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Five people were arrested on many serious charges when multiple agencies in Massachusetts organized a sting operation in an attempt to crack down on individuals who openly sell narcotics in public spaces.

According to reports, the authorities have been focusing on the amount of illicit drugs they believe are being sold on the streets. The Holyoke Police Narcotics Task Force, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit West, Massachusetts State Police S.A.F.E. Task Force, and Hampden County District Attorney’s Narcotics Task Force teamed up and planned a sting in the open-air drug market spots in Holyoke.

When agents began the operation on June 2, they successfully arrested five individuals they believed were involved. The first two, identified as local men ages 33 and 30, were allegedly seen making what looked like drug sales transactions on a street in the center of downtown. When the 33-year-old was searched, the authorities reported that they found 10 bags holding a substance they believed was heroin. He was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to violate drug law, distribution of a Class A drug, and possession of a Class B drug. They also believed the 30-year-old, who left in a vehicle before he was taken into custody during a traffic stop nearby, was involved in the operation. He has been accused of distribution of a Class A drug and conspiracy to violate drug law.

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The aunt of a 1-year-old may face charges after the boy reportedly got his hands on her marijuana vape pen and inhaled THC from the device.

On the afternoon of May 14, a toddler was with his dad, aunt, and grandmother at their home in El Paso while his mother was working. While his dad was in the garage and his grandma was in the bathroom, the boy wandered into his 20-year-old aunt’s room while she was in another part of the house. He reportedly got ahold of a THC vape pen that was sitting on her dresser. The woman thought she heard him choking, and when she went to see what was going on, she reported that the child was still coughing, had a red face, and she thought she saw a small amount of smoke near him.

Deputies from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office went to the residence and noted that the father of the youngster was holding him. The boy was crying, and they reported that he seemed tired. When they talked to his aunt, she brought them to her room and pointed out the spot where she had left the vape pen. She explained that she did not think the child could access it since it was on the dresser. She also reportedly said she thought it was empty and needed to be charged.

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A Massachusetts man was arrested after a loaded gun he was reportedly carrying discharged a bullet during an alleged struggle with an officer during a traffic stop.

Early in the afternoon on May 25, an officer from the Boston Police Department was patrolling in Dorchester when he pulled over a driver of a vehicle that he believed had committed a traffic law violation. It was reported that the man was uncooperative, would not share his identity when asked, and things quickly went south when a struggle ensued between the pair. The driver was allegedly carrying a loaded gun on his person, and it went off during the scuffle. Neither party was hit by the bullet, and additional law enforcement came to the scene to assist.

The officers reported that the gun was loaded with 14 rounds, in addition to a casing in the chamber. When they searched the vehicle, they allegedly found a substance that appeared to be Fentanyl and pills they believed were prescription medication.

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Three people in northwest Florida were arrested on multiple charges after a years-long, multi-agency investigation led the authorities to believe they trafficked over a hundred pounds of drugs out of a privately owned pharmacy.

At the end of 2020, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Highway Patrol, the Florida Department of Financial Services, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and several other agencies started investigating Pace Pharmacy when they suspected the business was being used as a pill mill. The pharmacy is owned by a 54-year-old pharmacist and his 58-year-old wife, who works as the office manager. A second man, age 69, is employed as a pharmacist at the location.

The authorities believed that the business was providing large quantities of illicit substances to people who did not have a medical need for them and illegally billed insurance companies to cover the cost. During the investigation, it was asserted that the alleged pill mill moved more than 48 pounds of oxycodone, 57 pounds of hydrocodone, and approximately two pounds of hydromorphone.

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A woman in South Central Indiana was arrested during a traffic stop when the police reportedly discovered she had drugs in her pocket and asserted that she was intoxicated.

Late in the evening on April 24, an officer from the Bedford Police Department pulled over the driver of a Yukon for reportedly violating several traffic laws. It was reported that the vehicle was seen crossing a double yellow line with only the driver’s side tires and then overcorrected, causing her to come close to crashing into a concrete wall. When talking to the driver, she told him she had just gotten off work. The officer believed she was moving and responding slowly, causing him to suspect she might be intoxicated.

The woman was cooperative with the officer, and when she got out of the vehicle, he noted that she dropped the things she was carrying. She also reportedly performed poorly when she took the roadside sobriety tests. An officer searched her, and they retrieved a pouch from her pocket. A total of 72 pills believed to be Alprazolam, almost half of which were only pieces, were allegedly found inside the pouch. The police reported that the woman voluntarily told them that she did not have a prescription for the medication, but that she had taken half a pill earlier that day.

