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Below are the latest news articles mentioning heroin, fentanyl, Narcan, opioid or overdose from all the local Cape Cod news sources. Most of these stories should be related to recent heroin related arrests, heroin or fentanyl overdoses, opioid addiction and the use of Narcan on Cape Cod.

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Hyannis man arrested for carrying unlicensed firearm and drug offenses after incident Friday night »

Saturday June 03, 2023 - 12:55:18 pm | via Cape Wide News »

HYANNIS – Barnstable Police tell Cape Wide News that 31-year-old Hyannis resident Timothy Galvin Jr. was arrested and charged with 2 counts Carrying a Firearm without a License (2nd offense), and Possession of a Class A Drug (Fentanyl) with Intent to Distribute (2nd offense), and numerous other…

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***  WATCH ***  FOOT PURSUIT, FIREARM RECOVERED, ONE IN CUSTODY AFTER REPORT OF TWO SUSPICIOUS MASKED MEN… »

Saturday June 03, 2023 - 3:59:49 am | via Hyannis News »

HYANNIS – [HN NOTES] – It was a wild night across the Cape last evening. From rollovers, serious hit-and-run crashes, and public overdoses, each town seemed to have something going on.  But for HN, the call that stuck out the most happened in the vicinity of Fresh Holes Road and Hiramar…

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Ruling Clears Way for Purdue Opioid Settlement, Protects Sacklers from Lawsuits »

Friday June 02, 2023 - 5:00:03 am | via CapeCod.com NewsCenter »

NEW YORK (AP) – A federal appeals court cleared the way for the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of legal claims tied to the opioid epidemic while shielding the wealthy owners of Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family, from future lawsuits. Under the plan approved Tuesday by the 2nd U.S. Circuit…

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Three members of Cape Cod heroin trafficking ring sentenced to prison for violent kidnapping and drug offenses »

Wednesday May 24, 2023 - 2:45:29 pm | via Cape Wide News »

BOSTON, MA – Three men have been sentenced to decades in prison for their roles in a Cape Cod drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed heroin throughout the Cape Cod and Pawtucket, R.I., regions, committed a violent kidnapping recorded on video and worked together to shoot at a Hyannis…

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FEDS: THREE MEMBERS OF CAPE COD HEROIN TRAFFICKING RING SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR VIOLENT KIDNAPPING AND DRUG OFFENSES »

Wednesday May 24, 2023 - 12:04:36 pm | via Hyannis News »

*** Leader gets 38 years in prison *** (Photo: Edwin Otero’s profile pic courtesy of PenACon.com)   BOSTON – [DOJ MEDIA STATEMENT] – Three men have been sentenced to decades in prison for their roles in a Cape Cod drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed heroin throughout…

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U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Saw Slight Increase in 2022, Experts See Hopeful Signs »

Sunday May 21, 2023 - 5:00:54 am | via CapeCod.com NewsCenter »

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. went up slightly last year after two big leaps during the pandemic. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the numbers plateaued for most of last year. Experts aren’t sure whether that means the deadliest…

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Officials respond to simultaneous overdoses at Yarmouth restaurant »

Friday May 19, 2023 - 1:07:08 pm | via Cape Wide News »

YARMOUTH – Yarmouth Police responded to a local restaurant Thursday evening for an unconscious man who was not breathing. Yarmouth Fire Rescue was on scene and treating that man for an overdose when officers quickly identified another man was suffering from the effects of a potential overdose.…

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***  WATCH ***  INTOXICATED MALE FOUND ALLEGEDLY ENTERING VEHICLES IN DOWTOWN HYANNIS… PLUS OTHER DRUG & ALCOHOL OVERDOSES »

Friday May 19, 2023 - 3:44:15 am | via Hyannis News »

HYANNIS, Massachusetts – As you will see in the following HN “Video,” Barnstable patrol officers took a male into custody after he was reportedly entering parked vehicles on Pearl Street last evening. Officers initially had a difficult time finding out the male’s identity. He was…

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Two face drug charges after bust on Marthas Vineyard »

Friday May 12, 2023 - 7:30:30 pm | via Cape Wide News »

TISBURY – On Friday, May 12, 2023, Detectives from the Tisbury & Oak Bluffs Police observed what was suspected to be a drug transaction taking place in the downtown VH area near the Steamship Authority. Following an investigation, investigators located approximately 100+ grams of pressed fentanyl…

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DENNIS POLICE CHARGE TWO WITH TRAFFICKING AFTER HYANNIS DRUG RAID »

Thursday May 04, 2023 - 12:31:40 pm | via Hyannis News »

[Dennis PD Media Statement] On May 1, 2023, following a month’s long narcotics investigation, the Dennis Police Department, in conjunction with the Barnstable Police Department, DEA Cape Cod Resident Officer Task Force, Massachusetts State Police Cape Cod Drug Task Force, and Cape Cod Regional SWAT…

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