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A lack of clarity and final decision in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent letter to Iterum Therapeutics PLC (NASDAQ: ITRM) failed to deter H.C. Wainwright & Co’s bullish sentiment on Iterum stock. The Iterum Analyst: H.C. Wainwright & Co. analyst...

The number of U.S. truck drivers sidelined due to substance abuse violations has surpassed 60,000 and continues to climb by roughly 2,000-3,000 per month, according to federal data. The latest monthly report by the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...

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Truck drivers transported loads of contraband tobacco from North Carolina to Mohawk territory in New York and returned with bags of cash and counterfeit cigarettes as part of a U.S.-Canada smuggling ring that evaded nearly $700 million in taxes, according to federal prosecutors. It lasted for nine...

Shares of Heron Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: HRTX) are higher after a long wait to get regulatory approval for its non-opioid pain drug. What Happened: San Diego, California-based Heron, a commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for unmet patient...

The pharmaceutical industry has delivered a C$1 billion ($761 million) proposal to the Canadian government in an attempt to stave off an upcoming price crackdown, Reuters reported on Sunday, based on documents the news agency has reviewed. What Happened: The industry offered to...

The United States Food and Drug Administration on Monday withdrew the emergency use authorization it granted for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine sulfates against the COVID-19 coronavirus. The federal agency had granted the EUA for the antimalarial drugs in late March based on preliminary studies...

The U.S. Justice Department announced that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will dedicate resources to target "transportation hubs" throughout the country which are known hotspots for trafficking in methamphetamine. DEA named eight meth transportation hubs, which its officers will be...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents working at the Ysleta port of entry in El Paso, Texas, seized 1,543 pounds of liquid methamphetamine Wednesday.  CBP officials told FreightWaves the liquid methamphetamine "would have an estimated street value of $30 million."  The liquid...

Three pilots and three ground staff detained after more than 175 pounds of cocaine allegedly were found stashed on a Martinair Cargo-operated freighter in Buenos Aires, Argentina, have been released, according to Martinair and parent company KLM. Original reports had indicated seven people were...

Biopharmaceutical company Epizyme Inc. (NASDAQ: EPZM) on Thursday said that its tazemetostat drug for the treatment of patients with epithelioid sarcoma had been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. What Happened The TAZVERIK drug has been approved, particularly for the...

Late last week the Australian Border Force (ABF) reported that three people had been arrested and charged in relation to Australia's "largest ever onshore methamphetamine seizure" of 1.6 metric tons (1.76 U.S. tons). It was widely reported that the suspects were customs brokers. However, this was...

Authorities in Western Australia seized $1.5 million in cryptocurrency following a drug bust, the Australian Border Force announced on Wednesday. The ABF said that it tipped the WA police after intercepting 27.5 grams each of MDMA tablets and MDMA powder at the Perth Gateway Facility in October....

With about half a month left to go before the United States hits China with another round of tariffs, it seems that investors are growing increasingly worried about the global economic growth ramifications of a prolonged trade war. In a data point to support those fears, a survey of business...

In the term Freight All Kinds, the all is all inclusive and that includes illegal freight. On today's episode we're talking Crystal Meth, Aunt Crissy, Tina, Crank, Speed, Shards, Ice, Go, Whizz, Tweak, dope, or uppers. No matter what you call it, we're getting into the dirty business of smuggling...