Fentanyl
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Keep the following in mind if you find yourself responding to a possible child overdose
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Chief: “That’s the one thing that keeps me up at night. How I’m putting young men and women at risk every night”
Joanne Marian Segovia was arrested in an ongoing investigation into a network that was shipping controlled substances to the Bay Area from abroad
Dealers use many social media platforms, but Snapchat’s encrypted technology and disappearing messages make it especially hard to catch dealers
Police also found other drugs inside a stash house, which totaled over $4.4 million in street value
After finding the man not breathing inside a home, the officer is seen administering Narcan and performing chest compressions
This most recent offense marks the fourth time in 2022 that Stephen Joel Horton was arrested — and ninth time since 2017
“There’s a belief that if you touch fentanyl that you could receive a lethal dose or you could get exposed to fentanyl to the skin ... I’ve never heard of a case of that happening.”
William Jones was hit with drug trafficking charges after his girlfriend’s brother was found dead from an apparent overdose in his home
The suspect tried to go through TSA screening “with several bags of candy and miscellaneous snacks with the intent of boarding a plane,” deputies said
“Using happy colors to make a deadly drug seem fun and harmless is a new low, even for the Mexican cartels.”
“We need Narcan on the streets and in the jail so, obviously, it’s a concern to us when that supply may be cut off.”
Since the DA’s office filed a murder charge for a fentanyl-related death in Feb. 2021, prosecutors have pursued cases against 19 defendants suspected in 20 deaths
Drug dealers and users are using cookie emojis to order large batches of drugs or a tree leaf emoji to inquire if someone is selling marijuana
District officials also announced plans to create a safety task force, led by the LAPD, to use data to map out where and how frequently overdose incidents are occurring
“These traffickers and dealers eyeing New York City for rainbow fentanyl drops are showing all of us their true colors: to target kids.”
A deputy found 219 grams of fentanyl and 533 grams of marijuana inside a backpack in the suspect’s vehicle
“Tell your children: You can’t tell if drugs contain fentanyl by look, taste, smell or touch.”
Gig Harbor PD shared a photo of two suspects who appeared to be passed out in a car after smoking fentanyl to illustrate ongoing enforcement challenges
Over the weekend, officers seized 1.57 million fentanyl pills, 114 pounds of cocaine, 13 pounds of heroin and 2 pounds of fentanyl powder
Rainbow-colored fentanyl has been detected in California and appears to be traveling up the West Coast from Mexico for distribution
Fentanyl-related overdose deaths have increased 2,375% in San Diego since 2016
With the proliferation of fentanyl-laced pills masquerading as prescription drugs, just one pill might be one too many
“We have to send a strong message that if people choose to sell drugs in our city, that they will be held accountable,” Brooke Jenkins said
Retired DEA agent and expert guests explore drug production, trafficking, and the role of law enforcement and harm reduction to combat the flow of fentanyl into our communities
The pills that were seized were discovered concealed in collagen supplement bottles
Communities far from the border are confronting complex criminal issues spawned by the unbridled flood of illegal migrants
Narcotics can endanger officers in the field, making it imperative to use instruments that put safety at top of mind
Drug overdoses are at record levels, and as recent news reports indicate, children are succumbing to fentanyl-related exposures in the classroom
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Axel Giovany Casseus, 21, was arrested after selling cocaine to an undercover detective
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