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A Wise County man found to be in possession of over 40 grams of fentanyl and a pair of firearms at the scene of a single-vehicle accident was sentenced in federal court to 195 months in federal prison.
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A Marion man who ordered hundreds of fentanyl-laced pills through Snapchat from a supplier in California was sentenced this week to 42 months in federal prison.
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A federal judge sentenced a Norfolk man to 45 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to manufacture and distribute fentanyl, acetyl-fentanyl, and heroin in the Hampton Roads region.
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A Smyth County man, who ordered approximately 30,000 fentanyl pills from California and sold them in Southwest Virginia, pleaded guilty this week in U.S. District Court.
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According to a Pew study released earlier this year, more Americans died from overdose in 2020 than any previous year on record — and some figures indicate that 2021’s death toll may be higher.
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According to a Pew study released last month, more Americans died from overdose in 2020 than any previous year on record — and early figures indicate that 2021’s death toll may be higher.
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Our region of Virginia has known firsthand the devastation of the opioid crisis. In recent years, a new threat has driven up fatal drug overdoses: fentanyl and its analogues.
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A Norfolk man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl and heroin, and to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
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Kendall Demarko Wysinger, a Martinsburg, W.Va., man who used heroin as a means to control numerous women he trafficked as part of a commercial prostitution ring, was sentenced today to life in prison.
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Attorney General Mark Herring filed suit this week against opioid manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals, USA, Inc. and its predecessor, Cephalon, Inc.
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