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Alleged gang members in custody following drug bust in Baltimore
Baltimore police and the city state's attorney's office said investigators seized cocaine, fentanyl and other drugs, while 14 alleged members of a notorious and violent gang are now under arrest.Police said the investigation started in February, and the 14 in custody are members of the...
28 June, 2019
7 arrested as Sudbury police nab fentanyl shipments from Toronto
Two month's worth of drug busts by the Greater Sudbury Police Services has kept approximately $250,000 worth of fentanyl off Sudbury streets.Police say the dangerous drug, often mixed with heroin in what is referred to as "purple" or "purp" was being transported from southern Ontario.Sudbury...
28 June, 2019
‘It’s out of control’ Fentanyl abuse leads to overdoses skyrocketing in Elizabeth City
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – In less than a month, 30 people have overdosed in Elizabeth City. Six of those overdoses were fatal. Emergency Medical Service officials said the drug epidemic across the area has reached new levels. “I believe we’re on track to surpass all [of...
28 June, 2019
Three arrested in cocaine, fentanyl trafficking investigation in St. Catharines – Hamilton
Niagara Regional Police (NRPS) say they’ve arrested three people connected to a drug trafficking incident in St. Catharines, on Thursday night.Two people are accused of selling narcotics after police officers seized fentanyl and cocaine, with an estimated street value of $6,000...
28 June, 2019
REAL SCOOP: Two fentanyl dealers, two judges , two different sentences
Alec Wong was just 21 when he was charged with trafficking fentanyl in a downtown Vancouver dial-a-dope operation in 2017. Dylan Friesen was 36 when he was arrested in Maple Ridge in 2017 and also charged with selling fentanyl at the street level. Both...
28 June, 2019
73 arrested as fentanyl, cocaine, and guns seized in major Toronto gang bust: police
Toronto police have made 73 arrests and have seized thousands of dollars’ worth of narcotics and firearms through an eight-month investigation into an illicit street gang. Dubbed Project Kraken, the months-long investigation has been trying to take down a street gang known as the Chester Le...
28 June, 2019
Fentanyl network taken down on NH-Mass. border after Pelham detectives learn of alleged kingpin’s plan | Crime
CONCORD — A cross-border investigation into fentanyl trafficking netted six arrests Thursday in southern...
28 June, 2019
New Bedford Police Arrest Four, Seize About 600 Grams of Fentanyl
NEW BEDFORD — Members of the New Bedford Police Narcotics Division arrested three adults and one juvenile in two separate fentanyl trafficking cases Thursday, which resulted in close to 600 grams of fentanyl and over $4,600 in cash being confiscated.In the first case, detectives conducted...
28 June, 2019