BUFFALO, N.Y. – One of the many negative consequences when fetuses are exposed to alcohol in the womb is an increased risk for drug addiction later in life. Neuroscientists in the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions are discovering why. Through a research grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska —Alaska National Guardsmen from the Counterdrug Support Program traveled to Galena, Alaska, May 31, to disseminate Narcan kits and other drug and alcohol education and prevention materials to local residents. The AKNG CDSP partnered with the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Division of Public Health under Project Hope to […]
The U.S. Justice Department revealed on Monday that Anchorage man, 42-year-old Alfa Souvandara was sentenced for Conspiracy to Import Methamphetamine following his February 16th Guilty plea. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonas Walker reported that the sentencing was in connection with a September 2015 importation of 352,000 doses of meth sent by Souvandara’s co-conspirator in California. It […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two male Canadian nationals are in custody facing federal drug charges Thursday after an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed the pair allegedly attempted to transport nearly 300 pounds of suspected cocaine in a Canada-bound Piper Navajo twin-engine aircraft. Sylvain […]