Arizona Gov. Hobbs signs executive order to combat Mexican cartels, drug trafficking at state's border

Arizona Gov. Hobbs signs executive order to combat Mexican cartels, drug trafficking at state’s border

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order Tuesday to combat cartels and stop drug smuggling and human trafficking at the state’s border. The order creates a joint task force called Operation Desert Guardian to expand border security operations in the state’s four border counties, Yuma, Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise counties. Hobbs, a Democrat,…

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Map shows drug overdose death trends by state as overall fatalities dip in 2023, CDC says

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics shows which U.S. states saw the greatest decrease in overdose deaths between 2022 and 2023.  During that time, drug overdose deaths decreased by 4% nationwide, marking the first time overdose deaths declined since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020….

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