The inmate who died at St. Louis' Medium Security Institution (MSI) in August died of an accidental fentanyl overdose, the autopsy report shows. Louis L. Payton, 48, was the latest inmate to die at the facility known as the Workhouse this year. He was the...
Sponsored by First Line Technology By Sarah Calams, PoliceOne BrandFocus StaffOn average, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 115 Americans die every day from opioid overdose. As a result, the risk of synthetic opioid exposure to law enforcement and other first responders is...
In 2018, the eyes of the nation were again fixed on President Donald Trump, whose second year in office was no less remarkable than his first. It was a year that saw the president open up...
TOMS RIVER, NJ — Four people have been and a fifth is still being sought following a three-month investigation into heroin and fentanyl distribution in Ocean County, Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced. Arrested were Xavier Nelson, 29, of Toms River;...
Mounties in Kelowna believe they have cut off a conduit of drugs to the Okanagan Valley after raiding a gang member's home like the Grinch who stole Christmas. Handout / RCMP Seizure of a stash of what is believed to be fentanyl, cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, shatter, oxycontin, methamphetamine,...
BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — How many times have you eaten a Sea Cucumber? In Western New York, chances are it’s never. But, they were the critical clue that convicted Herman Aguirre and Troy Gillon for narcotics conspiracy. From 2013-2015 their drug operation brought...
NORRISTOWN, PA — A man arrested earlier this year during a bust of one of the region's largest fentanyl trafficking organizations was sentenced Thursday to 18 to 40 years behind bars. Miguel A. Figueroa, 34, of Reading, pleaded guilty to multiple...
It was one of the largest drug busts Saskatoon has even seen and the high-level drug trafficker behind it all is now headed to prison for 10 years.Wayne Ngai, 30, pleaded guilty Thursday for his role in orchestrating the major drug...
Several local departments served dozens of warrants between Brooke and Hancock counties on Friday as part ‘Operation Grinch' -- the largest crime raid of the year.WEIRTON, W.Va. — Several local departments served dozens of warrants between Brooke and Hancock counties on Friday as part ‘Operation Grinch'...