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UNC Street Drug Analysis Lab anonymously tests substances

The lab partners with different programs throughout the community but has also gained national attention since Nabarun Dasgupta, a senior scientist at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center, ... read more

Naloxone-resistant street drug linked to 9 deaths in Eastern Canada seized in Alberta

A street drug containing fentanyl and a sedative called bromazolam — which is in the benzodiazepine family — linked to nine deaths in Eastern Canada is showing up in Alberta. read more

15 from two Baltimore drug trafficking organizations indicted in joint takedown

The investigations and takedowns were part of Baltimore's Group Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS), in partnership with the Attorney General's Organized Crime Unit and various law enforcement agencies ... read more

Alleged drug trafficker arrested after cocaine bricks washed up on Australian beaches

A drug trafficker, who is alleged to have participated in an international organized crime plotting to import 900kg of cocaine into Australia, has been arrested. read more

Muncie woman accused of trying to smuggle drugs into Delaware County jail

Tests determined the papers brought to the jail contained a "designer psychedelic drug" with the street name "gravel." ... read more

IMPD: 4 arrested, 20 guns seized during drug investigation on near north side

Four people were arrested and 20 guns were seized as part of a drug investigation on Indianapolis' near north side, IMPD announced Friday.IMPD said "possible drug activity" led officers to a location ... read more

Medical cannabis for sale under street names such as ‘Alien Dawg’

Families unable to get an NHS prescription are angry that medical cannabis is being sold to wealthy private patients as if it were a drug to be smoked ... read more

Federal indictment alleges drug-ring inside Youngstown private prison run by Cleveland street gang

A newly unsealed federal indictment from the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio claims a Cleveland street gang ran a drug ring inside Youngstown's private prison on the city's East ... read more

Baton Rouge rapper NBA YoungBoy arrested in Utah on drug, weapon counts, records show

NBA YoungBoy, the Baton Rouge rapper who has been living in Utah on house arrest while facing felony gun charges in his hometown, has been arrested again, this time for ... read more

Tijuana drug violence bleeds into San Diego County with recent cartel shootings

A high-ranking member of an Arellano Félix Organization remnant cell was gunned down near UTC. Then a man who Mexican authorities say is a reputed leader was shot in Chula Vista. read more

Police: Investigation leads to illegal drugs, firearm seizure in Kalamazoo

Church Street near Prouty Street and found a firearm, about one ounce of powder cocaine, crack cocaine, and fentanyl. Equipment to manufacture and sell drugs was ... whose name is not being ... read more