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  • State border officials fear large spikes in overdose deaths with drug traffic increases [ Texas ]

    05/31/2021 8:51:06 AM PDT · by george76 · 13 replies
    The Center Square ^ | May 27, 2021 | Bethany Blankley
    Texas officials said Thursday they're worried about dramatic spikes in drug overdose deaths in some areas of the state as illegal border crossings and drug trafficking have picked up since President Joe Biden took office. Gov. Greg Abbott joined Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steve McCraw and Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn on Thursday in Fort Worthto provide an update on the border crisis. “We’re heading for a 50 percent increase in overdose deaths in Tarrant County alone,” Waybourn warned, noting that the amount of drugs flooding into Tarrant County has skyrocketed even with DPS intervention. Since January,...