Dec. 23, 2020
State saw nearly 40% increase in overdose deaths over 2019 and during first half of 2020 as CDC links U.S. increase to pandemic disruptions
PORTLAND, Ore. Oregon is following a national trend that has seen increases in drug overdose deaths in 2020 – a rise that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is partially attributing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oregon’s 580 deaths from drug overdoses are among the more than 81,000 drug overdose deaths that occurred in the United States in the 12 months ending in May 2020. According to a Dec. 17 report from the CDC, that was the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period. The federal agency surmised that the “disruption to daily life due to the COVID-19 pandemic has hit those with substance use disorder hard.”
Anchorage Felon Sentenced to Over Six and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin and Possessing a Firearm
Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that 34-year-old Blake Lincoln Smith of Anchorage, Alaska, has been sentenced on charges of possessing heroin with intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
The charges stemmed from a search warrant execution on Smith’s vehicle on July 23, 2019, from which a loaded Springfield Armory XD-40 semiautomatic pistol and 179 grams of heroin were seized. At the time, Smith was on probation for drug possession and felony eluding convictions from the State of Alaska. He also had a felony conviction for vehicle theft.
Huntsville task force seizes 2.7 pounds of cocaine, $23,000 cash
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
Posted Dec 15, 2020
Huntsville police on Tuesday, Dec. 15, said agents with the N.A. HIDTA Drug Task Force recently conducted an investigation which resulted in the seizure of cocaine, meth, $23,000 in currency and one handgun.
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Huntsville police announced a recent investigation that resulted in a large drug seizure.
According to the department, agents with the North Alabama (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) Task Force recently conducted an investigation.
The operation, according to police, resulted in the seizure of 2.7 pounds of cocaine, 283 grams of meth, $23,000 in currency and one handgun.
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Pleasantville Man Indicted on Narcotics Distribution Charges
An Atlantic County Grand Jury has handed up an indictment against a man from Pleasantville on drug charges.
Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon Tyner says 42-year-old Eric Paige has been indicted on possession with the intent to distribute cocaine (1st degree), possession of cocaine (3rd degree), and money laundering (3rd degree) charges.
Tyner s office says back in March, members of the Atlantic County HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) Task Force; Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Unit; and the Pleasantville Police Department executed multiple search warrants at Paige’s home in Pleasantville, at storage units, and for vehicles after he was arrested in connection with a drug investigation. Authorities say detectives recovered approximately 9.6 ounces of cocaine along with narcotic packaging and distribution materials; cops also seized over $66,000 cash and Paige’s BMW X5.