Muskegon Heights man gets 10 years in federal prison for drug and gun offenses
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Willie Earl Hector, 33, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for drug and firearm offenses...
13 February, 2019
Fentanyl
Parents using Scottsdale incident to talk to kids about fentanyl dangers
GILBERT, AZ — After one Valley student was found unconscious, and another arrested, some parents are using the incident at a Scottsdale school as a teaching moment for their own kids. Last week, Scottsdale Police say a Notre Dame Prep student was found unconscious at...
13 February, 2019
RCMP reviewing how it handles fentanyl
The RCMP are reviewing all apects of its handling fentanyl as the country deals with the spread of the opoid that can prove deadly. (CBC) ...
12 February, 2019
Agency reports first Cape Breton death from fentanyl
A harm reduction agency in Sydney, N.S., says it has received confirmation of the first local death involving the opioid fentanyl.Christine Porter, executive director of the Ally Centre of Cape Breton, said the death occurred sometime last fall."I can't get into details because, frankly, small towns,...
12 February, 2019
Major Canton drug dealer gets 26 years in prison – News – The Repository
Bobby O.Goodwin dealt fentanyl, heroin and cocaine "like they were pepperoni pizzas." CANTON A man was sentenced Tuesday morning to 26 years in prison in one of Stark County's larger drug cases in recent years.Bobby O. Goodwin, 38, of Canton and formerly of Columbus, pleaded guilty...
12 February, 2019
A border wall is necessary to protect Mississippi communities from deadly drugs
Michael Guest, Guest Columnist Published 9:39 a.m. CT Feb. 12, 2019 The fight against drug trafficking in our country has been a continuous and devastating battle. Millions...
12 February, 2019
Two Elmira men connected to major opioid ring sentenced in federal court
CLOSE Former congressman Patrick Kennedy thinks the opioid crisis and suicide rates are merely symptomatic of a society gripped with depression and anxiety. USA TODAYTwo Elmira men convicted as part of a major opioid manufacturing and distribution operation have...
12 February, 2019
