Judge convicts Pottstown man of drug trafficking charges | News
NORRISTOWN — A judge convicted a Pottstown man of numerous drug-related charges after...
17 April, 2019
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Carfentanil: Officials warn of new drug 100 times more potent than fentanyl
Officials in San Diego County have issued an alert after three people have suffered documented fatal overdosed from a new form of the drug fentanyl know as carfentanil. It would only take 2 mg of the drug...
17 April, 2019
Cause of trooper’s collapse after drug stop still unknown after lab analysis
Acting Sgt. Brett Flansburg of the Vermont State Police. VSP photoVermont State Police say the cause of a trooper’s collapse in March remains unknown after laboratory and medical testing, however the initial explanation that he overdosed from contact with synthetic opioids appears unfounded.State police said...
17 April, 2019
City Of Costa Mesa Takes On Opiod Manufacturers, Distributors In New Lawsuit – CBS Los Angeles
COSTA MESA (CBSLA) — Costa Mesa is taking on big pharma in a new lawsuit. At least a dozen companies selling opioids like Oxycontin and Fentanyl have been sued by the City of Costa Mesa, which accuses manufacturers and distributors of flooding the market with opioids...
17 April, 2019
Police investigating upswing in apparent drug overdose deaths | State
Police agencies in the region warned the public Tuesday about a spate of...
17 April, 2019
Feds have no notes, recordings from interview with accused fentanyl ringleader linked to Grand Forks death
But the defense for Daniel Vivas Ceron, a 38-year-old Colombian national, questioned what happened to notes taken during the interview, asked why agents showed the defendant pictures of his then-girlfriend and mother, and suggested recording interviews, which was not done in this case, was more...
17 April, 2019
Convicted drug dealer gets 15 years – News – Daily Comet
A 40-year-old Houma man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug charges, prosecutors said.Edward Vergin, of Helena Drive, pleaded guilty April 10 to four counts of attempted distribution of heroin and fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute heroin and...
16 April, 2019
Authorities bust biggest dark web drug ring ever
Local authorities just busted one of the largest dark web drug-peddling rings ever – a New Jersey-based operation that raked in millions of dollars dealing in counterfeit Xanax, officials announced Tuesday. Seized in the bust was the largest quantity of illicit pills in New Jersey history,...
16 April, 2019
Three facing sales charges remain incarcerated after Concord drug raid
A drug raid of two Rollins Street rooming houses early Friday morning broke up what Concord police describe as “modern drug dens” where sellers and users from in and outside the city gathered at all hours of the day and night.Officers had the homes at...
16 April, 2019