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17 February, 2019
Fentanyl
This rapping, dancing fentanyl bottle feels like a reject from the world’s darkest 30 Rock gag
Screenshot: YouTubeIf you’ve kept an eye on the looming opioid crisis in recent years, it’s more-or-less guaranteed that you’ve heard about fentanyl by now. Last year, the extremely potent medication—which is generally prescribed to help end-stage cancer patients cope with pain—surpassed heroin to be...
16 February, 2019
Uber driver asked to make suspected fentanyl delivery
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16 February, 2019
Uber Driver Hired to Take Shoebox From SF to Tiburon Finds Drugs Inside – CBS San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — An Uber driver nearly became an unwitting courier for a drug delivery after he was asked to drive a box of sneakers with a stash of suspected fentanyl from San Francisco to Tiburon, authorities said Saturday. The driver was notified the...
16 February, 2019
Burnaby RCMP’s facility for processing deadly street drugs a risk to detachment: top cop
Burnaby city council has agreed to spend $700,000 to upgrade a space local Mounties use to process deadly street drugs. Before the fentanyl crisis began a few years ago, local officers weighed, logged, tested and packaged seized drugs on tables and benches in...
16 February, 2019
Tennessee pain clinic gave agent opioids without exam, feds say
CLOSE Dr. Samson Orusa was indicted on charges of drug trafficking and healthcare fraud last year. Brett Kelman, The TennesseanCLARKESVILLE, Tenn. – It was October 2017 when the undercover federal agent slipped into the Tennessee pain clinic for the third...
16 February, 2019
Opioid Company Made Rap Video With Dancing Fentanyl Mascot to Increase Sales
An opiod-making company has come under fire after a corporate music video used to increase sales of their drugs emerged.The bizarre rap video came to light earlier this week during the trial of Insys Therapeutics Inc. founder John Kapoor and four other former executives of...
16 February, 2019
Lowell trio held in fentanyl trafficking
LOWELL -- Three Lowell residents arrested Thursday on fentanyl-trafficking charges were held following their arraignments in Lowell District Court Friday. Glenn Burns, 46, Glenn Vigeant, 53, and Tracy Vigeant, 47, were arrested after police searched their apartment at 225 Branch St. on the...
16 February, 2019