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Overdose
Police & Fire
‘Weapon Of Terror’: Virginia Dealer Learns His Prison Fate After Fatal Overdose
A Fredericksburg man will spend decades in prison after a fatal overdose investigation led to the seizure of dangerous drugs in Stafford County. Patrick Small, 45, was sentenced to 40 years in prison — with 20 years to serve — after pleading guilty again to multiple counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Late last year, members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office responded to a suspected overdose death in North Stafford, according to the sheriff's office. Detectives with the Special Investigations Unit joined the case, which soon prompted an operat…
Schools
Fairfax Student Dies In Fatal Overdose, Superintendent Urges Parents To Talk To Kids
A Fairfax County family is grieving after a student suffered a fatal overdose in the West Springfield community, school officials confirmed. Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid said she shared the tragic news at the request of the student’s family, who hope that speaking out will prevent other families from experiencing the same heartbreak. “So often, families are caught unaware,” Reid said in a letter to parents. “So many families think it does not affect them, until it does. Please be vigilant.” The overdose happened outside of school, officials said. Reid urg…
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Deaths Linked To Poppy Seeds, FDA Under Fire Over Hidden Danger In Your Pantry
Poppy seeds — a staple on bagels and in pastries — are at the center of a stunning public health scare that has already cost lives, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed on Tuesday, April 8. The FDA has extended the public comment period for its Request for Information about poppy seed contamination after reports of adverse events, including respiratory arrest and death, were linked to the presence of opiate alkaloids — toxic substances naturally found in the poppy plant but not supposed to contaminate seeds FDA RFI Extension. The danger is not theoretical: at least 19 death…
Obituaries
Cause of Death Revealed For 3 American Tourists Found Dead In Belize Resort: Report
Authorities in Belize have determined the cause of death for three Massachusetts women who were found dead inside a luxury hotel earlier this month. An autopsy revealed blood in the women's lungs, CBS Boston reported. Police are still investigating what led up to their deaths. The next step is a toxicology report and testing of tissue samples, which could take up to a month for results. Wafae El Arar, Imane Mallah, and Kaoutar Naqqad — all from Revere and in their mid-20s — had flown to what was supposed to be a vacation paradise to celebrate Wafae’s 26th birthday but were found dead on Sat…
Obituaries
Community Rallies For 3 Young Mass Women Found Dead In Belize; Families Question Official Story
Hundreds of people turned out for a memorial service for three Massachusetts women who were found dead in a beachfront resort over the weekend in the Central American nation of Belize. The women — Wafae El Arar, Imane Mallah, and Kaoutar Naqqad — are all from Revere, in their mid-20s, and of Moroccan descent. They had flown to what was supposed to be a vacation paradise to celebrate Wafae’s 26th birthday but were found dead on Saturday, Feb. 22, according to Boston 25. As news spread of their deaths, Revere, the Moroccan community, and strangers from around the globe offered words of sympat…
Police & Fire
Virginia Deputies Bust Suspected Dealer After Fatal Overdose: Dangerous Drugs Seized: Sheriff
A Fredericksburg man is behind bars after a fatal overdose investigation led to the seizure of dangerous drugs in Stafford County. On Sunday, Dec. 15, Stafford County deputies responded to a suspected overdose death in North Stafford, according to the sheriff’s office. Detectives with the Special Investigations Unit joined the case, which soon prompted an operation involving the county SWAT Team. On Wednesday, investigators conducted a traffic stop near Warrenton Road and South Gateway Drive, where detectives seized heroin, 90 fentanyl pills, and xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer o…
Schools
First-Grade Teacher Accused Of Selling Fatal Fentanyl Dose To DC Man, Selling At School: Feds
A teacher in Maryland who allegedly left her classroom to sell drugs to people on school property is facing charges for distributing a fatal dose of fentanyl, according to federal authorities. Sarah Katherine Magid, 34, has been charged with distributing fentanyl that resulted in serious bodily injury and the death of a victim, according to a criminal complaint that was unsealed this week in District Court. Magid, a first-grade teacher at a Montgomery County school was arrested in August following a search and seizure warrant by the DEA and local police at her Burtonsville home fo…
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Fentanyl Dealer Who Kept Selling After Fatal OD In Virginia Gets Prison Time: Feds
The man who sold the fentanyl pills through Instagram that led to a fatal overdose in Virginia - and then continued selling - has been sentenced to a decade in prison, federal authorities announced. Shan Mehmood, 21, was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl and carrying a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime, officials said. According to court documents, between May 2020 and April 2023, Mehmood was known to regularly acquire and sell fentanyl, and in March 2023, a purchaser reached out to him on social media about buying four pills. Mehmood met the p…
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