K2 poisonings are on the rise
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals K2 poisonings are on the rise. On Wednesday, CNN reported 33 people suspected of K2 use collapsed on the streets of …
Synthetic drug problem on Middle Peninsula
Synthetic drugs have become a problem on the Middle Peninsula in recent years and professionals who deal with substance abusers and addicts have sought to learn more about them and …
School sponsors synthetic drug seminar
Gloucester County Public Schools will present “Synthetic Drugs—What Families and the Community Need to Know” beginning at 7 p.m. next Thursday, Jan. 31, at the T.C. Walker Education Center. The …
Gloucester shop owners sentenced
The owners of a local store that sold synthetic marijuana and amphetamines were each sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and were …
Gloucester man sentenced in federal court
Ryan Fernandes, 30, of Gloucester was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Newport News to 204 months in prison and three years of supervised release, according to Dana J. Boente, …
Hayes Tobacco Stores Raided for Alleged Sale of Spice & Bath Salts
Gloucester Sheriff’s Office deputies and other law enforcement officers today executed three federal search warrants and took seven Gloucester residents into custody in connection with the alleged sale of synthetic …
Arrests in narcotics raid in Gloucester
An investigation by the Tri-Rivers Drug Task Force into the alleged local sale of synthetic narcotics such as “spice” and “bath salts” led to the execution of two search warrants …
New synthetic drug causes hospitalizations
Michigan parents and state officials are taking action to protect teenagers from the synthetic cannabinoid. The hospitalization of more than two-dozen high school students after taking the new synthetic drug …