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Five men and one woman have been charged in three federal indictments with operating a drug ring in and around Wareham and New Bedford.The male suspects, 52 -year old Steven Miranda of Wareham, 32-year old Manuel Pina-Agee, 53-year old Clifford Gomes, and 37-year old Casey...
State Rep. John Frey (R-111) has joined his colleagues and unanimously passed legislation that will make the sale and distribution of the synthetic opioid fentanyl a felony. “I’m proud to join my colleagues to put drug dealers on notice that they will not continue to inflict pain and...
Part of Cannabis and your health Expand stories Police are working on the assumption that two teenagers found unconscious with vomit around their mouths after smoking marijuana overdosed on opioid-laced cannabis. Peter Dejong/AP...
Voting once again to strengthen Connecticut drug law, State Rep. John Frey (R-111) joined his colleagues and unanimously passed legislation that will make the sale and distribution of the synthetic opioid fentanyl a felony. “I’m proud to join my colleagues to put drug dealers on notice that they...
CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. — State drug agents made two arrests on Tuesday as part of a lengthy investigation into the trafficking...
The unjustified prescription and abuse of immediate-release fentanyl, a potent opioid, has put the Spanish authorities on alert. The Health Ministry and Spain’s regional governments have decided to establish a working group “to evaluate and improve the use of opioids, particularly when delivered in forms that...
The Rural Blog The same drug that is driving opioid-overdose deaths is also causing a surge in deaths from cocaine and overdoses of psychostimulants such as methamphetamine and legal drugs like Adderall. DEA photo “That’s according to a new analysis...
PHOENIX — It is a new drug-recognition technology that is saving lives, taxpayer dollars, and making Phoenix police and prosecutors more efficient.The device is called a TruNarc Handheld Narcotics Analyzer, and this week Phoenix City Council approved a roughly $533,000 contract with the manufacturer Thermo...
A heroin dealer and self-proclaimed "smooth criminal," his business associate and their underlings are behind bars and their sophisticated drug enterprise has been taken down, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood announced Thursday.With their capture comes the hope that authorities have put a dent in the...
Curt Brown @CurtBrown_SCT NEW BEDFORD — A repeat drug offender was ordered held without bail Thursday for a dangerousness hearing after police seized almost 11 grams of fentanyl in a raid.Edwin M. Collazo, 23, of 177 Arnold St., Apartment 2, New Bedford, is charged with trafficking...
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Currently, ASK Wellness is not allowed to go out and deliver test strips to people, however they’re hoping that by this summer, that could change. ASK’s test machine operational technician, Kile McKenna, says Interior Health and the BC Centre for Disease Control have been working...
It only takes a few grains to kill.As a Toronto emergency room physician who has treated more than his share of overdoses, Dr. Brett Belchetz has a simple message: “Don’t buy street drugs.”Belchetz isn’t surprised when he hears that two Milton teens nearly died this...
A heroin dealer and self-proclaimed "smooth criminal," his business associate and their underlings are behind bars and their sophisticated drug enterprise has been taken down, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood announced Thursday.With their capture comes the hope that authorities have put a dent in the...
Fentanyl was present in approximately 87 per cent of illicit drug overdoses in B.C. last year, according to Interior Health. (Herald files). ...
BOSTON – Five men and one woman have been charged in three indictments with drug and firearm offenses following an investigation of a drug ring operating in and around Wareham and New Bedford, according to a press release.Steven Miranda, 52, of Wareham; Manuel Pina-Agee, 32;...
SALT LAKE CITY — Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys disagree over whether gruesome photos of a man who died after snorting fentanyl-laced fake painkillers should be allowed in the...
Curt Brown @CurtBrown_SCT NEW BEDFORD — The "most trusted" drug runner in a major fentanyl ring operating in Greater New Bedford was found dangerous and ordered held without bail.David Luna, 37, of 124 Arlington St., Apartment 2N, was found dangerous and ordered held by...
AUGUSTA — A Waterville man who sold crack cocaine, heroin and fentanyl to a confidential informant working with police pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges Thursday. Philip Bussiere Philip Bussiere, 55, pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs and was sentenced...
Five state attorneys general announced legal filings Thursday seeking to hold the drug industry responsible for an opioid addiction crisis that has become the biggest cause of accidental deaths across the country and in many states. The new filings in Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, West Virginia...
State Reps. Jason Perillo and Ben McGorty praised the passage of legislation on Tuesday, May 14, that will create tougher penalties for the illegal manufacturing, distributing or selling of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl. State Rep. Jason Perillo“We need to get tough on those selling and...
