John Biser News Today

A drug manufacturing scheme run by a Sullivan man sentenced earlier this month was one of the country’s largest counterfeit Xanax operations, according to federal law enforcement officials.

A Sullivan man described as “one of the most prolific manufacturers and distributors of counterfeit Xanax pills in the United States” was sentenced this week in federal court in St.

Over the past two years, Franklin County narcotics investigators have seen an increase in fentanyl and methamphetamine seizures, mirroring trends nationwide.

Last week, Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill legalizing fentanyl test strips in Missouri. With that action, the state joins at least 20 other states in decriminalizing the drug detection

Hundreds of area first responders and law enforcement officers participated in the “active killer” response training on Thursday and Friday at Washington High School.