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US Cruise Passengers Busted With Opioid More Powerful Than Fentanyl: Bermuda Police US Cruise Passengers Busted With Opioid More Powerful Than Fentanyl: Bermuda Police
US Cruise Passengers Busted With Opioid More Powerful Than Fentanyl: Bermuda Police Four American cruise ship passengers were arrested in Bermuda after arriving with a stash of illegal drugs, authorities said. Carnival Cruise Lines security detained the travelers aboard the ship before docking, the Bermuda Police Service said on Tuesday, July 22. The group was arrested upon arrival and held in police custody to await charges. The passengers had a package containing carfentanil, a deadly opioid originally used to sedate elephants. "Even tiny amounts can be deadly," said Acting Detective Superintendent Derricka Burns. "This seizure may have prevented a p…

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by Chris Spiker
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Drug Addict Dad's Fentanyl Nearly Killed Toddler Son Seen In Harrowing Rescue Video: LI Jury Drug Addict Dad's Fentanyl Nearly Killed Toddler Son Seen In Harrowing Rescue Video: LI Jury
Drug Addict Dad's Fentanyl Nearly Killed Toddler Son Seen In Harrowing Rescue Video: LI Jury A Long Island father will spend years in prison after his infant son nearly died from fentanyl poisoning. James Carr, 35, of Lake Grove, was found guilty of assault and related charges by a Suffolk County jury on Thursday, Feb. 27, stemming from the harrowing near-fatal overdose of his 11-month-old son that was captured on video. Emergency crews responded to Carr’s Lake Grove home on Colmar Avenue on Jan. 13, 2024, after a 911 call reporting an unresponsive toddler. By the time medics arrived, the boy had turned blue, his eyes were rolled back in his head, and he was struggling to breathe,…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Amid Overdose Crisis, First Fentanyl Summit To Be Held On Long Island Amid Overdose Crisis, First Fentanyl Summit To Be Held On Long Island
Amid Overdose Crisis, First Fentanyl Summit To Be Held On Long Island It comes in powder and pill form, and just a tiny bit on the end of a pencil is enough to kill you. Local leaders on Long Island will continue sounding the alarm over America’s growing opioid epidemic at their first-ever fentanyl summit, hosted by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday, May 29. Members of the public, along with families who have lost someone to an opioid overdose, are invited to ask law enforcement panelists and members of the medical examiner’s office any questions they have about fentanyl. Earlier Report: Dealers Behind Fatal ODs Would Be Charg…

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by Michael Mashburn