Fentanyl

A Buffalo man was charged with several felony drug counts Thursday following a month-long investigation, authorities said. Robert Scott, 34, was arrested at about 12:30 p.m. in the vicinity of Genesee Street and Goodyear Avenue, the Erie County Sheriff's Office said. Police reported they found fentanyl...

A Buffalo man pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to possessing with intent to distribute cocaine and butyryl fentanyl and possession of a firearm for drug trafficking, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Marcus Adside, 30, faces a mandatory minimum five-year prison sentence and a maximum...

There is a “significant” increase of methamphetamine in the city of Jamestown. That is what Harry Snellings, Jamestown Police Department chief and city public safety director, told the Health Care Action Team Thursday. He said there has also been an increase in cocaine, but it has...

University researchers found that when young adults are provided fentanyl test strips, the majority use those strips to test the purity of their drug paraphernalia and a number change their drug use habits based on those tests, according to a recent study published January in...

Four people are facing federal drug charges after a monthslong investigation came to a head in an early morning raid Thursday. According to federal court documents, Desirsee Wells-Cooper, Francis Macie, Linda Wainwright and Juan Sanchez Jr. were arrested for allegedly selling drugs out of an...