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The Troy Police Department arrested two men on multiple drug charges following a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 231.
A woman arrested in Escambia County, Fla., for cocaine possession and drug possession had a history of alleged drug activity in Baldwin County.
An illegal alien in St. Clair County was recently sentenced to 39 months in prison on multiple drug trafficking related charges, U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced on Monday.
In yet another in what has been a flurry of illegal alien arrests in recent months, law enforcement in Madison County has arrested a 31-year-old man and charged him with trafficking of fentanyl and second-degree marijuana possession.
The third and final defendant in a drug network case was sentenced this week.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is among 25 state attorneys general asking U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Pete Flores to close a loophole posing a threat to public safety.
A Serbian national was convicted of trafficking fentanyl and several other charges in Cherokee County.
The Etowah County Sheriff’s Office conducted the largest fentanyl seizure in the county’s history.
A new film on dangers of fentanyl has been produced by the City of Mobile.
A Montgomery man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for selling counterfeit pharmaceutical pills laced with fentanyl that led to the death of another local man.
The Jefferson County Coroner reported four drug fatalities over the weekend.
The Oversight Commission on Alabama Opioid Settlement Funds announced Tuesday its statewide investment plan for the $30 million from the state’s opioid settlement.
Listen to 1819 News Editor-at-Large Erica Thomas on "News & Views" with Joey Clark as they discuss a few of Erica's recent stories including Alabama AG Marshall's recent actions to hold accountable those responsible for the opioid crisis.
State Rep. Joe Lovvorn (R-Auburn) is using his background as a first responder to explain why a bill he is introducing is so important in the fight against the opioid crisis.
The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of two people in connection to a months-long drug investigation.
The Alabama House of Representatives will bring back up a bill passed last year that was left unenforceable after a technical error that led to the wrong version of the bill being signed into law.
Jefferson County Coroner Bill Yates, who has been concerned with drug overdoses for years, confirmed there were five suspected overdose deaths over the weekend.
Jefferson County Coroner Bill Yates said drug deaths continue to climb year over year despite numerous efforts to curb the opioid crisis.
A bill passed last session to allow prosecutors to charge fentanyl distributors with felony manslaughter in connection to overdose deaths won’t be brought up in an upcoming special session, according to the bill’s sponsor.
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) announced Tuesday that a corrections officer resigned after being arrested on three criminal charges.
The Decatur Police Department is informing the public about how bond amounts work after several citizens came forward with concerns.
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs and therefore increase federal penalties for fentanyl dealers and users.
Carfentanil, also called Wildnil, has been identified in Walker County. The synthetic opioid is nothing new but hasn’t been a top concern for law enforcement until now.
The Drug Enforcement Administration declared May 9 National Fentanyl Awareness Day. The purpose is to spread awareness about the deadly drug and to remember those who have been impacted by its deadly consequences.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has confirmed 488 deaths in 2022 were drug overdose fatalities.
House Bill 1 by State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne), which adds trafficking fentanyl to the list of substances subject to mandatory minimum sentences in Alabama, has passed the Alabama Senate and will go to Gov. Kay Ivey who plans to speedily sign it.
I’m certain that many of you have heard about the drug fentanyl in the news these last few years, the powerful opioid similar to morphine or oxycodone but 100 times more powerful than both of those drugs and much more addictive and deadly.