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22-Year-Old Sold Fentanyl To Area Man Who Died From Overdose, Police Say 22-Year-Old Sold Fentanyl To Area Man Who Died From Overdose, Police Say
22-Year-Old Sold Fentanyl To Area Man Who Died From Overdose, Police Say Six months after a 26-year-old man from the region died from a drug overdose, the dealer who allegedly sold him the drugs is facing charges. Schenectady resident Reuben Sangster, age 22, was arrested Wednesday, May 17, on suspicion of criminally negligent homicide, according to Watervliet Police. Investigators said Sangster sold fentanyl to the victim not long before the man was found dead from an overdose in the bedroom of a Watervliet home on Nov. 8, 2022. Fentanyl is a powerful, synthetic opioid that is 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine and has contributed to a spike in overdose d…

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Alleged Heroin Dealers Caught At Ulster County Home, Police Say Alleged Heroin Dealers Caught At Ulster County Home, Police Say
Alleged Heroin Dealers Caught At Ulster County Home, Police Say An Ulster County couple was arrested after investigators learned they were selling heroin from their home, police said.  Members of the Kingston Police Department's Special Investigations Unit conducted a search warrant at the Stephan Street home of 48-year-old Melvin K. Howell and 41-year-old Karla R. Bell at approximately 7 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9. Both parties were arrested at the scene, and police said they uncovered evidence of their drug dealing.  Howell was sent to Ulster County Jail without bail, and charged with Two felony counts of third-degree criminal sale of a cont…

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by Christina Coulter