An operation designed to locate illegal narcotics being transported through Starke County has landed a handful of individuals court dates.
Last Thursday, officers with the Starke County Sheriff’s Office conducted a four-hour saturation patrol on US 30. They employed the help of K9 Terror in the effort.
Starke County Emergency responders are now better equipped to deliver treatment to possible overdose victims.
According to Starke County Sheriff Bill Dulin, deputies, EMT’s, and firefighters attended training earlier this month to administer Naloxone. The product is considered to be a fast-acting measure to help reverse the affects of drug overdose.
Narcotics officers in LaPorte County concluded an investigation into heroin dealing in the local area.
Five individuals, all of which were arrested on drug related counts, brought to an end an extended multi-month investigation. According to information released by the LaPorte County Metro Operations Unit and Narcotics Task Force, the investigation closed out 19 active illicit drug cases.
U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly is urging additional support to combat what he says is a nationwide opioid and heroin epidemic.
Indiana’s Democratic Senator wrote a letter to the Senate’s Appropriations Committee, and several subcommittees with the goal of combating the problem in the 2016 fiscal year budget.
An HIV outbreak in downstate Indiana has state health officials responding.
According to the Indiana State Department of Health, there have been 26 confirmed cases of the disease since mid-December. That same report says those cases find common ground in prescription drug and injection abuse.
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Culver Police identified a suspect that led to an arrest after a routine traffic stop led to the discovery of a few items believed to be associated with the manufacture of methamphetamine.
The incident happened the evening February 17th on State Road 10 near the Family Dollar store in Culver. Officers say they viewed the vehicle, driven by 27-year-old Lance Walter, to be speeding. A traffic stop was initiated where Walter was subsequently asked to exit the vehicle.
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A new report says that while seizures of meth labs are up in Indiana, the number of labs is also up in the state.
The publication from Purdue Extension says Indiana saw nearly 1,800 meth lab seizures in 2013, the highest of any state in the country. Data supplied in the report describes the trends in illegal drug use in rural areas and proposes a few solutions to the problem.
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Officials from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan are handling criminal cases involving suspects in connection with their employment at Kentwood Pharmacy. Kentwood Pharmacy operated retail pharmacies in Grand Rapids and other places in Michigan and they serviced nursing homes, adult foster care homes, and other long-term care facilities throughout Michigan and Northern Indiana.
