[dropcap]A[/dropcap] Juneau woman was sentenced in Federal court by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess to five years in prison for her part in a drug conspiracy carried out in Juneau in 2017. Her co-conspirator, 46-year-old Christian Peters was previously sentenced to 30 months after his conviction. 35-year-old Tiffany Spaulding of Juneau was sentenced to […]
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]entanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid implicated in nearly 29,000 overdose deaths in the United States last year, most likely spread because of heroin and prescription pill shortages, and also because it was cheaper for drug wholesalers than heroin, according to a report on illicit US drug markets by researchers at UC San Francisco. First […]
U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced the indictment of an Anchorage man on drug charges after a seizure of a massive amount of heroin the suspect received from a California sender. 53-year-old Don Deviet Frye Sr was indicted on charges of “attempted possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, and possession of a controlled substance […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Members of the Alaska National Guard Counterdrug Support Program joined multiple law enforcement agencies to promote a healthy and drug-free lifestyle to students in Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough during Red Ribbon Week 2018, Oct. 23-31. The United States Drug Enforcement Administration annual Red Ribbon Campaign is the nation’s largest […]