Man tabbed as major drug offender in indictment
]]> By Joe Gorman | February 19, 2019 at 12:05a.m. By Joe Gorman jgorman@vindy.com BOARDMAN A grand jury last week tabbed a...
19 February, 2019
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Statement of man appearing to admit he is a fentanyl ‘mule’ tossed out of court due to charter rights violation
Even though they appear to have the evidence on camera, a B.C. judge threw out the case against a Calgary man accused of trafficking fentanyl.Sandor Rigo was stopped for speeding by an RCMP officer in April 2018. The officer used a...
19 February, 2019
Investigators surprised to find alligator during suspected crack, fentanyl sting
CHESTER COUNTY, Pa. (WZTV) -- Investigators had quite the surprise during a drug sting in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Officers executing a search warrant in South Coatesville on Feb. 8 say they recovered (wait for it) heroin, crack cocaine, suspected fentanyl, cash, drug packaging materials and...
19 February, 2019
Investigators surprised to find alligator during suspected crack, fentanyl sting
Photo: District Attorney Thomas HoganCHESTER COUNTY, Pa. (WZTV) — Investigators had quite the surprise during a drug sting in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Officers executing a search warrant in South Coatesville on Feb. 8 say they recovered (wait for it) heroin, crack cocaine, suspected fentanyl, cash, drug...
19 February, 2019
Illicit Mexican Fentanyl Taking Its Toll on Arizonans
At a party in Arizona, a small group of people took a few blue pills together, unaware of what was in them. Police were able to save three of them by applying naloxone, but it was too late for a fourth, 19-year-old Aaron Francisco Chavez.Investigators...
18 February, 2019
NY Sen. Charles Schumer wants better drug-testing equipment for police
CLOSE U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer spoke in Elmira today pushing for passage of a bill that would provide small police departments with funding for drug testing equipment. Elmira Star-GazetteU.S. Sen. Charles Schumer visited Elmira City Hall on Monday afternoon and called...
18 February, 2019
Ex-‘American Idol’ contestant charged in large drug ring
NORFOLK, Virginia — Thirty-two year old Antonella Barba, a singing contestant on "American Idol" in 2007, has been charged in connection to a large drug operation in Virginia.Barba, who was also once a contestant on "Fear Factor", was arrested last week. She is charged federally...
18 February, 2019
Students require medical support after taking tablets containing synthetic opioid
A small number of secondary school students required medical support after taking tablets believed to have contained the synthetic opioid Fentanyl. The...
18 February, 2019