Two summers ago residents of this region witnessed the scary power of fentanyl, when a particularly lethal batch of the opioid being sold on streets locally led to several fatal drug overdoses. So the significance of a recent historic bust regarding fentanyl at the Arizona-Mexico border...
Medical records show that 82-year-old Melissa Penix died at Mount Carmel West Hospital on November 21, 2018, a few minutes after being given a 2,000 microgram dose of fentanyl.Attorneys representing her family say Dr....
The results of search warrants at three locations in Grande Prairie on February 8, 2019, RCMP Four men from Calgary and Winnipeg are facing charges after a large amount of fentanyl was seized in the city. Mounties executed search warrants at three places in...
BOSTON – While opioid-related overdose deaths are on the decline for the second straight year in Massachusetts, fentanyl remains a key factor in the toxicology of deceased overdose victims. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) says opioid-related overdose deaths in the state declined by...
The sea cucumber arrived. Then more arrived. Then more. It was a lot, investigators noted—too much for that northwestern corner of New York state. The shipments were, US prosecutors would declare later in an indictment, more than the...
Breaking News EmailsGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.SUBSCRIBEFeb. 13, 2019, 4:55 PM GMTBy Minyvonne BurkeA former "American Idol" contestant was running fentanyl, cocaine and other drugs for a large ring in Virginia, federal officials say.Antonella...