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...
