A mom tested positive for fentanyl the same day her 2-year-old son died of a fentanyl and xylazine overdose, Florida authorities said. Melissa Rae Harper, 43, has now been charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child,

While Harper has no prior arrests related to drugs in Duval County, the police report states she tested positive for fentanyl twice after her son’s death. The other drug found in Wheeler’s system, Xylazine, has also become a growing concern within the illicit drug market.

Stream FOX 35 NewsThe BriefMelissa Rae Harper, a Florida mother, was arrested in Jacksonville on a charge of aggravated manslaughter of a child in the death of her 2-year-old son.She was arrested after police reported that a medical examiner's autopsy determined the boy died from a fatal combination of fentanyl and xylazine intoxication.

JSO Sheriff T.K. Waters said search warrants and traffic stops led to extensive seizures of fentanyl, cocaine and MDMA as part of "Operation Jacob's Ladder."

A year-long drug bust operation has come to a successful end after the arrest of multiple drug traffickers with cartel connections.

A JSO counter-narcotics trafficking operation dubbed ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ has exposed the presence of one of the oldest global criminal organizations in the world.

Authorities seized 7 kilograms of cocaine and 7 kilograms of fentanyl during a traffic stop in Lowndes County.

A new state-wide report released by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody Thursday reveals a promising downward trend in opioid-related deaths.

Drug deaths are down in Florida, with opioid-related deaths experiencing the most dramatic drop, according to a new report from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

A Florida man was arrested in Mississippi for drug trafficking, authorities said. According to the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, deputies stopped a

A Florida woman was arrested after accidentally texting a narcotics investigator while trying to buy drugs, authorities said.

A search warrant served at a home in south Sanderson near the Union County line Monday netted numerous drugs and the arrests of two people. The Baker County Sheriff’s Office said Justin Raulerson, 25,