Fentanyl
Providence man arrested for allegedly trafficking drugs with child in car
State Police arrested a Providence man on child endangerment and drug charges Wednesday night after a trooper pulled him over on the Massachusetts Turnpike and found in his car substances believed to be fentanyl and heroin, along with a child, State Police said Friday.Nelson Gonzalez,...
28 December, 2018
Man charged after police seize unknown substance, turns out to be fentanyl – Hamilton
A man faces drug charges more than two months after a routine traffic stop in Brant County.OPP stopped a car in St. George on Oct. 5 and found some marijuana and other substances believed to be drugs.Health Canada officials tested the...
28 December, 2018
Hundreds of illicit-drug overdose deaths this year in B.C.
An average of four people a day died of illicit-drug overdoses in British Columbia between January and November, sobering numbers that show fentanyl continues to devastate communities across the province. A total of 1,381 people died in B.C. from the beginning of the year to...
28 December, 2018
Top stories 2018 | No. 5: Glimmer of hope in opioid crisis – News – seacoastonline.com
By Kyle Stucker kstucker@seacoastonline.com New Hampshire is on track to close 2018 with its first decrease in fatal overdoses since 2012. While area recovery leaders and law enforcement officials say its a positive sign, they stress it shouldnt obscure the fact that significant work still needs...
28 December, 2018
MHPS charge two with heroin and fentanyl possession
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- Medicine Hat Police have charged two individuals with possession for the purpose of trafficking heroin and fentanyl. The charges were laid following a traffic stop on Dec 21 at 1:29am. According to police, the priority street crimes unit received source information about a...
28 December, 2018
Year In Review: Most Memorable Moments Of 2018 « WCCO
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — From the spectacle of Super Bowl LII to the nasty and noisy whirlwind of the midterm elections, here’s a look back at 2018 in Minnesota. — Minnesota’s Super Bowl brought in more money than expected. The event was set to bring in $338 million. New...
28 December, 2018
NY warns about fentanyl threat during New Year’s celebrations
Please enable Javascript to watch this video Fentanyl is the most lethal drug on the streets of New York City today, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration of NYC. “Users want this because it’s more potent and more powerful than...
28 December, 2018
Cops bust deadly fentanyl drug ring
The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) on Wednesday seized a massive consignment of the deadly fentanyl drug. Fentanyl, which is far stronger and powerful than heroin, is at the centre of the opioid crisis in the United States as it is being heavily used as a substitute...
28 December, 2018
Lowell drug defendant denied bail as prosecutors dismiss more cases because officers can’t testify
CONCORD, N.H. — During a nor’easter last March, Paul Aaron walked the abandoned streets of Lowell wearing a bullet-proof vest and carrying a kilo of suspected fentanyl, according to court testimony. A jury will never hear that evidence, but the image of a man so...
28 December, 2018