Lieutenant Tony Wilson reportedly found a dollar bill that was covered in what he thought was fentanyl while searching the vehicle.
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As distributors and dealers make money plying their trade—and potential profits are enormous—they look for new opportunities to expand drug distribution markets, which includes lacing heroin, amphetamines, and cocaine with traces of fentanyl.
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Over time, deputies say they figured out the drugs were coming from a Mexican cartel and then being moved from Compton, California, to Polk County.
Read More →Along with the transportation count, the deputy is charged with possession of controlled substances for sale, along with sentence-enhancing allegations of perpetrating a drug-related offense while armed.
Read More →Authorities said the officer was filling out paperwork when he began to feel faint and dizzy with numbness in his limbs – “all signs consistent with Fentanyl exposure."
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Opioids and other highly potent substances are a threat to the public and law enforcement. Touchless identification technology can help you know when you are in danger and prevent exposure.
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"We were going to execute an arrest. During the execution of the arrest, individuals in the car got into a gun battle with the police officers," Chief Karl Oakman said.
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In a documentary-style video released Wednesday by the sheriff's department showing the bodycam footage, Corporal Scott Crane explained it was his trainee who was exposed to fentanyl. He said it was their first radio call of the day.
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Concord police in a Facebook post Monday lauded the quick actions taken by Officer Aaron Khamosh, who a driver flagged down on Salvio Street Friday night frantically asking for help.
Read More →"[Dr. Andrew Baker] said that if Mr. Floyd had been found dead in his home (or anywhere else) and there were no other contributing factors he would conclude that it was an overdose death,” the June 1 memo said.
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