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S&T Announces Award to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for Counter-Fentanyl Efforts

DHS S&T is further strengthening its counter-fentanyl partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) with a three-year, $2.8 million contract award.

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S&T Updates Master Question List for Synthetic Opioids

DHS S&T released an updated Master Question List (MQL) for Synthetic Opioids. 

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Bringing the Brightest Minds Together to Disrupt Fentanyl

Updates on how S&T’s cross-sector collaborations are working to end the opioid epidemic.

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They're All Chemicals

S&T Senior Science Advisor Dr. Laura Parker joins Technologically Speaking’s Brittany Greco for an insightful interview on the science behind explosives detection, the way the technology is used at the airport, and potential advancements for the future that will make the screening process easier.

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Texas Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Selling Fentanyl-Laced Pills That Killed 20-Year-Old

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Texas man was sentenced July 24 to 15 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl laced pills that resulted in the death of a 20-year-old victim.

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Notorious Sinaloa Cartel Leaders in Federal Custody Following Joint HSI, FBI Investigation

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada-Garcia and Joaquin Guzman Lopez were arrested by US authorities and are currently in federal custody.

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Feature Article: Knowledge Is Power in the Fight Against Synthetic Opioids

S&T’s Chemical Security Analysis Center highlights countermeasures to intentional opioid harm.

Last Updated: | Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: DHS is on the Front Lines Combating Illicit Opioids, Including Fentanyl

Updated data from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released on December 22, 2023, shows that through the end of November, over 5,500 pounds of illicit fentanyl have already been seized by CBP and HSI in the first two months of FY 2024, with over 3,000 pounds seized in November alone.

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S&T Seeks Innovations to Target Illegal Cargo in the Fight Against Illicit Fentanyl

DHS S&T issued an RFI seeking innovative approaches to effectively target illegal cargo while expediting the delivery of legitimate cargo.

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DHS Homeland Security Investigations Announces Strategy to Combat Illicit Opioids

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) released the Strategy for Combating Illicit Opioids, an intelligence-driven approach to disrupting and dismantling transnational criminal organizations and keeping dangerous substances, like illicit fentanyl driving the overdose epidemic, off America’s streets. To advance President Biden’s Unity Agenda Strategy to beat the overdose epidemic, DHS is working with partners at every level of government to stop the illicit flow of fentanyl into the country, including through various surge campaigns launched this year.