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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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Nearly $20 Mil Of Illegal Drugs Seized In Second Quarter Of 2021, PA State Say Nearly $20 Mil Of Illegal Drugs Seized In Second Quarter Of 2021, PA State Say
Nearly $20 Mil Of Illegal Drugs Seized In Second Quarter Of 2021, PA State Say Over $19.6 million worth of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamines, and other illicit drugs in the second quarter of 2021, according to Pennsylvania State police. From April 1 through June 30, PSP seized 306 pounds of fentanyl and more than 285 pounds of cocaine, both with a combined street value of $11.1 million. Troopers also seized 167 pounds of methamphetamines and 22 pounds of heroin from Pennsylvania communities. Second Quarter drug seizure totals are as follows: Cocaine; 281.13 lbs. $6,184,860 Crack Cocaine;    4.08 lbs. $65,280 Heroin; 22.18 lbs. $754,120…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Police: Man Found Dead In Car Outside His Penn Township Home Police: Man Found Dead In Car Outside His Penn Township Home
Police: Man Found Dead In Car Outside His Penn Township Home A 49-year-old man was found dead in a car on Sunday morning, according to North Lancaster County Regional police. Lyle Scott Doyle's body was discovered on the 100 block of Cedar Street in Penn Township Lancaster County, where he lives, authorities said. Doyle’s relatives in Arizona and have been notified of the death. Hours prior to his death, Doyle and a woman attended multiple house parties in Manheim Borough while taking illicit drugs, say police. The woman told police they were picked up by a friend around 11 p.m. and driven to the man’s home 100 block of Penn Valley Village Road, P…

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by Jillian Pikora