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.
BOSTON, MA – A Cape Cod man was sentenced Wednesday for drug distribution offenses. Terrance Cardoza, 28, of Mashpee, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to 78 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release. In July 2024, Cardoza pleaded guilty to one count…
BOSTON – The Justice Department has announced the sentencing of Terrance Cardoza of Mashpee to six-and-a-half-years in federal prison for drug distribution offenses. The DOJ says Cardoza pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, as well as fentanyl analogue and cocaine. According…
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – This last Saturday morning, HN reported a downtown Hyannis SWAT operation after a male was accused of flashing a handgun in front of Flashback, a downtown bar and retro arcade. Police and SWAT operatives surrounded and eventually moved in on a residence on School Street.…
FALMOUTH – The Cape Cod Foundation’s Eighth Annual Ride for Opioid Addiction Recovery, or ROAR, is set to take place on Sunday, September 8, 2024. The ride will bring motorcycle riders together to help individuals struggling with opioid addiction in the region at a route starting at Falmouth…
This Saturday is Overdose Awareness Day in the Commonwealth and local officials are highlighting available resources for those in need. Opioid use, and especially deadlier fentanyl, has seen an uptick on Cape Cod in recent years, but Barnstable County Substance Use Prevention Program Manager Angela Rossi…
August 31 is Overdose Awareness Day Saturday, Local Expert Says Those Suffering are Not Alone
Opioid Settlement Funds Working Group Update to Town Council 09-05-2024
[FPD MEDIA STATEMENT] Falmouth Police Officers, working with the Massachusetts State Police and the DEA Cape Cod Drug Enforcement Taskforce, arrested Kane Washington (31, Falmouth) yesterday after a four month long investigation. Mr. Washington was stopped in his car and found to…
FALMOUTH – From Falmouth Police: As part of its ongoing enforcement against street level narcotics dealing, the Falmouth Police Drug Task Force seized 8.2 grams of Crack Cocaine, 1.5 grams of Fentanyl and over $7400.00 , as the result of a motor vehicle stop on Gifford St. A local Falmouth man,…
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN PHOTO NOTES & MULLINGS] – HN has been to too many overdoses and dangerous drug reactions to count or remember. It’s a daily and nightly occurrence on the Cape, and Hyannis sees more than its fair share. Very few things surprise me anymore, but Sunday…
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