2-year-old dies from overdose on fentanyl and xylazine, Florida cops say. Mom charged
A mom tested positive for fentanyl the same day her 2-year-old son died of a fentanyl and xylazine overdose, Florida authorities said. Melissa Rae Harper, 43, has now been charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Jan. 17.
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Florida mom arrested in 2-year-old son's death, police say
A Florida woman was arrested for the death of her 2-year-old so, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. The boy died from a combined drug intoxication of fentanyl and xylazine, officials said.
Tech-challenged Florida woman busted after accidentally texting cop instead of drug dealer
A tech-challenged Florida woman accidentally texted a cop instead of her drug dealer to buy fentanyl — unwittingly narcing herself out, according to police who arrested her.
‘Just a couple points’: Florida woman accidentally texts narcotics investigator instead of drug dealer for fentanyl hit, cops say
A woman faces charges after authorities said she accidentally texted a sheriff's investigator whose number she had saved from a previous interaction under his initials that were similar to her dealer.
Woman seeking fentanyl gets number wrong, texts narcotics detective, Florida cops say
“On December 31 ... a local woman reached out through text messaging to someone she believed was a drug dealer. The woman was looking for fentanyl to purchase before leaving town,” the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said in a Jan. 6 news release. “She had accidentally reached the phone of a narcotics investigator at the Bay County Sheriff’s Office.”
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Florida woman trying to buy fentanyl accidentally texts narcotics investigator: deputies
A Florida woman was arrested after accidentally texting a narcotics investigator while trying to buy drugs, authorities said.
Florida woman arrested after accidentally texting sheriff’s dept. instead of drug dealer
Unknown to Wells, she had accidentally reached the phone of a narcotics investigator with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office.
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Drug dealing with a dictionary? It wasn’t your average dictionary, Florida cops say
A well-worn dictionary helped unravel a drug trafficking operation when deputies tried flipping through the pages, according to investigators in Florida. The “book” was actually a portable safe and it was stocked with drugs, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said in a Jan. 3 news release.
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'A promising trend': Florida sees drop in opioid deaths
“This is very encouraging news. Florida is fighting hard to stop the flow of Mexican fentanyl into our state. Law enforcement officers are on the front lines of this fight, and we are finding ...
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Florida man charged with drug trafficking in Mississippi
A Florida man was arrested in Mississippi for drug trafficking, authorities said. According to the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, deputies stopped a
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Florida AG Ashley Moody Announces Significant Decrease In Opioid Deaths Across The State
Attorney General Ashley Moody and Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Commissioner Mark Glass today announced