Postal loophole allows opioids from abroad to flood into Florida

Op-Ed By Juliette Kayyem – December 20, 2017 Just a few weeks ago a Davie, Florida, couple, Anthony Gomes and Elizabeth Ton, were arrested for widely distributing deadly drugs they purchased over the internet from China. While their crimes afforded them lavish luxuries, including a private plane, the illicit drug trade came at an enormous…

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Our nation’s drug abuse problem is also a postal service problem

By George Landrith – May 6, 2016 With each passing day, news coverage is filled with reports about the unfortunate toll that many forms of drug abuse are having on our communities. The recent rise of the heroin epidemic is just the latest in a long string of vicious cycles of drug abuse claiming thousands…

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