Fentanyl

Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R) is celebrating a legislative victory as her DISPOSE Act was signed into law.

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Mauricio Claver-Carone as the next US State Department Special Envoy for Latin America. Claver-Carone was a U.S. Treasury and National Security Council senior official in President Trump’s administration and president of the Inter-American Development Bank from 2020-22.  Trump announced Claver-Carone’s selection will help “put America’s interests FIRST” in a time […]

Possessing, selling, or trafficking Xylazine, the dangerously popular "zombie drug" that can gash users with festering wounds, may become a first-degree felony in Florida. Violators can be imprisoned for three to 25 years with fines up to $500,000 under Republican Rep. Rachel Plakon's new bill, HB 57. Her legislation, filed Wednesday ahead of the 2025 […]

A recent op-ed by economist and gun activist John Lott for the Daily Caller suggested the Biden-Harris Administration has enabled crime spikes through their open border policies, and the reality of its impact could be worse than reported. Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) discussed the article in a recent appearance on Fox News's Faulkner Focus, viciously condemning […]

President-elect Donald Trump’s (R) appointee for U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi will likely make the drug epidemic – especially stemming from the southern border – one of the main priorities while in office should she be confirmed by the Senate. During President Trump’s announcement that he had chosen Bondi to lead the Department of Justice, […]

Florida Rep. Carlos Giménez (R) backs the sweeping tariffs, applauding the "bold action" from the president.

President-elect Donald Trump has claimed he will be imposing additional tariffs on Chinese exports to the US notwithstanding any tariffs already in place.  President Trump made the announcement in response to what he claims is Chinese negligence regarding the fentanyl trafficking originating from China. “I have had many talks with China about the massive amounts […]

Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis warned against passing a proposed amendment legalizing marijuana because it will lead to weed black markets and a worsened fentanyl crisis, she worried. At her third campaign stop against the measure this week, called Amendment 3, DeSantis used many of the same points her husband, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, used […]

For years, the ongoing and deadly drug trade has been glamorized in many social circles, and on television, as Netflix and other entertainment channels have highlighted the intricacies of the drug world, including how islands like Puerto Rico are at the heart of the narcotics transit world and could play a pivotal role in U.S. […]

US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) filed new legislation to sanction China a few days after filing a different sanctions proposal earlier this week.  The new sanctions proposal seeks to counteract China’s role in the illegal fentanyl trade.  Senator Rubio’s earlier sanctions proposal sought to sanction Chinese entities using slave labor to manufacture goods.  In his […]

The Destruction Initiative for Stored Precursors Overseas and Safe Enforcement (DISPOSE) Act will create fentanyl and precursor chemical destruction facilities in three drug trafficking choke points: Mexico, Colombia, and Peru.

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has released new data surrounding the latest provisional drug overdose deaths across the country from February 2023-2024. Boca Recovery Center has two locations in Florida (Boca Raton, Pompano Beach) and four nationwide – has analyzed this data and found some tragic state-by-state trends. As expected, the three most populated […]

The bill creates fentanyl and precursor chemical destruction facilities in three critical drug trafficking points: Mexico, Colombia, and Peru.

President Donald Trump Found Guilty on all 34 Felony Counts   Rick Scott Delivers Body Blow to McConnell, Senate Majority 'Establishment Insiders' Florida Senator Rick Scott is taking another shot at Republican and Democratic leadership in the U.S. Senate, saying, “It’s time to throw the old leaders of both parties out!” Sen. Scott made the […]

Over 50,000 Chinese nationals have illegally crossed the border, and fentanyl manufactured in their homeland and smuggled into the United States continues to kill thousands of Americans every year. Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) discussed these issues in an interview with The Floridian, reiterating that "when you vote for Joe Biden, that is what you are voting […]

Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) was unyielding in his critique of President Joe Biden for the border and fentanyl crises in a recent interview with The Floridian. He underscored that these were the repercussions of voting for him and detailed the profound effects of illegal immigration on his congressional district, which encompasses the majority of Jacksonville.  Rep. […]

By Pam Bondi I had the opportunity to work closely with then-Governor, and current US Senator, Rick Scott when I was Attorney General of Florida.  Together, we tackled tough issues facing our state, from combating human trafficking to protecting consumers from fraud and abuse. His leadership was characterized by a relentless focus on delivering results […]

Miami International Airport's Infrastructure Problems Persist MIAMI— Because the City of Miami is such a tourist destination, the Miami International Airport’s airline footprint is outpacing many American airports even as the aging point of entry continues to struggle with infrastructure woes. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Caval... READ MORE Rep. Anna Paulina Luna-If the federal government will aid […]