Fentanyl
Homeland Security could classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ohio (WDTN) - The Department of Homeland Security is considering classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. That designation could help law enforcement disrupt...
22 April, 2019
Taunton man ordered held after arrest in Dartmouth on fentanyl trafficking charges – News – southcoasttoday.com
Curt Brown @CurtBrown_SCT NEW BEDFORD — A Taunton man was ordered held for four months as he awaits trial after his arrest Friday night on fentanyl trafficking charges in Dartmouth.Joe Manuel Matias, 29, of 562 Winthrop St. was found to be dangerous by Judge Edward...
22 April, 2019
Grand jury indicts alleged Waterville bank robber who slipped and fell in front of officer
AUGUSTA — A Waterville man who slipped and fell on ice while fleeing a bank he allegedly had just robbed — dropping the stolen money and a gun in front of a police officer — was indicted by a grand jury in Kennebec County on...
22 April, 2019
Fentanyl patches recalled due to overdose fears
Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. (4/22/19) Alvogen, Inc. is recalling two lots of Fentanyl Transdermal...
22 April, 2019
26 arrested in joint federal-local operation targeting fentanyl in Elyria
ELYRIA, Ohio — A program targeting synthetic opioids in Elyria that started in July of 2018 has resulted in 26 arrests, according to a news release from police.Last year, Elyria police entered into a partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice for a pilot program,...
22 April, 2019
Recall Roundup: Ice cream improperly labeled; fentanyl patches contain different dose than labeled | Live Well CV: Health and Wellness
Among the products recalled last week are frozen tuna that may have been...
22 April, 2019
New Bedford drug suspect ordered held – News – southcoasttoday.com
Curt Brown @CurtBrown_SCT NEW BEDFORD — A city man charged with running a cocaine delivery service was ordered held without bail as he awaits trial on drug trafficking charges, court records say.Miguel A. Martinez, 40, of 472 Cottage St. was found dangerous and...
22 April, 2019
Stricter penalties sought for distribution of fentanyl
In 2017, 172 people in Monmouth County lost their lives to a drug overdose. One year later, that casualty count was easily surpassed — overdoses took 215 lives in the county.That jump can easily be blamed, officials say, on fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that's taken...
22 April, 2019
This new synthetic drug that has appeared in Kamloops won’t respond to naloxone
Interior Health has issued a warning for a new synthetic drug that has popped up in Kamloops — one that won't respond to naloxone. Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Trevor Corneil tells KamloopsMatters the health authority was made aware of the...
22 April, 2019