ENFIELD, CT — An Enfield resident was sentenced Wednesday to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for selling heroin and fentanyl to an Enfield overdose victim.Christopher Feliciano, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport ,...
ThinkstockAnother spike in overdose deaths hit Hamilton County over the past few days, killing 11 people between Friday and today.Those deaths may be the result of additives in cocaine, officials say, though toxicology tests will present a...
Ion scanners are used to detect traces of drugs in some federal penitentiaries but a professor has questioned their reliability. (Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press/file) ...
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DEDHAM — A Norfolk County Grand Jury had indicted a Weymouth man after police said a safe full of drugs and cash was stolen from his apartment.Christopher A. Fontes, 27, was indicted on trafficking more than 10 grams of fentanyl, trafficking more than 36 grams...
A 29-year old Hermon woman was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison and three years of supervised release on drug charges.Erica Oliveira was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock for conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl and cocaine base, commonly known as...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Public health officials are urging drug users to pick up free fentanyl test strips amid a wave of fatal overdoses linked to a mixture of the opioid and crack-cocaine.Officials believe the drugs contributed to 18 drug overdose deaths over a recent...
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. -- Detectives served a search warrant at a Charlotte County hotel Tuesday, uncovering numerous drugs and firearms, with some even found hidden in a bible.According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, two suspects with outstanding warrants out of Lee County were tracked...
By MELINDA WILLIAMS melinda@southwesttimes.com CHRISTIANSBURG — Christiansburg police suspect a 27-year-old man who died Friday night may have overdosed on a narcotic that is more potent than what he thought he was using. After responding to three accidental overdose calls in a 24-hour period Friday and Saturday, Christiansburg...