Kodiak man sentenced to 20 years for role in 2022 fatal fentanyl overdose

Kodiak man sentenced to 20 years for role in 2022 fatal fentanyl overdose

  The defendant is one of over 60 charged in large-scale drug trafficking ring targeting Alaska. ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Kodiak man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute deadly drugs that resulted in a fatal overdose in August 2022. While on pretrial release for state […]

Anchorage man sentenced to 14 years for drug trafficking, firearms crimes

Anchorage man sentenced to 14 years for drug trafficking, firearms crimes

  One charge related to October 2023 shooting of an Anchorage police officer. ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage man was sentenced last week to 14 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl and for possessing a firearm as a felon. According to court documents, prior to the charged conduct, Christopher Nickalaskey, 34, had one […]

Wasilla man receives 30-year sentence for distribution of carfentanil, resulting in one fatal and one non-fatal overdose

Wasilla man receives 30-year sentence for distribution of carfentanil, resulting in one fatal and one non-fatal overdose

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Wasilla man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison and will serve the rest of his life on court mandated supervision following release from federal custody for distributing carfentanil to two people, resulting in the near fatal overdose of an adult victim and the fatal overdose of a minor victim. […]

Alaska Attorney General Seeks Clarification of Airline Policies Undermining Drug Interdiction in Alaska

Alaska Attorney General Seeks Clarification of Airline Policies Undermining Drug Interdiction in Alaska

(Anchorage, AK) –  Alaska Attorney General Stephen J. Cox this week sent a letter to Alaska Airlines seeking clarification of company policies that discourage employees from cooperating with law enforcement efforts to interdict illegal drugs entering Alaska. The letter outlines Alaska’s drug crisis and the state’s unique vulnerability as a geographically isolated destination where virtually all […]

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