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Two Columbus police officers are now behind bars for their alleged involvement in a drug-trafficking scheme. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of Ohio, narcotics officers John J. Kotchkoski, 33, and Marco Merino, 44 have been accused of helping sale and distribute 7.5 kilograms of fentanyl. Federal investigators say Merino had tried to recruit […]
Researchers have found that local wildlife was impacted by public urination that contained traces of drugs at the 2019 Glastonbury Festival. BBC reports dangerously high levels of cocaine and MDMA were found in the Whitelake River, which runs adjacent to the festival’s Somerset, United Kingdom location. According to researchers, the finding could hinder conservation efforts of rare European eels that are located […]
Two women are facing charges after they were arrested for allegedly drugging and robbing a tourist in Miami Beach. NBC Miami reports Elizabeth Labbe, 19, and Kimberly Ann Lebron-Martinez, 20 are facing charges of robbery, grand theft, fraudulent use of identification, and unlawful possession of a stolen credit card. The incident happened early Friday morning, when the two women approached […]
The Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma, which has more than 390,000 citizens, has agreed on a $75 million settlement with the country’s three largest drug distributors, a groundbreaking deal that’s the first of its kind to ever be made with a tribal government. As reported by NPR, the deal was made with AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson. “This settlement […]
A California man and woman have been charged after police discovered over 46 pounds of a powerful synthetic opioid called carfentanil in their home. Andres Jesus Morales, 30, and Christine Ponce, 27, have been hit with four felony counts each of possession of a controlled substance for sale, USA Today reports. That amount of carfentanil is extremely […]
Even though people called him out the first time, 50 Cent wasn’t finished posting about Michael K. Williams. After already mentioning the late actor’s recent death while promoting his business endeavors on Instagram earlier this month, 50 returned to the app on Friday after Williams’ cause of death was revealed. New York City’s Chief Medical Examiner determined the 54-year-old actor died […]
Michael K. Williams’ cause of death was determined to be a fatal drug overdose. According to New York City’s Chief Medical Examiner, the actor’s manner of death was acute intoxication due to a lethal combination of fentanyl, p-fluorofentanyl, heroin and cocaine, per TMZ. The 54-year-old’s death was ruled an accident. Source link قالب وردپرس
We now have more details about Colt Brennan’s untimely death. According to TMZ, health officials concluded the former NFL quarterback died of an accidental overdose back in May, when he consumed a lethal concoction of powerful stimulants and opioids. A toxicology screening and autopsy report revealed Brennan had methamphetamine, amphetamine, ethanol, and fentanyl in his system on the […]
Twitter users are dismissing a report that links marijuana consumption to a rise in uncontrollable vomiting. According to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, Colorado health facilities began experiencing a drastic surge in vomiting-related illnesses in 2013, shortly after the state legalized recreational marijuana. The study—authored by Dr. Sam Wang, a professor of pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Colorado—found […]
Comedian Fuquan Johnson died Saturday after overdosing at a party in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, TMZ reports. Two other victims, who have not been officially identified, were also pronounced dead at the scene. Meanwhile, fellow comedian Kate Quigley, who TMZ says lives next door to where the gathering took place and recently dated Darius […]
