Tag: Drugs
Wilmington man pleads guilty to selling cocaine
A Wilmington man is headed to prison after he sold drugs to informants working with police.
Wilmington man who supplied cocaine to gang members sentenced
A Wilmington man who sold cocaine to gangs is going to prison for 6 and a half years after pleading guilty to multiple drug charges.
DRUG ROUNDUP: Sheriff’s office sweeps Brunswick streets
Getting drugs off the streets was the goal of a drug roundup Wednesday in Brunswick County.
Police: Multi-year investigation disrupts drug pipeline to Wilmington
Law enforcement are wrapping up one of the largest-ever trafficking cases involving those drugs in New Hanover, Brunswick, Bladen, Duplin and Sampson counties.
Narcan available in Las Vegas vending machines
Narcan can now be obtained in vending machines in the Las Vegas.
Maker of OxyContin agrees to $270M settlement in Oklahoma
The maker of OxyContin and the company's controlling family agreed Tuesday to pay a groundbreaking $270 million to Oklahoma to settle allegations they helped create the nation's deadly opioid crisis with their aggressive marketing of the powerful painkiller.
Police: Enterprise employee spiked coworker’s water with LSD
Authorities in Arnold, Missouri say a 19-year-old Enterprise employee dosed his coworkers with LSD.
Insta-gram: Teen accused of using platform to advertise weed
A North Carolina teen who went by "itslilhotgirl" on Instagram is accused of using the social media platform to sell marijuana.
Clinic accused of ‘liberally’ prescribing unneeded opioids
A pain management clinic with facilities in Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina is accused of "liberally" prescribing unnecessary opioid painkillers.