WORCESTER — Five people, including a Fitchburg woman, suspected in a fentanyl distribution operation were arraigned on Friday in Central District Court after a joint investigation by the State Police Detectives assigned to the Worcester District Attorney's Office, the State Police Gang Unit,...
Thursday, May 16, 2019 GoLocalProv News Team View Larger + The opioid-related overdose death rate in Massachusetts fell an estimated four percent between 2016 and 2018, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. “While we remain encouraged that opioid-related overdose deaths have declined over the last two...
The “dark web”—a shadowy virtual department store for unsavory products from assassination contracts to AK-47s to blood diamonds—is also apparently the outlet for sizeable flows of fentanyl, one of the chemical culprits of the opioid crisis. Australian criminologists recently trawled the dark web’s anonymous markets for...
BUFFALO -- Eight people, including three Niagara Falls men, have been indicted by...
ROCKLAND — A Dexter man remains in the Knox County Jail, accused of selling the drug, fentanyl, that contributed to the death of a Thomaston man in January. Joshua Nickerson, 39, is charged with two counts of Class A aggravated trafficking in drugs, with a prior conviction. Nickerson...
Please enable Javascript to watch this video GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Piedmont Triad is seeing an unprecedented influx of methamphetamine for the area, with DEA agents comparing it to the amounts they were seeing while on previous assignments along...
What to KnowAddicts are seeking out fentanyl, a drug 50 times more powerful than heroin. The number of deaths attributed to it have risen in LA County.Doctors prescribe the drug for pain such as late stage cancer and surgery. It has been making its way...
Interior Health is joining a new research project to provide people who use...
Monthly deaths from illicit-drug use in the first quarter of the year are down 32 per cent from the same period last year, the B.C. Coroners Service says in the latest update on the overdose crisis in B.C., the hardest-hit province. The monthly average for...
Health officials are handing out free fentanyl-testing kits, so British Columbians can test their drugs at home, in a new pilot project to address the overdose crisis.Fentanyl, a very strong synthetic opioid, was responsible for about 87 per cent of illicit drug-overdose deaths in B.C....
COPYRIGHT 2019 YAKTRINEWS.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION. Reymond Linder, 22, appeared Wednesday in Yakima County Superior Court on suspicion of controlled substance homicide and possession of...
The opioid crisis continues to have a startling impact on the city of Kamloops, as 12 people have died of an illicit overdose across the first three months of 2019. According to the latest statistics from the B.C. Coroner's Services, out of overdose...
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - When Allentown police found a wanted man outside what was supposed to be a...
Eight people have been arrested on federal charges in an alleged cocaine, heroin and fentanyl ring, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Three of those named in the indictment are Lackawanna residents: Felix Calderon-Valcarcel, 28; Wilmer Casiano-Perez, 25, and Yarimar Berrios Alvarado, 24. Three named in the...
BOSTON — Opioid-related overdose deaths continue to decline in Massachusetts, but in Worcester, they have jumped - increasing 21% from 80 in 2017 to 97 in 2018, according to newly-released figures from the state Department of Public Health.Statewide, the numbers dropped an estimated 4% between...
Interior Health is offering take-home drug checking kits in a new collaborative research project, with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), aiming to reduce the risk of fentanyl overdoses. “We know using...
A Kitchener mother prepares to mark the second anniversary of her teenage son’s death from an accidental opioid overdose. Zion Williams-Farrell was 14 when he took a pill that he thought was Xanax....
Essex County OPP has issued a reminder of the dangers of ingesting fentanyl in any way, even in very small quantities which can cause serious health issues including death. The warning comes after several overdoses in the county. Police say so far this year a 21-year-old Essex...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Thirteen defendants were indicted on narcotics trafficking charges Wednesday in a federal crackdown of a major methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin distribution network in Contra Costa County, federal authorities said. U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in...
Opioid-maker Insys Therapeutics is warning it may file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The announcement may mark an end to the drugmaker. Shares of Insys Therapeutics plummeted Monday after the announcement, down almost three-quarters of its market value in less...
Quantities of fentanyl and carfentanil seized by Perth County OPP in February. Courtesy of Ontario Provincial Police / Windsor Star You may know that fentanyl is dangerous, but Essex County OPP are emphasizing that fact with details about recent local overdose incidents involving the drug.According to police,...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Thirteen defendants were indicted on narcotics trafficking charges Wednesday in a federal crackdown of a major methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin distribution network in Contra Costa County, federal authorities said. U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in...