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Heroin/Fentanyl

Mexican Drug Cartel Linked To Methamphetamine Sales Across Central PA, 55 People Charged: DA Mexican Drug Cartel Linked To Methamphetamine Sales Across Central PA, 55 People Charged: DA
Mexican Drug Cartel Linked To Methamphetamine Sales Across Central PA, 55 People Charged: DA Methamphetamine, which is believed to have been produced by Mexican drug cartels, has charges against 55 people in Central Pennsylvania, the Cumberland County District Attorney Seán M. McCormack announced on Wednesday, Sept. 11.  The charges are the results of "Operation Speed Bump" as a reference to stopping "speed" a nickname for meth from coming into the Commonwealth.  The operation began in January 2024 after multiple overdoses from a higher quality meth. "What the detectives are telling me is that the quality of the methamphetamine they are seizing is consistent with me…
DUI Driver In Chesco Fell Asleep At Wheel With 3-Year-Old In Car: State Police DUI Driver In Chesco Fell Asleep At Wheel With 3-Year-Old In Car: State Police
DUI Driver In Chesco Fell Asleep At Wheel With 3-Year-Old In Car: State Police A West Chester woman is accused of falling asleep on the road with a 3-year-old girl in the car, troopers said in a release.  The woman, 35, was found in the travel lanes of Commons Drive in Lower Oxford on the morning of March 13, according to state police. Her name was not reported. Police believe she was under the influence of drugs and said they found "open bags of heroin/fentanyl" in plain view.  She was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, DUI, and drug offenses, and is being held at the Chester County prison, troopers said. 
SWAT Raid Finds Cocaine At NJ Man's Towing Business; Buddy Had Heroin: Prosecutor SWAT Raid Finds Cocaine At NJ Man's Towing Business; Buddy Had Heroin: Prosecutor
SWAT Raid Finds Cocaine At NJ Man's Towing Business; Buddy Had Heroin: Prosecutor A SWAT team's raid of a New Jersey tow truck business found its owner had been using his shop to sell cocaine, and his buddy was found with nearly 100 wax folds of heroin/fentanyl, authorities said. Leroy Hairston had been using his Toms River business “Leroy’s Tow Service" and his Manchester Township home to store and distribute cocaine, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Toms River Township Police Department Emergency Services Unit executed a court-authorized search warrant on the business in Toms River. As a result, Detectives seized approximately 1…
Detectives Seize 2,750 Folds Heroin, Cocaine, Gun, $8K In Lakewood Drug Bust Detectives Seize 2,750 Folds Heroin, Cocaine, Gun, $8K In Lakewood Drug Bust
Detectives Seize 2,750 Folds Heroin, Cocaine, Gun, $8K In Lakewood Drug Bust A 21-year-old man from Lakewood has been charged with numerous drug and weapons offenses, authorities said. Dayewon Crockam is accused of storing and selling illegal drugs, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On Friday, Sept. 16, detectives made a warranted search on Crockam’s Lakewood residence. During the course of the investigation, detectives determined that Crockam would frequent a neighboring residence; Detectives were able to secure the consent of the neighbor to search that residence. As a result of the searches of both residences, detectives seized…
Authorities Seize 3,550 Folds Of Heroin, Meth, $15K, Handgun; Trio Arrested Authorities Seize 3,550 Folds Of Heroin, Meth, $15K, Handgun; Trio Arrested
Authorities Seize 3,550 Folds Of Heroin, Meth, $15K, Handgun; Trio Arrested A multi-agency probe into the distribution of methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin/fentanyl in the Atlantic and Ocean County areas resulted in three arrests. The investigation identified three residences – two in Mays Landing and one in Atlantic City - as being utilized by Khaadim Abdullah, 27, of Mays Landing, Yaniah Harmon, 21, also of Mays Landing, and Falerria Smith, 49, of Atlantic City, to store and distribute illegal narcotics. Detectives executed court-authorized search warrants on the residences. Law enforcement seized – in combination from all three residences …
Man Wanted By Feds Nabbed In Stamford, Cops Say Man Wanted By Feds Nabbed In Stamford, Cops Say
Man Wanted By Feds Nabbed In Stamford, Cops Say A Fairfield County man wanted by US Marshalls for parole violations was nabbed after a foot chase through an area train station. The chase took place in Stamford at the Stamford Train Station and surrounding area around midnight on Friday, July 22. Michael McFarlane, age 29, of Stamford, was nabbed when the Stamford Police Department's NARC unit got word that McFarlane would be arriving on a train from New Haven, said Capt. Richard Conklin, of the Stamford Police.  After getting word that the wanted man would be on the train, the unit grabbed a few parole officers and staked out the s…
Central PA Drug Dealer Nabbed For Fentanyl Death: DA Central PA Drug Dealer Nabbed For Fentanyl Death: DA
Central PA Drug Dealer Nabbed For Fentanyl Death: DA A 24-year-old drug dealer has been arrested in connection with a fentanyl drug delivery resulting in death, according to the Lancaster County district attorney's office.  Daniel Fernando Pineda, of the 200 block of North Plum Street, Lancaster was apprehended on Thursday, July 21, after a warranted search and seizure of his cellphone tied him to the victim, authorities say.  The Lancaster City Bureau of Police had been called to a report of an unconscious male to a home in the 800 block of North Shippen Street around 5 p.m. on April 7, according to the DA's release. The man's acc…
Prosecutor: Raid Of Drug-Dealing Jersey Shore Couple's Home Turns Up Crystal Meth, Heroin Prosecutor: Raid Of Drug-Dealing Jersey Shore Couple's Home Turns Up Crystal Meth, Heroin
Prosecutor: Raid Of Drug-Dealing Jersey Shore Couple's Home Turns Up Crystal Meth, Heroin A pair of Ocean County drug dealers were arrested after authorities said they found more than a pound of crystal meth and heroin/fentanyl combined, along with $13,000 in cash at their home. A court-ordered search warrant executed July 29 at a Waretown home turned up approximately 40 grams of crystal meth, 20 grams of unpackaged heroin/fentanyl and other "evidence indicative of narcotics distribution purposes." the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said.  Daniel Labiak, 47, and Jaclyn Applegate, 37, were subsequently arrested on a slew of drug charges, Ocean County Prosecutor B…
Man Busted With 350 Bags Of Heroin, Fentanyl, Task Force Says Man Busted With 350 Bags Of Heroin, Fentanyl, Task Force Says
Man Busted With 350 Bags Of Heroin, Fentanyl, Task Force Says A 43-year-old area man was allegedly busted with 350 bags of heroin/fentanyl during a warrant search of his home. The warrant was executed on Tuesday, June 9 in the Town of Fishkill by the Dutchess County Drug Task Force a result of an investigation into narcotics sales taking place at and around the area. During the search on Huntington Drive, Ryan McNamee, of Fishkill, was arrested after officers uncovered the 350 bags of heroin/fentanyl, said Frank Tasciotti, assistant coordinator of the task force. McNamee was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substan…
Undercover Operation Leads To Arrest Of Accused Heroin Dealer In Area Undercover Operation Leads To Arrest Of Accused Heroin Dealer In Area
Undercover Operation Leads To Arrest Of Accused Heroin Dealer In Area An alleged area heroin dealer was busted following a month-long investigation into the sale of drugs in the area. Richard McInturff, 28, of Port Jervis, was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 22, during the late evening hours, and charged with three felony counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, based upon a month-long investigation into the sale of heroin in the area of Jersey Avenue located in Port Jervis, said the Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden. The arrest is the result of an undercover surveillance operation on Jersey Avenue where McIntur…