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'Rainbow Fentanyl' Made To Look Like Candy Being Sold To Children, DEA Warns 'Rainbow Fentanyl' Made To Look Like Candy Being Sold To Children, DEA Warns
'Rainbow Fentanyl' Made To Look Like Candy Being Sold To Children, DEA Warns Brightly-colored fentanyl made to look like candy is being sold to children and young people, the Drug Enforcement Administration warns.  The DEA and our law enforcement partners seized some of the brightly-colored fentanyl in 18 states in the month of August 2022.  “Rainbow fentanyl—fentanyl pills and powder that come in a variety of bright colors, shapes, and sizes—is a deliberate effort by drug traffickers to drive addiction amongst kids and young adults,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram.   “The men and women of the DEA are relentlessly working to stop the trafficking of rainbow fe…

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by Jillian Pikora
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DelCo Man Crashes Into Police Car During Drug Bust, DA Says DelCo Man Crashes Into Police Car During Drug Bust, DA Says
DelCo Man Crashes Into Police Car During Drug Bust, DA Says A Delaware County man previously out on bail was charged with additional offenses after authorities discovered drugs in a bust last week, also during which he struck a police car, authorities said. Jamar Robinson, 35, of Chester, was arrested and charged with the manufacture, possession, and delivery of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. Robinson was out on bail awaiting a trial on previous unrelated charges when investigators served a search warrant on his vehicle near MacDade Boulevard and Bullens Lane in Rid…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Ex-Montco Deputy Sheriff Sentenced For Role In International Drug Trafficking Ring Ex-Montco Deputy Sheriff Sentenced For Role In International Drug Trafficking Ring
Ex-Montco Deputy Sheriff Sentenced For Role In International Drug Trafficking Ring A former Montgomery County deputy sheriff was sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison for his involvement in a global drug trafficking ring, authorities said. In October 2018, David Landis, 44, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import controlled substances, possession, and distributing drugs that resulted in "serious bodily injury," throughout Montgomery County and beyond, according to the U.S Department of Justice. From 2004 to 2014, Landis worked as a deputy sheriff in East Norriton Township, PhillyVoice reports. From early 2016 until about March 2017, Landis "cons…

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by Nicole Acosta