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 […]
Four defendants have been jailed and more than 7 pounds of fentanyl seized following a six-month drug trafficking investigation in Bay County. The fentanyl amounts to 1.3 million fatal doses, according to Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford, who estimated the street value of the pills at $1.3 million. Ford made the announcement at a press […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man and a woman had four children removed from their southwest Bakersfield home on Monday, after over seven pounds of fentanyl was found inside that home. On June 17, Victor Brava, 38, and Ruth Bayaona, 36, were arrested for allegedly being found with a large quantity of narcotics and cash, […]
Jun. 15—Statistics show that illegal substances and drug overdoses remain a problem in Wilson County. According to the Tennessee Department of Health, fatal overdoses often involve multiple substances. Wilson County reported 68 overdose deaths in 2022. Of those deaths, 57 involved fentanyl and 36 involved meth or other stimulants. “This devastating trend is felt in […]
Jun. 13—WILKES-BARRE — Nazareth “Naz” N. Shoffner was apologetic inside a Luzerne County Courthouse for selling a single fentanyl pill disguised as Percocet that resulted in the overdose death of an Edwardsville woman in 2023. On his way out of the courthouse, a shackled Shoffner, 35, said he was not happy with his sentence calling […]
The husband of the owner of a New York City day care center where a toddler died and three others were sickened after having been exposed to fentanyl pleaded guilty to federal charges Monday. Felix Herrera Garcia, 35, his wife, and two others were charged in connection with the Sept. 15 poisoning of four children […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two women were arrested last week for allegedly driving on Interstate 5 with 10 pounds of suspected fentanyl worth nearly half a million dollars. The California Highway Patrol said officers pulled over a vehicle along I-5 near Highway 223 in Bakersfield on June 7. Nude stabbing, carjacking suspect said he used […]
A group of Brevard County parents are united in their fight against fentanyl. They’ve all lost a child or children to the synthetic opioid. April Smith told us, “I want people to know this drug is like rat poison. It’s not necessarily addicts that are dying, babies are dying. They’re not even knowing their consuming […]
The husband of the owner of the New York City day care where a 1-year-old died of fentanyl poisoning pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges, officials said. In September 2023, Felix Herrera Garcia was seen fleeing the Bronx day care out a back alley, carrying two heavy shopping bags while children were suffering from the […]
Pattie Roberts said her son died in 2018 after overdosing on heroin laced with fentanyl, an extremely powerful opioid linked to at least hundreds of deaths in the area in recent years. Daniel “Danny” Roberts, 22, had anxiety and battled addiction for eight years, she said. He “was in and out of a minimum of […]