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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 2, 2017

NY Officer's Death Attributed to Herbal Supplement

Matt Dana was known around Tupper Lake, NY, as a promising young police sergeant who worked hard to root out narcotics dealers. So it came as a shock to friends and co-workers when he died suddenly this summer and an autopsy attributed it to an overdose.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2017

Fentanyl Bust Was Largest In NYC History, Officials Say

Two combined federal and local narcotics investigations in recent weeks netted the largest haul of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl in New York City history, disrupting what officials said Monday were retail drug operations trafficking throughout the metropolitan area.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2017

8 NYPD Officers Sickened by Toxic Fumes at Suspected Drug Lab

Eight New York Police Department officers were taken to the hospital early Friday after entering an alleged drug lab in Queens and inhaling fumes believed to have been from a highly toxic synthetic opioid.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 21, 2017

Smugglers Use Drone to Fly Meth Over Mexican Border Into San Diego

Ten minutes later, federal authorities had busted what they say is their first confirmed case of drug smuggling by drone in San Diego County.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 1, 2017

Video: TX Officer Run Over, Pinned Under SUV by Drug Suspect

A Waco, TX, officer is in critical but stable condition and the suspect is dead after the officer was pinned under a vehicle while attempting to serve a search warrant.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 1, 2017

White House Opioid Commission Asks Trump to Declare 'National Emergency' to Combat Overdoses

The White House Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis has asked President Donald Trump to "declare a national emergency" to help fight the deadly opioid epidemic.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2017

2 CO Officers Hospitalized After Struggle With Suspected Heroin User

Two Thornton, CO, police officers were hospitalized Friday during a struggle with a man accused of shooting up heroin at a park.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2017

FL Drug Dealer Calls 911 Asking for Help to Find Stolen Cocaine

David Blackmon called 911, identified himself as a drug dealer, and proceeded to report that cash and cocaine had been stolen from his car

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2017

NH Governor Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Bill

New Hampshire is now the 22nd state and the last in New England to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 4, 2017

Police Fentanyl Overdose Risk Exaggerated, Experts Say

Experts agree that the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl and its even deadlier relatives pose potential hazards to police who come in contact with the drugs. But there is also concern that the risks are being overblown.

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