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The Campus Opioid Safety Act required colleges and universities to put the power of reversing fentanyl overdoses directly into the hands of students. Some campuses are giving out the life-saving nasal spray Narcan, while others are not. -
The policy recommendation intends to reduce drug smuggling and in-custody overdoses. The San Diego Sheriff's Office rejected it without giving a reason. -
In rapid-fire votes in suspense file hearings, lawmakers determined the fate of hundreds of bills on crime, transgender students and more. -
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast offloaded more than 11,600 pounds of cocaine and 5,500 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $158 million in San Diego. -
California lawmakers have authored more than 30 bills in the Legislature this year to address fentanyl. -
The indictments charge El Chapo's three sons, who are known as the Chapitos, or little Chapos, and who have earned a reputation as the more violent and aggressive faction of the cartel. -
The full Assembly will now consider allowing test programs in Los Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco. Its consideration comes more than a year after the proposal narrowly passed the state Senate. -
Prosecutors say Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr. was "the unquestioned leader of El Seg 39," and "controlled every aspect of his organization." -
The two Tijuana journalists murdered this month had sought help from Baja California’s journalist protection program. The help never came. -
Prosecutors say the 19-year-old victim, identified in court papers only by his initials, stole drugs that he was planning to smuggle from Mexico into the U.S. In response, alleged drug traffickers kidnapped the teen and took him hostage in an effort to extort his parents.
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