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Arizona Woman Arrested on Murder Charges After Marine Dies of Drug Overdose

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Arizona authorities have arrested Alicia Hegarty for allegedly providing drugs to a Marine who later died of an overdose. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department reported that Marshall Luppke, who was serving in the Twentynine Palms base, died on March 14, 2021, in his home in Yucca Valley. An autopsy was done of the Marine’s body to confirm his cause of death. The investigation was presented to the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office, who …

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Drug dealers tied to deadly outbreak of juvenile fentanyl overdoses

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Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Dallas Eduardo A. Chávez has declared that two alleged fentanyl dealers are being federally charged in connection to up to ten juvenile overdoses, three of which were fatal. Luis Eduardo Navarrete, aged 21, and Magaly Mejia Cano, aged 29, have been accused of conspiring to dispense fentanyl and were apprehended at Navarrete’s home in Carrollton on Friday. They made their first court appearances on Monday afternoon. A criminal …

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Baby Overdoses On Fentanyl After Playing In The Grass At Public Park

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A 10-month-old baby was exposed to fentanyl while playing at Moscone Park in San Francisco’s Marina District. The pediatric patient was found in cardiac arrest at this public park. Medics performed life-saving measures and revived the patient, who was transported to a local emergency room. The baby’s father posted on Nextdoor that his son accidentally ingested fentanyl and “barely survived”. The toxicology report shows the child was given Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose and …

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Indiana Woman Gets 115 Years For Using Fentanyl To Kill Her Child’s Father

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During a custody battle, a mother in Indiana poisoned her ex-boyfriend’s oatmeal and strangled him, resulting in 115 years in prison. A Hamilton County jury found Heidi Marie Littlefield guilty of murder and two counts of conspiracy to commit murder in August after a seven-day trial. Francis Kelley, a Hamilton County prosecutor said, died of asphyxiation caused by manual strangulation or neck compression, with acute fentanyl intoxication a contributing factor. The body of Kelley was …

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Woman Caught With LEGO Box That Had 15,000 Candy-Colored Fentanyl Pills Inside

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LEGO box filled with 15,000 rainbow fentanyl pills seized. N.J. woman charged. – NJ.com A New Jersey woman was arrested after a recent traffic stop in New York City for possession of a powerful narcotic. NYPD officers saw Leticia Bush enter the back seat of a vehicle on the 400 block of 10th Avenue shortly after 7 p.m. on Sept. 28, authorities said. Bush was carrying two black tote bags and a yellow LEGO container, …

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Deadly Fentanyl Found In Packaging That Looked Like Candy

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Former DEA official warns parents after fentanyl found disguised in candy packaging – New York Post Federal officials say fake prescription pills containing potentially deadly fentanyl are driving overdose death rates to record levels in the U.S. The DEA is cracking down on violent drug cartels in Mexico, the attorney general said. In the U.S., record overdose deaths have been caused by synthetic drugs like fentanyl. Law enforcement officials have been struggling to combat the …

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Arizona CBP Agents Seize Enough Fentanyl To Kill 42 Million People

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents searched a white Chevy Equinox and found three bags containing packages wrapped in black tape and coated in axle grease, according to a press release. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized $4.3 million worth of fentanyl pills on Wednesday evening. The female driver, a US Citizen, will face drug charges. Observant Ajo Station agents discovered $4.3 million in fentanyl pills during a vehicle stop near Gila Bend, AZ. …

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20-Year-Old Facing Murder Charges After 15-Year-Old Girls Fentanyl Overdose

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Nathaniel Cabacungan, who barely showed his face during his first court appearance via video call on Friday, faces murder and felony drug charges for the death of a 15-year-old girl. Placer County district attorney said Cabacungan would be back in court next week to enter a plea to drug charges. Nathaniel Cabacungan, who barely showed his face during his first court appearance via video call on Friday, was charged with murder and felony drug charges …

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Woman Who Killed Family of 4 In Major Crash Sentenced To 32 Years In Prison

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Blacklick woman who killed family in crash sentenced to at least 32 years in prison -The Columbus Dispatch Laylah Bordeau, 26, of Blacklick, will serve between 32 and 36 years in prison for killing a family of four, the Sperls, in a car crash in March 2021. A pickup truck struck a Toyota RAV4 head-on on the I-71 near mile marker 125. Four people died at the scene, and the pickup driver suffered serious injuries. …

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Greg Abbott Authorizes State Law Enforcement and National Guard Troops To Deport Illegal Migrants

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Texas Governor Hoping To Put A Damper On The Flow Of Deadly Fentanyl Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Thursday that allows law enforcement to return illegal immigrants to the border. The order comes at a time of historic migrant encounters at the border. “Texas is stepping up to protect Americans and secure our southern border, as President Biden refuses to enforce the immigration laws enacted by Congress.” – Abbott said. Abbott said …

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