugs to students
Texas is attempting to address the fentanyl crisis gripping schools by having staff learn how to administer lifesaving medication.
San Antonio man pleads guilty to giving woman fentanyl that exceeded 24 times a fatal dose
A San Antonio man has pleaded guilty to giving a woman fentanyl and leaving her alone in a hotel room, where she overdosed and died, according to federal authorities.
Animal tranquillizer found in drugs mixed with fentanyl, leading to spike in deaths
Xylazine is a tranquilizer medication for large animals like horses, cattle or even elephants. Yet it made it's way into illegal drugs on streets across America.
Fighting Fentanyl: How Pearsall police chief is keeping city safe from the drug
Only three milligrams of fentanyl is enough to kill an average adult male. The potent synthetic opioid is having a significant impact on how police in Pearsall do their jobs.
Fighting Fentanyl: How Hays CISD is protecting students from fentanyl deaths
Itโs a crisis that a local school district has seen up close. The Hays Consolidated Independent School District confirmed at least four of its students have died after overdosing on fentanyl since last summer.
Fighting Fentanyl: San Antonio father who lost daughter to fentanyl issues warning to parents
Mark Fahlsing says he is trying to focus on all the good things his daughter did for her community through volunteer work and teaching kids. He also wants parents to warn kids and about fentanyl.
SA man says hospital forgot to sedate him during procedure, and he has a drug screening to prove it
A San Antonio man who said a hospital failed to sedate him during an outpatient procedure last fall went as far as to get an independent drug screening to prove the powerful drugs were not in his system.
Law enforcement cadets are trained on how to take illicit drugs off the street without being exposed
San Antonio Area law enforcement cadets are being trained on how to take illicit drugs off the streets without coming in contact with them and becoming ill, things like fentanyl and carfentanyl are among the deadliest and most popular on the streets.
Rural communities struggle to offer help to youth on the verge of the fentanyl epidemic
Bluebonnet Trails Community Services partners with school districts in rural areas to provide counseling and support to students and families facing addiction.
Bill to decriminalize use of fentanyl test strips and reduce deaths may be revisited in next legislative session
A state lawmaker who introduced a bill to make fentanyl test strips legal to save lives says the issue should be revisited during the upcoming legislative session.
Familyโs fear of deadly fentanyl overdose confirmed by Medical Examinerโs Office
Danica Kaprosy was found lying face down, unresponsive, on her bed last July. Her family blames her death on a fentanyl-laced pill.
State trooper hospitalized after fentanyl exposure in Bexar County, DPS says
A Texas Department of Public Safety tooper was hospitalized after being exposed to fentanyl during a vehicle search in Bexar County, state officials reported Tuesday.
How parents can get a free drug to reverse the effects of a fentanyl overdose
While treatment experts say education and prevention is key to saving lives. Governor Greg Abbott declares criminal organizations in Mexico as terrorists in a fight against fentanyl deaths.
As fentanyl plagues Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott directs state police to focus on cartels
Abbott directed the Department of Public Safety to boost efforts to collect intelligence on cartels and investigate gangs in Texas that support drug and human smuggling.
New Overdose Task Force created in Hays County following numerous fentanyl poisoning deaths
Pills that can kill -- two suspected distributors have been arrested in charged in San Marcos. Hays County authorities now warn communities in the area to be vigilant of counterfeit Percocet pills.
Man, 20, arrested for supplying fentanyl pills in San Marcos, police say
San Marcos police arrested a 20-year-old man accused of supplying fentanyl pills in the community after finding hundreds of them during a search of a residence.
Bexar County mother fears daughter died of a fentanyl overdose
Although the Selma Police Department is still awaiting the toxicology results from the Bexar County Medical Examinerโs Office, a mother is warning other parents as she suspects her 17-year-old daughter died of a fentanyl overdose.
3 Hays CISD students die from suspected fentanyl overdoses in just one month
At least three Hays Consolidated Independent School District students have died in just one month due to suspected fentanyl overdoses.
Rural Florida county shocked by fentanyl deaths over holiday
A small, rural county just west of Floridaโs capital is stunned by an unheard-of spike in deadly drug overdoses believed to be caused by fentanyl mixed with other illegal drugs.
Fentanyl seizures up in San Antonio as drug dealers find customers on social media
Overdose deaths in the U.S. have officially hit the highest record ever, according to new data released by the CDC. DEA agents report a main culprit is fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is dangerously addictive and deadly. That trend is unfortunately tracking in San Antonio too.
Video: As more Texans die from fentanyl overdoses, advocates and experts urge harm reduction policies
Alyssa Pastrana was 21 years old when she died of an accidental fentanyl overdose at her home in Abilene.
Men from Live Oak, San Marcos among 13 arrested for fentanyl distribution in Austin area, FBI says
Thirteen people were arrested this week on charges of distributing fentanyl in the Austin area.
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Sheriff announces โlargest fentanyl seizureโ in Bexar Countyโs history
Bexar County deputies and DEA agents uncovered a fentanyl operation at a Best Western hotel in the Northwest Side of San Antonio, according to Sheriff Javier Salazar.
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San Antonio man indicted for distributing fentanyl after someone fatally overdosed on the substance, US Attorneyโs Office says
A San Antonio was charged and criminally indicted for distributing a controlled substance containing fentanyl, which ended in a fatal overdose of another person last October.