(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – In February 2016, investigators with the Alaska State Troopers Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit in the Mat-Su (SDEU-MatSu) began an investigation into the importation and sale of heroin into Alaska from Portland Oregon. SDEU was able to identify the suspect as Rodney J. Anderson, 53 of Portland, Oregon. On April 14, 2016, just after […]
(WASILLA, Alaska) – In the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 30, 2016, Alaska State Troopers Jared Noll and Ricky Sawyer were in the area of Mile 50 of the Parks Highway after getting a report of loud noises and possible screams coming from the woods of a nearby neighborhood. Troopers weren’t able to locate […]
JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker signed SB 23, a life-saving measure preventing opioid overdose in Alaska, into law this week. Sponsored by Senator Johnny Ellis of Anchorage and co-sponsored by 37 other legislators, the bill removes civil liabilities from doctors and trained bystanders who prescribe and administer naloxone, a drug intended to counteract the negative […]
JUNEAU – Monday SB 23, an act relating to immunity for providing or administering opioid overdose drugs which passed the Senate last session with a vote of 19 to 1, has now passed the House by a vote of 36 to 0. This legislation, sponsored by Senator Johnny Ellis (D-Anchorage), and co-sponsored by eight other […]