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Maryland Mom's Killer Confesses To Selling Her Deadly Heroin/Fentanyl Elixir: Report Maryland Mom's Killer Confesses To Selling Her Deadly Heroin/Fentanyl Elixir: Report
Maryland Mom's Killer Confesses To Selling Her Deadly Heroin/Fentanyl Elixir: Report A 38-year-old man admitted to selling the mixture of fentanyl and heroin that killed a Maryland mother of three in August 2020, NBC Washington reports. The 34-year-old victim exchanged text messages with Enitan Agbi as she drove to a Gaithersburg motel to buy drugs from him, court documents show. Agbi told her to relax, and she replied, “I can’t," the outlet said. The victim's mom tells NBC Washington that her daughter was sober for a year before Agbi sold her the fatal drugs. Sentencing was scheduled for September. Click here to read the full story from NBC4 Washington.&nb…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Fentanyl-Laced 'Perc30' Kills 2 Virginia Teens, Authorities Say Fentanyl-Laced 'Perc30' Kills 2 Virginia Teens, Authorities Say
Fentanyl-Laced 'Perc30' Kills 2 Virginia Teens, Authorities Say Two Virginia teens died within days of each other after apparently ingesting counterfeit Percocet laced with fentanyl, authorities said. A 15-year-old died in Woodbridge on Sunday, April 24, and on April 26, a 14-year-old in Dale City, PWC police said. Police say the deaths are believed to be connected to the same drug, pending toxicology reports. The bogus prescription pain relievers known as "Perc30" in both recent incidents were tested and confirmed as being laced with fentanyl. "The Police Department recognizes our youth population as most susceptible to peer influence and pressu…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Maryland Teen Who OD'd On Fentanyl Was 'In A Good Place' Maryland Teen Who OD'd On Fentanyl Was 'In A Good Place'
Maryland Teen Who OD'd On Fentanyl Was 'In A Good Place' Marc Hausman said his son Landen had just come back from an amazing holiday weekend that included a ski trip with a friend and his family. He even successfully navigated a black diamond slope for the first time. Hausman said his son was "more than fine" after getting help with his long battle with anxiety and depression. However, things took an unfortunate turn one fateful night earlier this year.  Landen overdosed after taking counterfeit Percocet pills laced with Fentanyl on Jan. 17. The person who sold him the pills, 23-year-old Mikiyas Kefyalew, of Piney Branch, was arrested and charge…

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by David Cifarelli
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Montgomery County Man Charged In Connection With Fatal Overdose Of 16-Year-Old: Police Montgomery County Man Charged In Connection With Fatal Overdose Of 16-Year-Old: Police
Montgomery County Man Charged In Connection With Fatal Overdose Of 16-Year-Old: Police A 23-year-old man from Montgomery County has been charged with the fatal overdose of a 16-year-old from Bethesda, authorities said. Mikiyas Kefyalew, of Piney Branch, was charged for allegedly selling counterfeit Percocet pills to the victim on Jan. 17, Montgomery County Police said.  An official cause of death determined the victim died from Fentanyl intoxication. Traces of Fentanyl were found in the pills the victim took, police said. Investigators were able to identify Kefyalew as the person who sold the victim the pills and he was arrested and charged on Thursday, April 14, p…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
83 Pounds Of Meth, 200 Bags Of Fentanyl, 25 Guns Seized In PA Crackdown: DA 83 Pounds Of Meth, 200 Bags Of Fentanyl, 25 Guns Seized In PA Crackdown: DA
83 Pounds Of Meth, 200 Bags Of Fentanyl, 25 Guns Seized In PA Crackdown: DA A year-long investigation led to five arrests and the seizure of several pounds of drugs, firearms, drug money, and more, authorities in Pennsylvania announced. The probe targeted a drug distribution ring that stretched from California to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and West Virginia, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said Tuesday, April 5. The accused leaders of the drug ring were identified as Tyrone Baker, 29, of East Lansdowne, Shakeem Johnson, 27, of Philadelphia, Joshua Quiles, 31, of King of Prussia, Jhamir Winans, 21, of Exton, and Ricky Evans, 28, of Los …

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by Nicole Acosta
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West Point Cadets ID'd As Six Spring Breakers Who Overdosed, Report Says West Point Cadets ID'd As Six Spring Breakers Who Overdosed, Report Says
West Point Cadets ID'd As Six Spring Breakers Who Overdosed, Report Says Six cadets from the US Military Academy at West Point have been identified as the college students on spring break in Florida who overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine, according to a new report. Two of the Cadets are in critical condition, NBC Miami reported late Friday afternoon, March 11. The spring breakers were found inside a vacation rental home in Florida after using cocaine that was laced with fentanyl, leaving one in critical condition in Fort Lauderdale, authorities said.   One of the six has been treated and released from the hospital, the report said. The Cadets ar…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Heroin/Fentanyl Seized In Anne Arundel Traffic Stop Heroin/Fentanyl Seized In Anne Arundel Traffic Stop
Heroin/Fentanyl Seized In Anne Arundel Traffic Stop A Maryland motorist was found with drugs during a traffic stop in Anne Arundel County, authorities said. Patrick H. Nutter, 35, was stopped on West Street near Jennifer Road in Annapolis around 8:25 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 7, Anne Arundel County police said. A search of Nutter's car turned up 19 capsules of approximately 6.82 grams of suspected heroin/fentanyl and 25 Suboxone strips, according to police. Nutter, of Lexington Park, was arrested and charged.

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by Nicole Acosta
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TRAGIC TOP 10: Fentanyl Deaths In NY, NJ, PA, MD Among Highest In Nation, Study Finds TRAGIC TOP 10: Fentanyl Deaths In NY, NJ, PA, MD Among Highest In Nation, Study Finds
Tragic TOP 10: Fentanyl Deaths In NY, NJ, PA, MD Among Highest In Nation, Study Finds New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland were among the 10 states with the most fentanyl deaths last year, a recent study found. All four were also among the states with the most deaths caused by the synthetic opioid since 2015, the non-profit Families Against Fentanyl found. The results led a former chief medical officer of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy to urge Washington to "attack fentanyl overdoses with the same vigor and approaches as we do the coronavirus." Bipartisan leaders including former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and former CIA Directo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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4 Men Arrested For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Actor Michael K. Williams 4 Men Arrested For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Actor Michael K. Williams
4 Men Arrested For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Actor Michael K. Williams Four men have been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams, according to a release by the US Department of Justice. All four men were taken into custody on Tuesday– including one defendant who was arrested in Puerto Rico, according to the news release. Williams, 54, died of acute drug intoxication Sept. 6, according to the New York City medical examiner's office. The office previously ruled the death accidental and no foul play was suspected according to statements by law enforcement in the days and weeks following his death. Three o…

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by Jillian Pikora