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A Florida woman was arrested when the police reportedly caught her and a man having sexual relations in a cemetery and allegedly found her with drugs and paraphernalia.

The Wild Cow Prairie Cemetery in Sumter County is a burial site that serves as the final resting place of veterans, county commissioners, and former slaves. It earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. On the afternoon of March 27, a man and woman entered the location, which was reportedly closed to the public and had a lock on the entrance. While there, they decided to have sex in the graveyard. At the same time, a state trooper stopped in the parking lot to let their K9 have a break. The trooper saw an unattended vehicle and decided to have a look around.

It was reported that the trooper and other law enforcement officers who arrived at the cemetery discovered the couple mid-coitus. The officers accompanied them to their vehicle so they could get dressed, and the K9 reportedly signaled them to the possible presence of narcotics. When the car was searched, they allegedly found substances believed to be Xanax, Oxycodone, methamphetamine, marijuana, and paraphernalia.

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When police approached an Alabama man parked on the side of the Interstate, they accused him of trafficking drugs after they allegedly discovered he was holding a sizeable amount of narcotics.

Just after midnight on April 2, a man from Athens was riding his motorcycle, which was reported as having a concealed license plate, on I-65. According to reports, the 52-year-old pulled over and stopped on the side of the road, when officers from the Priceville Police Department spotted him. They pulled over and approached him to see if the man needed help and noted that there was tape covering part of the motorcycle’s license plate. When the officers started talking to him, they believed the man was behaving suspiciously. They also thought he smelled like he had marijuana. They decided to call for backup and requested the assistance of a K9.

According to reports, when the other officers got to the location, they used the K9 to help them investigate, and the police dog reacted in a way that indicated it was likely narcotics were present. The police searched the man and reported that he had a pair of brass knuckles. They also allegedly discovered several pieces of drug paraphernalia, marijuana, and a large amount of something they believed to be an illicit substance. It was reported that the authorities later learned it was a combination of fentanyl and methamphetamine.

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A Utah teen may face multiple charges after a single-vehicle accident alleged to be caused by his driving under the influence reportedly took the life of his 16-year-old passenger.

In the early morning hours of March 30, an 18-year-old was driving a truck on Utah State Route 36 in the Rush Valley area of Tooele County with a 16-year-old young man in the passenger seat. The posted speed limit was reported as being 65 MPH, but the man was allegedly traveling at 85 MPH. According to reports, the pickup ended up going off the road and rolling over, and both men were thrown from the vehicle onto the ground, and the 16-year-old was severely injured.

When the authorities learned about the accident, a trooper from the Highway Patrol headed to the site, where a sheriff’s deputy was there and giving the younger man CPR. The trooper, who believed he smelled alcohol, took over for the sheriff, but when EMS arrived, the teenager was pronounced dead. The driver was given a breath test, and his BAC was recorded as 0.18. When speaking with the authorities, he allegedly said he had a few beers at a social gathering. His truck and the surrounding area were searched, and several empty alcohol containers were reportedly found.

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Sheriff’s deputies arrested two men from north central California after they reportedly found them sitting in a parked vehicle with narcotics and weapons in the car.

Last weekend, deputies from the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office were patrolling in a residential area in Elverta when they noticed three people sitting in a car parked in a driveway, and they believed it looked suspicious. They decided to check things out, and before they got to the vehicle, the person in the front passenger seat got out and went towards the home. When interacting with the driver, they reportedly found out he did not have a driver’s license. The backseat passenger was identified as a 44-year-old local man, and he was allegedly found with a pipe believed to be used for smoking meth.

The passenger walked back to the car and reportedly told the deputies he put a bag of meth in the back of the vehicle. When they searched, they reported that they found a bag of something they believed was methamphetamine, in addition to paraphernalia.

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A Florida man who was released from prison in December is facing additional legal troubles after he was reportedly caught with drugs in his vehicle, and later in his underwear, after a routine traffic stop.

Just after midnight on March 19, a 41-year-old man from Interlachen was driving with a woman in the passenger’s seat and two youngsters in the back of the vehicle. A deputy from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office spotted the car, and they performed a traffic stop for alleged driving violations. The driver pulled over without incident, and the deputy began questioning the adults. The man was allegedly too incoherent to interview, and when speaking to the passenger, the deputy was reportedly told that she and the driver smoked pot in the car.

The woman was not arrested, but the Department of Children and Families received a copy of the police report since the youngsters were passengers in the vehicle.

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