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Investigators in Georgetown launched a large-scale drug investigation that resulted in the arrests of 11 people and the seizure of over 400 bags of heroin and other drugs. On Wednesday, January 31, officers executed a narcotics search warrant in the 200 building of Dunbarton Apartments, according to the Georgetown Police Department. During this search, the …
A man on parole in New Jersey showed up at a parole supervision event Feb. 1, 2018, at a church in Paterson carrying heroin, crack cocaine, cash, and three cell phones. Police said Tyrone Brown, 31, was already on their radar after one alleged violation of his parole. Detectives tracked him down at an evening …
Victor Peters of Aurora, Illinois, has been charged with drug-induced homicide in the death of Nicholas Hessling. Hessling was found unresponsive in a 7-Eleven convenience store bathroom at the DeKalb Oasis at 11:57 p.m. on December 10, 2017. The state trooper called to the scene, along with paramedics, who attempted to revive Hessling, was unsuccessful. …
The San Francisco police released a statement via Twitter announcing a drug bust that resulted in the confiscation of 83 bundles of crack cocaine, 102 bundles of heroin, 16 pills, and 16 bindles of cocaine salt. The police arrested the suspect at Hyde and Turk streets, in the Tenderloin area of the city. According to …
On December 22, Ruben Pineda was arrested during a routine traffic stop after police found evidence of various drugs in the vehicle. They have determined that Pineda was attempting to get rid of the drugs as the police approached the vehicle. San Antonio police officers said that they found some heroin and a small amount …
In Indiana, Kokomo police arrested two men after finding approximately $20,000 in heroin in a safe at a residence that was a few blocks from the local high school. The search occurred during a check that was related to a probation violation. While the safe was protecting illegal valuables, it was not enough to stop …
Citizens’ complaints led to the arrest of Demetris Jacques Smith, of Decatur, Tennessee, who was charged with trafficking in cocaine, second-degree possession of marijuana and misdemeanors, according to police. The original complaints were that stolen goods were located in a Northwest Decatur home. Police made contact with Smith, the only occupant of the Seventh Avenue …
Law enforcement has moved forward to address a recent upswing in drug overdoses within Marion County, Florida, with MCSO’s Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team’s “Operation Life Saver.” Deputies stated that the goal is to “identify, arrest, and prosecute every individual and organized network responsible for heroin-related drug crimes.” In the ten months of the operation, …
Raymond Kraynak, a doctor who allegedly wrote prescriptions for millions of doses of opioids his patients didn’t need, was arrested Dec. 21 and charged over the deaths of five people. The charges relate to Kraynak’s alleged writing of prescriptions for 2.7 million doses of opioids in just 19 months. Prescriptions went to 2,838 patients, prosecutors …
Roughly 50 percent of Americans who suffer from mental illnesses also suffer from addiction and commonly rely on drugs and alcohol to escape their symptoms. Self-medicating is one of the leading causes of addiction, and happens when a person uses drugs and alcohol to cope with emotionally damaging situations or to mask symptoms of underlying …
Across the U.S., the number of people dying from drug abuse and overdose is rising faster than ever before. While the most popular or commonly abused substances have been fluctuating over the years, heroin has seen a 533 percent increase in deaths since 2002. You may know the stats, the numbers, and even the drugs …
Illicit drug use and addiction are considered an epidemic in the United States. Some countries have greatly benefited by legalizing drugs, but is this a good idea for America?
