Juan remembers the first time he went to a poppy field as a young child with his dad. His father was taught how to farm the crop by Juan’s grandfather. Now Juan’s in his mid-50s, and his son has taken charge of the hectare of...
TUCSON, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - One police department in Arizona has become the go-to...
A bill to make sales of a synthetic opioid that precede an overdose...
On March 19, the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) used its drug-contamination-alerts system to issue a rare warning about cocaine.“Powder cocaine tested at Insite found to contain cocaine and fentanyl,” the text message reads. “Sold in East Van as white powder with brown chunks.”According...
There are still nearly three people dying daily in the province from illicit drug overdoses but B.C. officials say they're hopeful the province is turning the tide in combating the opioid crisis. Ninety...
Overdoses led to 90 deaths in the first month of 2019, with more than one-in-ten of those caused by carfentanil – a deadly opioid 100 times stronger than illicit fentanyl. The BC Coroners Service said Tuesday that there...
More methamphetamine is pouring into the U.S. through Mexican drug cartels, The Daily Caller reported Monday.“A drug-tracking system from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),” The Caller wrote. “Indicates that a total of 347,807 law enforcement meth seizures were submitted to various labs across the country in 2017,...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- A Detroit, Michigan man was sentenced to 15 months in prison for distributing fentanyl, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Octavius Ellis, 23, previously pled guilty in December 2018 to knowingly and intentionally distributing fentanyl. The Huntington Police Department handled the investigation. “Another...
A former Ohio State wide receiver was arrested in the Linden neighborhood Saturday after neighbors say he fired gunshots.Corey D. Smith Jr., 26, had told Columbus police earlier he knew nothing about gunshots detected by the ShotSpotter system.Police had responded to the 1700 block of...
HONESDALE, WAYNE COUNTY (WOLF) -- Two Monroe County women are facing serious drug charges, including drug delivery resulting in death, after police say the fentanyl-laced heroin they gave another woman caused her overdose death.29-year-old Lindsay Daddio and 25-year-old Alexondra Devivo are facing a maximum of...