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• DEA, FTC warn about 'edibles' packaged as popular snacks

  July 5, 2023 1:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Several federal agencies want the public to know that at least six companies are marketing products containing THC as lookalikes to popular snack foods. The Drug Enforcement Agency office in Baton Rouge on Wednesday shared a warning on social media, with a link to the Federal... more »

• Zachary pharmacies close; federal probe found 'reckless' dispensing of drugs

  January 3, 2023 7:29 PM

  ZACHARY - Two Zachary pharmacies closed their doors permanently this week, ending a presence in that city that dates to 1968. A social media post by Medical Pharmacy, Inc. – on Christmas Eve – directed customers to Central Pharmacy, on Sullivan road in Baton Rouge, where their prescriptions would... more »

• Drug Take Back Day kicks off amid nation's rising addiction, overdose statistics Play Video

  October 23, 2020 7:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Before the emergence and spread of COVID-19, the U.S. government was hard at work in fighting another disease, a chronic illness that took the lives of more than 67,000 of the country's citizens in 2018. Drug addiction, according to The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH),... more »

• DEA reschedules upcoming National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

  April 21, 2020 10:33 AM

  The Drug Enforcement Agency typically holds its National Prescription Drug Take Back Day twice a year, but due to the pandemic, the federally funded agency is rescheduling its April 25 Take Back Day events and encouraging citizens to participate in the Secure Your Meds campaign in the meantime. This... more »

• Operation 'Murder Gang Meltdown' in Terrebonne Parish results in $1 million in seized drugs, multiple arrests

  July 2, 2019 7:59 AM

  TERREBONNE - Authorities in Terrebonne Parish announced the current results of "Operation Murder Gang Meltdown", a major investigation into methamphetamine and heroin trafficking in Terrebonne Parish, resulting in multiple arrests and the seizure of more than $1 million in illegal drugs, cash, and guns. Earl Johnson was the latest... more »

• New documents detail more about federal raids in Livingston, Baton Rouge

  June 30, 2017 4:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Federal authorities stormed a quiet Livingston Parish neighborhood and an apartment complex in early morning raids focused on drugs, WBRZ has learned through sources and new jail records obtained Friday. A day earlier, the Drug Enforcement Agency – a federal law enforcement group that targets drug... more »

• Federal drug raid in Livingston one of several Thursday Play Video

  June 29, 2017 11:37 AM

  DENHAM SPRINGS – A federal raid early Thursday morning in a quiet Livingston Parish neighborhood was just one of several that happened on the same day, authorities revealed to WBRZ. WBRZ.com first broke details of the operation – reporting witnesses saw agents, some appearing in tactical gear, on... more »

• Louisiana State Police accepting prescription drugs for disposal

  October 21, 2016 12:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana State Police will be accepting prescription drugs on Saturday for proper disposal and to combat drug abuse. State Police along with the Drug Enforcement Administration will hold a National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, which aims to provide a convenient and responsible way of disposing... more »

• DEA announces intent to schedule kratom

  August 30, 2016 3:18 PM

  WASHINGTON - The Drug Enforcement Administration announced its intention on Tuesday to add the kratom plant to its list of Schedule I Controlled Substances. The DEA says the plant, which is a tropical tree that grows in several locales in Southeast Asia, poses an imminent hazard to public safety.... more »

• DEA: Heroin-related deaths tripled in four years

  June 28, 2016 10:56 AM

  WASHINGTON - A new report from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency analyzing the nation’s ongoing heroin use health crisis says deaths involving heroin tripled between 2010 and 2014. Other key facts in the report include: - The number of people reporting current heroin use nearly tripled between 2007... more »

• DEA warns law enforcement about handling dangerous drug

  June 10, 2016 10:04 AM

  WASHINGTON - The Federal Drug Enforcement Agency has released a nationwide warning concerning the dangers of improperly handling fentanyl and its potentially deadly consequences. The DEA has released video all law enforcement agencies, urging them to take the powerful narcotic they encounter directly to a lab. According to... more »