Fake business housed industrial-scale meth, fentanyl lab, Mexican officials say
Soldiers and police in Mexico have seized an industrial-scale meth and fentanyl lab that was so big it startled investigators.
US officials: OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to plead guilty to 3 criminal charges
Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges, the DOJ said.
'Darknet' opioid takedown nabs 179 suspects worldwide and $6.5M seized, DOJ announces
Authorities announced the largest international opioid takedown targeting drug traffickers through the darknet, which resulted in 179 arrests.
Police: Operation “No Mas” leads to 28 arrests, disrupts large scale drug dealing operation
Delaware State Police announced a massive drug bust that resulted from a two-year-long investigation.
DA: Philadelphia man charged with selling fentanyl-laced oxycodone pills
A Philadelphia man has been charged with multiple felonies after prosecutors say he sold fentanyl-disguised oxycodone pills in areas around Montgomery County.
Memorial unveiled in Blackwood, NJ on International Overdose Awareness Day
A memorial was unveiled Monday in Blackwood, New Jersey, to remember overdose victims on International Overdose Awareness Day.
Pennsylvania drug treatment firm co-founder sentenced for fraud scheme
Jason Gerner, 46, of Shamong, will also forfeit $444,983 and must serve three years of probation once he's freed from prison under the sentence imposed Monday.
Pa. drug-related overdose deaths drops slightly in 2019, report shows
Pennsylvania reports a slight decrease in the number of drug-related overdose deaths in 2019, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday.
Addiction battle unabated in Kensington during virus lockdown
Your neighborhood has probably changed a bit amid the pandemic. But there's one place that looks the exact same, and that's Kensington. As our Hank Flynn found out, people there are fighting a different battle – addiction.
Prosecutors: 4 charged in massive pill mill bust
A massive pill mill was busted and two doctors have been charged, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Bill requiring community approval for supervised injection sites advances to full council vote
Philadelphia City Councilman David Oh introduced a bill that would require the city to hold public hearings to obtain approval from communities before opening safe injection sites.
Black Balloon Day brings awareness to overdose deaths
Black Balloon Day is a national and international event bringing awareness to overdose deaths.
3 inmates in Philadelphia die of fentanyl overdose; jail investigating
Jail officials in Philadelphia are investigating the fentanyl overdoses of four inmates last week, three of whom died.
Local lawmakers introduce bill prohibiting safe injection sites without public input
Senators Anthony Williams and Tina Tartaglione will introduce Senate Bill 933, which would prohibit supervised injection sites unless they are authorized by local governments.
Thousands shut down parts of Broad Street in South Philadelphia, rallying against a supervised injection site
A "Stop the Injections" rally is set to take place Sunday outside Constitution Health Plaza as plans for a supervised injection site in South Philadelphia remain on hold.
2 men arrested in Bensalem drug bust; 5K bags of heroin seized
Winston Frias-Moya, 31, and Adalberto Villalona, 43, were arrested following a large drug bust in Bensalem, Bucks County.
Police: Pa. mother wearing Cookie Monster costume overdoses at babysitter’s home
Police say a mother wearing a Cookie Monster costume overdosed on heroin while sitting in her running car, shortly after she had dropped off her 9-year-old son at a babysitter’s home.
Constitution Health Plaza cancels plans for safe injection site at South Philadelphia medical facility
A spokesperson says Constitution Health Plaza has canceled plans to locate a supervised injection site at a South Philadelphia medical facility.
U.S. Attorney files notice of appeal in Philadelphia safe injection site ruling
The U.S. Attorney was critical of the press conference held by Safehouse Wednesday morning that featured “understandably angry South Philadelphia residents.”
Councilman introduces bill that would require safe injection sites to obtain community approval
Councilman Oh’s resolution condemns what he calls a “lack of transparency and community participation in the rollout of a proposed injection site in South Philadelphia.”