A heroin dealer and self-proclaimed "smooth criminal," his business associate and their underlings are behind bars and their sophisticated drug enterprise has been taken down, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood announced Thursday.With their capture comes the hope that authorities have put a dent in the...
BOSTON – Five men and one woman have been charged in three indictments with drug and firearm offenses following an investigation of a drug ring operating in and around Wareham and New Bedford, according to a press release.Steven Miranda, 52, of Wareham; Manuel Pina-Agee, 32;...
Curt Brown @CurtBrown_SCT NEW BEDFORD — The "most trusted" drug runner in a major fentanyl ring operating in Greater New Bedford was found dangerous and ordered held without bail.David Luna, 37, of 124 Arlington St., Apartment 2N, was found dangerous and ordered held by...
AUGUSTA — A Waterville man who sold crack cocaine, heroin and fentanyl to a confidential informant working with police pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges Thursday. Philip Bussiere Philip Bussiere, 55, pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs and was sentenced...
State Reps. Jason Perillo and Ben McGorty praised the passage of legislation on Tuesday, May 14, that will create tougher penalties for the illegal manufacturing, distributing or selling of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl. State Rep. Jason Perillo“We need to get tough on those selling and...
WORCESTER — Five people, including a Fitchburg woman, suspected in a fentanyl distribution operation were arraigned on Friday in Central District Court after a joint investigation by the State Police Detectives assigned to the Worcester District Attorney's Office, the State Police Gang Unit,...
ROCKLAND — A Dexter man remains in the Knox County Jail, accused of selling the drug, fentanyl, that contributed to the death of a Thomaston man in January. Joshua Nickerson, 39, is charged with two counts of Class A aggravated trafficking in drugs, with a prior conviction. Nickerson...
COPYRIGHT 2019 YAKTRINEWS.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION. Reymond Linder, 22, appeared Wednesday in Yakima County Superior Court on suspicion of controlled substance homicide and possession of...