House Judiciary CommitteeA story in today's Washington Post makes the case that the Obama administration failed to take the proliferation of fentanyl as a heroin booster and substitute seriously enough, resulting in drug-related deaths that otherwise would not have occurred. The story is formatted in...
BUFFALO – Dontrell Wise will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a federal judge sentenced the convicted drug dealer to life in prison for selling a fatal dose of drugs that killed a Cheektowaga woman in 2017.The 32-year-old from Buffalo sold approximately 10...
The Harford County Health Department has applied to the state for 2,000 kits that will test for fentanyl in...
Of the six people arrested and charged with selling fentanyl in Yavapai County since February 2018, none have been sentenced to serve time in prison. There are various reasons...
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 15-year-old Sickles High School student for felony possession of a controlled substance after the teen allegedly let two classmates inhale a THC liquid from a vape device. The two girls, both 14, suffered severe side effects after inhaling...
Nearly three dozen people were arrested by local and federal authorities as part of an investigation into the use...
They're about the size of a band aid, and they can help save the lives of drug addicts.Tiny "test strips" are being used by addicts to test the heroin or methamphetamine they have, to see if it's laced with fentanyl.Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid...
CHICAGO (CBS)– Officials charged 35 people after a federal and state investigation into a heroin and fentanyl drug-trafficking ring in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood revealed a drug delivery service accessed by a “heroin hotline.” According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, law enforcement agents from the...
A West Baltimore drug dealer was sentenced to 24 years in prison for conspiring to distribute enough fentanyl to...
A man is incarcerated at the St. Francois County Jail awaiting charges after...