In the past few years, the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl and its derivatives have been the primary driver of the drug overdose death epidemic. A wave of addiction that began with prescription opioids two decades ago and morphed into one driven by heroin after the...
OWEN SOUND – An Owen Sound man was handed a six-year prison sentence for drug trafficking after police made what’s believed to be the largest fentanyl seizure ever in Grey-Bruce.Michael Bemister, 40, pleaded guilty to two counts of drug trafficking, possession of property over $5,000...
Canadians are being busted for dealing fentanyl over the dark web. Chris Young/Canadian PressThis article originally appeared on VICE Canada.A Calgary man who shipped fentanyl and other illicit drugs to the US on the dark web under the username “Canadasunshine” faces at least ten years...
Locklear RED SPRINGS — Two Red Springs police officers who responded to a drug overdose on Saturday were treated for possible exposure to fentanyl, an incredibly lethal drug. It happened about 5:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Hardin’s Grocery at 806 S. Main St., according...
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