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PublishedFebruary 9, 2025
Despite Trump’s claims, fentanyl smuggling not a major problem at northern border
The amount of the drug seized along the northern border, especially the region that includes Maine, represents a tiny fraction of all fentanyl seized.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2025
A Maine border town finds itself on the front line of a looming trade war
In Madawaska, at the state's northern tip, fortunes are closely tied to its Canadian counterpart, Edmundston, across the St. John River.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2025
Waterville man charged with drug trafficking after apartment search
Jonathan Petgrave, 37, was arrested Thursday and charged with Class A trafficking in crack cocaine and fentanyl.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2024
Family sues Cumberland County Jail leaders over man’s overdose death
James Mannion begged for suboxone for months before dying of a fentanyl overdose 2 years ago. His family says the Cumberland County Jail should have listened.
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PublishedJune 26, 2024
Startup developing ‘vaccine’ to fight fentanyl addictions, overdoses
Fentanyl poisoning has been the leading cause of death for Americans between age 18 and 45 since 2019, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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PublishedJune 20, 2024
In Atlanta to promote fentanyl actions, Yellen announces sanctions against Mexican cartel
New sanctions target members of La Nueva Familia Michoacana drug cartel, a notoriously violent group.
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PublishedApril 2, 2024
Oregon governor signs bill recriminalizing drug possession into law
The new law rolls back a 2020 voter-approved measure by making so-called personal use possession a misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in jail.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2024
Man caught with pounds of fentanyl, cocaine in Waterville apartment sentenced to 17 years
Police say Victor Soto Sanchez, 39, found with more than $400,000 worth of narcotics, was a large-scale drug trafficker.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2023
Officials across U.S. stock up on naloxone after fentanyl-laced letters disrupt vote counting
The letters were sent this month to vote centers or government buildings in six states: Georgia, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, and Kansas.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2023
China’s agreement expected to slow flow of fentanyl into U.S., but not solve overdose epidemic
China has also resumed sharing information about suspected trafficking with an international database.
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