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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has stripped one of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical distributors of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers after determining it failed to flag thousands of suspicious, high-volume orders at the height of the opioid crisis

Karl Warburton, 43, died last May from xylazine, which is used by vets as a tranquilliser for large animals such as horses and cows - the drug has never been approved for human use as it can cause flesh-rotting sores on takers’ skin

All the results are in following the local council elections in Northern Ireland

Alliance gained a first ever seat in Co Fermanagh

However, despite forecasts of a DUP decline the majority party keeps its top spot at Lagan Valley Island and maintained the 15 seats it won at the last local election.

40 councillors have now been elected across the seven DEAs

Doug Quon was initially placed on leave in Oct. 2021 after the DEA opened an investigation into Washington's former head trainer, Ryan Vermillion.

In terms of the share of the first preference votes, Sinn Fein had 31.1% of first preferences of votes counted so far

The DUP has said its vote is holding up as counting continues across 11 council areas in Northern Ireland.