Loved ones are remembering a young Southern California father who died from fentanyl as the suspect who sold him the drugs was sentenced to prison. On November 11, 2022, Ian Pangburn, 26, purchased fentanyl from Javier Carlos Cruz, 22, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Pangurn ingested the fentanyl and died the next day. A […]
TAMPA – A major fentanyl bust in Polk County led to more than 60 arrests, but the problem with opioids spans much further than one county. Florida is a hot spot for fentanyl networking, according to state law enforcement investigators. Polk County deputies executed search warrants last week at Rooske’s Bait Shop and Rooske Motorcycle […]
LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said it arrested dozens of people in a multi-agency investigation into a fentanyl trafficking operation out of Lakeland. The sheriff’s office said “Operation Rooske,” which first began in January 2021, resulted in the arrests of 64 people and shut down two businesses that were used to […]
A grand jury has declined to indict on murder a former Tarrant County judge’s girlfriend who law enforcement authorities allege brought fentanyl pills to the ex-jurist. He died last year in Grapevine of an overdose. Kami Ludwig was charged in February in the killing of William Shane Nolen, who was a former associate judge in […]
The family of a toddler who died from a fentanyl overdose is suing the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). While under the custody of his mother and grandfather, Justin Bulley, 17 months old, died on Feb. 18 at a Lancaster home after ingesting fentanyl found in the home. The boy’s […]
Jun. 26—A Hartselle man accused of using fentanyl to solicit prostitution was arrested on Friday, according to the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office. Jamey Dan Dobbins, 57, is charged with trafficking fentanyl, possession of drug paraphernalia and soliciting prostitution and remained in Limestone County Jail on Wednesday in lieu of a $52,000 bond, jail records show. […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – In a plea to communities across the state, a group of parents are trying to warn the public about the dangers of fentanyl in a unique way. It’s a brand-new billboard off Paseo Del Norte, near Jefferson, it displays loved ones lost to fentanyl poisoning. “I hope no other family has to […]
LAKESIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A new billboard in Lakeside that depicts the message “Fentanyl Steals Families” is designed to raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl and the ongoing epidemic of fentanyl-related overdoses. On Saturday, moms Laura Brinker and Caroline Walker joined dozens who have lost loved ones to drug overdoses in an effort […]
Eugene Police on Saturday reported three fentanyl overdoses including one fatal in the Washington Jefferson Park area and are urging caution due to a “potentially deadly batch” of the drug. Officers responded to reports of a deceased male on the sidewalk at West Fourth Avenue and Washington Street and found evidence indicating a recent overdose, […]
They’re both lawyers from metro Charlotte who serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. But a Friday debate showed that Republican Dan Bishop and Democrat Jeff Jackson have little else in common as they seek to win over voters in the Nov. 5 election. The two candidates for North Carolina attorney general argued in a […]
A Nampa was been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for selling fentanyl to a co-worker that led to his death from an overdose, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Idaho announced in news release. Tanner Lee Goforth, 38, also will pay a $1,000 fine and serve three years of supervised release, according to the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In Atlanta to promote the Biden administration’s efforts to quell the import of illegal drugs into the U.S., Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced new sanctions against members of a Mexican drug cartel accused of trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, meth and migrants through the southern border. Included in the sanctions are eight members of […]