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Salem man sentenced to federal prison for fentanyl trafficking; police seized 50 pounds of drugs
Leonel Covarrubias Hernandez, 48 was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison Monday after pleading guilty to possessing and intending to distribute fentanyl in November. Police arrested Covarrubias in 2022 after seizing counterfeit pills that contained fentanyl.
Fentanyl driving increase in overdose visits to Salem Health
Drug overdoses sent 1,405 people to Salem Health emergency rooms last year, the highest number since at least 2015.
Salem man accused of pulling gun at Riverfront Park, dealing fentanyl
Salem police said they seized two handguns, two sets of brass knuckles, alprazolam tablets and fentanyl from Alex T. Morgan, 38. He is accused of pointing a gun at another person at Riverfront Park on Tuesday.
Law enforcement seizing a lot more fentanyl pills, especially in West, study says
More than three-quarters of fentanyl seized in the West last year was in pill form. Experts say people are more likely to be unintentionally exposed to fentanyl in pill form.
Data shows disconnect in fentanyl education between parents, children
A new online platform seeks to help families in Oregon prevent tragedy by having productive conversations about fentanyl and its rising presence in fake pills.
Man sentenced for selling fentanyl that killed 15-year-old Salem boy
Javen Pedro, 21, of Monmouth, sold 10 pills laced with fentanyl for $100 in 2022 to a 15-year old Salem boy who fatally overdosed on the drug.
Salem man arrested for fentanyl, illegal gun possession
Daniel Northcutt, 35, was booked Tuesday into the Marion County Jail after police seized suspected fentanyl, a sawed-off shotgun and a handgun from his Northeast Salem hotel room, according to the Salem Police Department.
Salinas seeks solutions to fentanyl overdose crisis in Oregon
Salem leaders say flexibility with federal dollars is necessary to respond quickly to the growing epidemic.
With youth overdose death rates soaring, state offers free opioid reversal medication to schools
An initiative to stock overdose reversal medication in Oregon schools comes amid a big jump in the number of teens who’ve died from drug overdoses in the last five years.