EDMONTON—Five people have been charged with a slew of offences after an investigation resulted in the seizure of crystal meth and approximately one ounce of fentanyl powder in Edmonton.The investigation started after the Strathcona County Municipal Drug Unit received a drug complaint in early January....
More Headlines MADISON, Wis. - Michael Schoenmann, 31, of Spring Green, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday for distributing fentanyl that resulted in the...
Preliminary data from the CDC show slight declines in overdose deaths in the first few months of 2018 Bill Kinkle hasn't worked as a nurse in nearly a decade. But the Pennsylvania man never leaves home without emergency medical supplies.Always on...
Three men who used the 'dark web' to sell a powerful drug linked to 125 deaths in the UK have been jailed for a total of more than 40 years. Jake Levene, 23, Lee Childs, 45, and Mandy Lowther, 22, set up...
The National Crime Agency has outlined how three men ran a dark web site selling deadly Fentanyl around the world. Three men...
Vials of prescription fentanyl at the University of Utah HospitalPhoto: Rick Bowmer (AP)Last Saturday, police in Chico, California reported that 13 people in the same house were involved in a mass drug overdose, possibly involving the powerful opioid fentanyl, with at least one person...
ROCKLAND — A Friendship couple pleaded guilty Friday to their roles in a family drug operation that distributed the deadly drug fentanyl throughout the midcoast. Joseph “Joey” Thurston, 31, and Amanda Thurston, 30, pleaded guilty Jan. 18 to trafficking in fentanyl. The pair were two of seven...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid so potent that a miniscule amount equivalent to several grains of saltcan cause afataloverdose. Yet it's difficult for people who use drugs to detect, which presents a major public health hazard given how commonly fentanyl...
Three men who ran a dark web business which sold potentially deadly drugs around the world have been jailed. Three men including...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Texas man arrested while passing through the Cleveland area in late December was indicted this week after authorities found pounds of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine in a car he was driving, officials said.Roland...