Eau Claire mom’s overdose death leaves family devastated | Front Page
Rich and Janice White knew the opioid crisis affected families across the country,...
07 April, 2019
Fentanyl
Nation’s opioid crisis keeps changing — and killing | Front Page
In North Carolina’s Surry County, emergency crews responded to 371 drug overdose calls...
07 April, 2019
‘Godfather’ of 9 Trey Bloods who threatened to ‘super-violate’ Tekashi6ix9ine pleads guilty
Faheem "Crippy" Walter has pled guilty in the case associated with disgraced rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine (Photo: Bob Levey/Getty Images)A fourth person has plead guilty in the federal racketeering case brought against rapper 6ix9ine (born Daniel Hernandez) and members of his former crew.Jamel “Mel Murda” Jones...
07 April, 2019
Mexico has 150 drug traffickers awaiting extradition to US
They got “Shorty,” but Mexican authorities are dragging their feet on the fate of another 150 jailed drug traffickers awaiting extradition to the United States, a federal source told The Post. The new administration of leftist president Andres Manuel Lopez-Obrador is also doing little to seize...
07 April, 2019
Opioid crisis: 37 overdoses at Donnacona penitentiary over 3-month period
Correctional officers at the Donnacona Institution, a federal penitentiary 30 kilometres west of Quebec City, are raising the alarm after witnessing a wave of fentanyl and carfentanyl overdoses.Thirty-seven inmates overdosed between September and December 2018 according to the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers, which is asking for more resources to...
07 April, 2019
Congress created tools to fight opioid crisis, but is administration using them? | Opinion
The first two waves of the opioid epidemic — prescription painkillers and heroin...
06 April, 2019
Campbell River RCMP seize fentanyl, meth as three arrested in drug trafficking case – Campbell River Mirror
Three people were arrested on Thursday in connection with an ongoing investigation into local drug trafficking, according to Campbell River RCMP. Sgt. Dave Johnson told the Mirror on Saturday that police seized fentanyl and methamphetamines along with an...
06 April, 2019
New device protects deputies against accidental overdoses
Buy PhotoThe Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office has a new piece of equipment that helps detect which type of drug a substance is, even through a bag or container. (Photo: Chris Crook/Times Recorder)ZANESVILLE - Narcotics field testing can be costly and potentially deadly but it's necessary for...
06 April, 2019