The Gang Unit of the Massachusetts State Police located and seized 734 grams of suspected fentanyl on Wednesday evening. During the raid, 28-year-old Manuel Estheulis-Almonte was taken into custody, according to police. Prior to the raid, state police observed Estheulis-Almonte accepting money in exchange for fentanyl, police said. When police located Estheulis-Almonte, he attempted to run away. Estheulis-Almonte had no…

A Minnesota medical board has disciplined a doctor who treated Prince for prescribing pain medication for the pop megastar in another person’s name.

A man at Bridgewater State Hospital has been charged with manslaughter after he allegedly supplied a fellow patient with fentanyl and cocaine that led to the patient’s death. Brockton resident Kevin Malette, 35, was also indicted on several drug charges by Plymouth County Grand Jury late Friday. The victim, Jeffrey Link of Fall River, suffered an apparent overdose early on…

Police said they found multiple medicine bottles around the family’s Bensalem apartment including one in the baby’s swing.

New efforts at Massachusetts hospitals are helping babies born to opioid-addicted mothers thrive — despite suffering from withdrawal.

A four-month investigation into a drug ring that operated between Massachusetts and Rhode Island was busted last week when 16 people were arrested with nearly a kilogram of fentanyl along with other drugs, cash and a gun, prosecutors said Monday. About 850 grams of fentanyl, 56 grams of cocaine, steroids and prescription pills were seized in a series of raids…

Gardner police arrested a man on drug trafficking charges Saturday night, according to a news release. Thomas M. LaFrance, 28, of Webster, faces nine different charges after a run-in with officers. He’s charged with possessing 60 grams of Fentanyl. The incident started when an officer tried to pull him over for driving a 2013 Chevrolet Impala with a suspended registration,…

Four men are facing charges following the seizure of $60,000 worth of fentanyl at a shopping plaza in Revere, Massachusetts, according to state police. The arrests were made Tuesday at the Northgate Plaza shopping center on Squire Road, police said. Through a joint investigation by state and local police and Homeland security, authorities said arrangements were made for a purchase...

Police in New Hampshire and Vermont have arrested at least 25 people in connection with the distribution of various drugs, such as fentanyl, methamphetamine and bath salts.

The father of a 1-year-old whose October 2018 death was linked to fentanyl exposure is in jail on a charge of child endangerment. Police say 31-year-old Shane Smith, of Winterport, turned himself in Thursday night. He faces the same charge as the child’s mother. The medical examiner’s office says their daughter died from acute fentanyl intoxication.

Federal authorities say a weekslong investigation into drug trafficking in Massachusetts has led to about 50 arrests and the seizure of large amounts of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine. U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Andrew Lelling said in a statement Monday the 10-week operation code named Devil’s Highway was a coordinated effort by federal, state, and local partners to focus on drug...

Nearly a year after the death of her 1-year-old daughter, a Maine woman has been arrested on charges of endangering her child after authorities determined the toddler died of a fentanyl overdose. Bangor resident Kimberly Nelligan, 33, was arrested Tuesday in connection to the Oct. 19, 2018 death of her daughter, according to News Center Maine.

Authorities in Manchester, New Hampshire seized a battle ax and other weapons in addition to several types of illegal drugs in a major bust last week. Robert Audette, 29, and Quinn Pollock, 24, were arrested Friday during a raid at an apartment on the outskirts of the city, police said. The pair is accused of selling crystal meth and heroin...

The latest drug overdose statistics in New Hampshire show a sharp increase in the number of deaths caused by mixing fentanyl with other drugs.

A Rhode Island man is getting five years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking fentanyl in Connecticut.

A Rhode Island man is getting five years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking fentanyl in Connecticut.

A New York man is facing drug trafficking charges after authorities seized more than 3 kilograms of fentanyl from a truck he was driving in the parking lot of a Market Basket in Woburn, Massachusetts. Truck driver Kelvin Jimenez, 28, of the Bronx, New York, was taken into custody Thursday by Woburn detectives and members of the Southern Middlesex Regional...

A Massachusetts police officer was hospitalized Wednesday after a prisoner allegedly ripped open a bag of fentanyl and exposed the official to the substance. The incident happened when Methuen resident Kyle Dennis, 28, was being booked following his arrest on three outstanding warrants, according to authorities. Dennis, who is known to police, was arrested shortly after 4 p.m. when an...

A Methuen, Massachusetts officer was hospitalized after he was exposed to fentanyl.

Massachusetts State Police say they have arrested three people and seized three kilograms of the powerful opioid fentanyl. The suspects, all residents of Boston, are scheduled to be arraigned Monday on drug charges following their arrests Friday. The investigation has been ongoing for several months and included several undercover purchases of drugs.