Posts Tagged ‘Fentanyl’
DE Monthly Overdose Deaths Continue to Rise
Delaware Public Health officials are seeing an increase in suspected overdose deaths in Delaware since last November. Officials say suspected accidental overdose data is reported by the Division of Forensic Science and is considered preliminary until all data is finalized. The increase of suspected overdose deaths since November is 18.4%. Public Health officials say there…
Read MoreMultimedia Fentanyl Awareness Campaign Underway
New efforts are underway to inform the youth in Delaware about the dangers of fentanyl. According to The Delaware Division of Public Health, the highly addictive synthetic opioid is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. Fentanyl, which can be found in all 50 states and in any illicit…
Read MoreOcean View Woman Arrested Following Drug Investigation
An Ocean View woman is facing drug related charges following a recent investigation into drug sales that police said began several months ago. Ocean View Police said Tuesday that a search was executed recently at a home on West Avenue that resulted in seizure of more than 1,000 baggies of heroin, 368 suspected fentanyl pills…
Read MoreDel. State Police Seek 7 Suspects In “Operation Dawg House” Drug Investigation
Delaware State Police continue to search for remaining suspects in connection with an investigation into a drug trafficking organization that began 16 months ago.40-year-old George Johnson, of the Bridgeville-Laurel area, was identified as the leader. He remains at large, as do six other individuals.Over the course of the investigation, 46 people were arrested. Two people…
Read MoreOperation Dawg House Investigation Results In Several Arrests, Drug Seizures
The results of a drug investigation that began in November 2020 were detailed Wednesday at Delaware State Police Troop 7 in Lewes: the taking down of a drug organization and the seizure of drugs, firearms and US currency – including the largest seizure of pre-packaged heroin in Delaware law enforcement history. 55 people have been…
Read MoreMan Gets 35 Years For Drug Distribution Conviction
A man has been sentenced to 35 years of incarceration for a drug distribution conviction. According to the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office, 38-year-old Dwight Woods was arrested in August 2019 at a residence that prosecutors say was being used by Woods and a drug trafficking organization. An undercover officer was able to buy heroin…
Read More100,000+ Have Been Referred Through Del. Treatment & Referral Network
A system that refers Delawareans in search of substance use and mental health services has now made more than 100,000 referrals. According to Delaware Health and Social Services, the Delaware Treatment and Referral Network helps people get access to treatment and get them on the road to recovery. It was established in October 2018. “This…
Read More28 Arrested, ‘Enough Fentanyl To Kill 750,000 Delawareans’ Seized
Operation No Mas has led to arrests or indictments of 28 people and the seizure of drugs, guns and suspected drug proceeds. Delaware State Police say several jurisdictions took part in an ongoing investigation into illegal drug trafficking. The probe also reached across state lines into Philadelphia. Investigators started learning in 2018 about an illicit…
Read MoreSussex County man pleads guilty to selling fatal heroin, fentanyl mix
A Sussex County man pleaded guilty to selling heroin laced with fentanyl that killed a Seaford woman. United States Attorney David C. Weiss announced that Roy Horsey, 28, of Sussex County, pleaded guilty yesterday to a drug offense, and admitted that he distributed a mixture of heroin and fentanyl that killed a Seaford woman in…
Read MoreHarrington Fentanyl dealer sentenced to 10 years in prison
A Harrington man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling fentanyl that he purchased on the dark web and sold on the streets of Sussex County, resulting in the death of a woman who overdosed. David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that 33-year-old Christopher Hurd, of Harrington, was…
Read MoreLt. Governor vows to continue the fight to save lives in the midst of Delaware’s opioid crisis
Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall Long vowed to continue the fight to save lives and underscored the importance of Narcan after a newly released report revealed that in 2017 another person was present in 90% of all overdose deaths and did not have access to the live-saving medication. The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), through…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Drug Distribution Case
A Salisbury man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess and distribute fentanyl and fentanyl analogues. The sentence for 38 year old Narada Walls was announced by the US Attorney for the District of Maryland. The investigation showed Walls used assumed names and…
Read MoreMaryland Opioid Deaths Decline in First Quarter of 2019
The Maryland Department of Health and Opioid Operational Command Center has released it’s 2019 first quarter reports, showing a decline in unintentional intoxication deaths and heroin-related deaths. From January through March 2019, there were 577 total unintentional intoxication deaths, a 15 percent decreased compared to the same period last year. 515, or 89 percent were…
Read MoreFrederica Man Arrested on Drug and Weapons Charges
Delaware State Police say they have arrested a Frederica man on multiple drug and weapon charges. On Friday morning at around 6:15 a.m. the Delaware State Police Kent County Drug Unit conducted a traffic stop on N.E. Front Street in Milford. They were investigating 30-year-old Joseph Whaley who was subsequently taken into custody without incident.…
Read MoreSalisbury Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution
38-year-old Narada Walls of Salisbury pleaded guilty to numerous drug distribution charges in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Tuesday. Walls pled guilty to conspiracy to possess and to distribute fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, which are chemical compounds designed to have effects similar to and just as deadly as fentanyl. As part of his plea…
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