Carroll County sees 11 overdoses over weekend, even as long-term trend is down since 2018, data show
April in Carroll County represented a continuing trend of decreasing drug and alcohol overdoses, though May has started with...
08 May, 2019
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Trial begins for man accused of fentanyl attack in Mukilteo
EVERETT — She’d texted her new boyfriend twice that morning in May 2018, saying she wanted to be picked up from a Mukilteo hotel. Her off-and-on ex-boyfriend, Zachary Madding, told her he didn’t want her to leave. “He just started acting, I don’t know, mean,” the woman...
08 May, 2019
Fentanyl Facts and Fiction: A Safety Guide for First Responders
Fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid, was first synthesized in December 1960 by Dr. Paul Jansen in Belgium. It was developed as an IV analgesic and its first clinical use was recorded in 1963. Fentanyl was brought to...
08 May, 2019
Nampa Police change their tactics to crack down on illegal opioid traffickers
NAMPA, Idaho — With a massive amount of heroin flowing into the Gem State, Nampa Police Department's Special Investigation Unit, which...
08 May, 2019
Nashville man charged with murder in 2017 fentanyl overdose case
CLOSE Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is quickly becoming the most dangerous drug in America. Here are the basics. Brett Kelman, The TennesseanA Nashville man has been arrested after police say he provided the drug's that let to a woman's...
08 May, 2019
Reading man charged in fentanyl overdose death
Investigators said Jose R. Reyes sold a Spring Township man heroin laced with fentanyl in September. ...
07 May, 2019
St. Charles County officers, K9 recovering after fentanyl exposure | News Headlines
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV.com) -- Police say two officers and a K9...
07 May, 2019
21 arrested, 5 kilograms of raw fentanyl seized in massive New Bedford drug bust – Boston News, Weather, Sports
NEW BEDFORD, MASS. (WHDH) - A year-long undercover investigation into a drug trafficking ring operating in the area of New Bedford led to the arrests 21 people and the seizure of more than five kilograms of raw fentanyl, authorities said. “Operation Ghost” began in June of...
07 May, 2019
‘Operation Ghost’ dismantles fentanyl ring in the New Bedford area; five kilograms of the drug, 21 people arrested, authorities say
A large-scale fentanyl trafficking ring in Massachusetts was taken down by investigators who say they arrested more than 20 people and seized five kilograms of raw fentanyl, body armor and $112,000 in cash during the sting called Operation Ghost.The Bristol District Attorney Thomas M....
07 May, 2019