Below are the latest news articles mentioning drug from all the local Cape Cod news sources. Most of these stories should be related to recent drug raids, drug busts, other drugs related crimes or social issues like drug addiction on Cape Cod.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Narcan for sale over-the-counter, a move receiving applause by local advocates with the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod. CEO Dan Gates joins Sunday Journal to discuss how the initiative will make a big difference for those struggling with opioid addiction,…
HYANNIS – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the opioid overdose-treatment drug Narcan for over-the-counter sale, a move receiving applause by local advocates with the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod. CEO of the organization Dan Gates said the initiative will make a big difference…
BOSTON (AP) – Governor Maura Healey has reminded pharmacies that they are required to stock a key abortion pill, despite a nationwide effort by anti-abortion activists to ban the medication. The action comes as a federal judge in Texas is considering a lawsuit that would overturn…
HYANNIS – A number of state and Barnstable police narcotics agents chased a man through a busy downtown parking lot in the East End yesterday afternoon. An arrest was ultimately made in the vicinity of the Hyannis Transportation Center. A surveillance video shows several plainclothes…
OAK BLUFFS – On Friday, March 17th, 2023, just before midnight, OBPD officers initiated a motor vehicle stop on Beach Road in the Town of Oak Bluffs. As a result of the stop and subsequent investigation, Maycon Rodrigues Carletti of Edgartown was placed under arrest for the following: 1) Possession…
TISBURY – From Tisbury Police: On Saturday, March 11th 2023, after an investigation into drug trafficking, the Tisbury Police Department and members of the Martha’s Vineyard Drug Task Force arrested Craig Steven Rozario at the Steamship Authority Terminal in Tisbury. Mr. Rozario was fou nd…
BPD Press Release – March 11, 2023: On March 3, 2023, 30 year old Lee Harvey of Roslindale, 25 year old Derric Tavares of Cambridge, and 27 year old Cedrick Slayden of Dorchester were all taken into custody in Hyannis for Trafficking in Fentanyl and Cocaine; along with other criminal charges. …
HYANNIS – From Barnstable Police: On March 3, 2023, 30 year old Lee Harvey of Roslindale, 25 year old Derric Tavares of Cambridge, and 27 year old Cedrick Slayden of Dorchester were all taken into custody in Hyannis for Trafficking in Fentanyl and Cocaine; along with other criminal charges. While…
PLYMOUTH – From Plymouth Police: On Thursday, based upon anonymous tips of possible drug activity, narcotics officers conducted a motor vehicle stop in South Plymouth. As result of the follow up investigation officers determined the activity was in fact an illegal vape distribution scheme that…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The overdose-reversing drug naloxone should be made available over the counter to aid the national response to the opioid crisis, U.S. health advisers said recently. The panel of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) experts voted unanimously in favor of the switch after a full day of…
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WELLFLEET – From Wellfleet Police: On Tuesday June 6th, 2023, at approximately 1:24 PM Officers…
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CAPE COD – A strong storm with hail moved across parts of the region late Tuesday afternoon. The…
LISTEN HERE Book cover photo, taken along the north side of the Cape Cod Canal looking east It had been…
BARNSTABLE – A driver was seriously injured when their pickup truck went off Route 6 into a wooded…
HYANNIS – Barnstable Police Chief Matthew Sonnabend and Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert…
FALMOUTH – A dump truck and car reportedly collided in Falmouth about 2:30 PM Tuesday. The crash…
BOURNE – A traffic crash was reported shortly after noon Tuesday on the Sagamore Bridge. Traffic…
