A judge just sentenced two Mecklenburg County men for selling fentanyl, which caused someone’s death. Channel 9 goes inside DEA lab for behind-the-scenes look at fentanyl crackdown Gregory Kirk, of Charlotte, was sentenced to almost 20 years and Patrick Tylicki, of Matthews, was sentenced to 12 years. Kirk supplied the drugs and Tylicki sold them […]
Jan. 2—Two Spokane men accused of using a pill press to posses and distribute thousands of grams of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl were indicted by a federal grand jury on Dec. 19. Nicholas B. Adams, 35, was indicted on seven felony counts connected to the alleged drug operation, and Timothy G. Maddox, 43, was indicted […]
Jan. 2—A Post Falls traffic stop led to the seizure of 1,000 fentanyl pills, 1 pound of methamphetamine and a stolen gun. A Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office deputy pulled over a vehicle early Tuesday morning in the area of Interstate 90 and Pleasant View Road, according to a sheriff’s office news release. Law enforcement smelled […]
The father of a 4-year-old girl who died from an apparent fentanyl overdose is also now charged in her death. A $500,000 nationwide warrant was issued for Joseph E. C. Walker, 30, of Kennewick. He is charged in Benton County Superior Court with first-degree manslaughter and with violating a protection order. He had not been […]
Three people are behind bars after authorities say they were trafficking meth and fentanyl in White and Habersham counties. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The White County Sheriff’s Office and Habersham County Sheriff’s Office conducted a multi-day drug operation in Dec. 2023. During the operation, authorities reportedly found over a […]
MARTIN COUNTY − A narcotics sting in a Walmart parking lot netted vice detectives 2½ pounds of fentanyl − the largest volume of the drug ever trafficked in to the county − and three arrests, sheriff’s officials announced Thursday. Martin County Sheriff’s Office agents seized the drug, with an estimated $300,000 street value, Wednesday. Each […]
A Rock Hill man is facing time behind bars on multiple drug charges, according to our partners at CN2 News. ALSO READ: CMPD targets young people in campaign to raise awareness around fentanyl Investigators with the York County Multijurisdictional Drug Enforcement Unit arrested David Lee Stevenson, Jr., 33, from Rock Hill for trafficking more than […]
Drugs that could potentially kill thousands are off the street after an alleged drug dealer was arrested. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] A police investigation began on Dec. 20, just before 4:30 p.m., at a convenience store on Danielsville Road. Athens-Clarke County investigators spotted alleged drug dealer, Dwan Hewlett, 40, […]
A 23-year-old Erie resident faced a substantial amount of time in federal prison for trafficking in 1,400 fentanyl pills over a little less than two years. The pills carried a total street value of as much as $28,000, or $20 per pill. Adding to the problems for the defendant, Rayshawn M. Woodard, was that he […]
The Clallam County Superior Court sentenced a Sequim drug dealer to 36 months in prison on December 6. Joshua Dickinson was found guilty on multiple charges: Two counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance (fentanyl). Delivery of a Controlled Substance (methamphetamine). Possession with Intent to Deliver. Conduct within 1,000 feet of a school bus stop. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday announced economic sanctions against 15 people and two companies that the United States says are linked to a Mexican drug cartel as she visited Mexico City for talks with officials about efforts to fight fentanyl trafficking. “We cannot end the U.S. opioid crisis and achieve greater […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday announced economic sanctions against 15 people and two companies that the United States says are linked to a Mexican drug cartel as she visited Mexico City for talks with officials about efforts to fight fentanyl trafficking. “We cannot end the U.S. opioid crisis and achieve greater […]