Arkansas law officials fight overdose epidemic with investigative training
BENTON, Ark. — The number of deaths related to heroin and fentanyl continues to climb in Arkansas.Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge...
24 January, 2019
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Drug dealer wants to scrap guilty plea to escape stiff sentence
BARRIE – A low-level drug dealer poised to be sentenced Wednesday for the fentanyl death of his friend has moved to retract his guilty plea after learning the judge in the case planned to impose a longer-than-expected prison term. Ryan Walker pleaded guilty last December to...
23 January, 2019
‘There is no justice,’ Fentanyl case sentencing on hold
In an unexpected twist, the sentencing in a landmark fentanyl case is on hold. “There is no justice.” The mother of Shawn Kelly, Denise Lane, tells CTV News outside the Barrie courthouse that...
23 January, 2019
Fentanyl use increases as the opioid crisis continues
SEATTLE — King County Health Officer for Public Health Jeffery Duchin joins New Day Northwest to talk about the increasing, and...
23 January, 2019
Overdose Antidote ‘Narcan’ Needs Wider Access: Marin Co Officials
MARIN COUNTY, CA – A recent surge in fentanyl overdoses in Marin County has prompted a local initiative to make the antidote drug, naloxone, often marketed under the brand "Narcan," more available to the public through pharmacies, area health officials said...
23 January, 2019
Two arrested in Wilmington drug trafficking bust – News – Wilmington Star News
By Cammie Bellamy StarNews Staff Wednesday Jan 23, 2019 at 4:33 PM Police estimate pair had enough material for 8,500 bags of fentanyl WILMINGTON -- A New Jersey man and Wilmington woman face drug trafficking charges stemming from a months-long investigation in Wilmington.Jamie Baker, 43, of New Jersey, and Cherelle Autry, 29, were in...
23 January, 2019
Prosecutor says texts from alleged drug dealers show they knew heroin that caused fatal Westfield overdose was very strong
UPDATE - 4:30 p.m. - Jurors will resume deliberations Wednesday morning.SPRINGFIELD — Hampden Superior Court jurors began deliberations at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the manslaughter case against two Westfield residents in connection with the overdose death...
23 January, 2019
LA Attorney Arrested on Drugs Charges After Craigslist Posting
LOS ANGELES – Members of a federal task force have arrested an attorney on narcotics distribution charges that allege she illegally sold oxycodone pills after offering drugs for sale on Craigslist. Jackie Ferrari, 36, a resident of Downey, who investigators believe recently started a new job...
23 January, 2019
