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Heroin

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  1. COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor

    Study Finds Surge In Misuse of Fentanyl, Heroin and Nonprescribed Opioids During COVID-19 Pandemic

    By Mary-Ann P. Czak

    According to a new Quest Diagnostics Health Trends study published on October 8, 2020, the misuse of fentanyl, heroin and nonprescribed opioids has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study…

  2. Chicago Criminal Law Blog

    Federal drug charges in Chicago case could mean life sentences

    By Darryl Goldberg

    According to federal prosecutors, heroin in Chicago was just a phone call away. Potential buyers simply had to call a number and their drug of choice would arrive at a…

  3. Birdsong's Law Blog

    Weird Criminal Law Stories # 522: All Florida Stories!

    By Leonard Birdsong

    FLORIDA: A terrible shot in the groin! We learn that a Florida man could be jailed for accidentally shooting himself in the penis. Cedrick Jelks, 38, of Jacksonville, ran to…

  4. Napoli Shkolnik Blog

    What Law Enforcement is Facing – The New Heroin Epidemic

    By Napoli Shkolnik

    The heroin addict of the 1980’s-1990’s was of the older teen and young adult. Images of 18-30 year-olds stoned out or lying dead in the alleyways of the nation’s city…

  5. Hackensack New Jersey Criminal Law Blog

    Police Arrest Suspects Who Allegedly Planned to Sell Heroin at Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey

    By Travis Tormey

    Two Paramus Men Accused of Distributing Heroin in Bergen County, NJ Undercover cops with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) wrapped up a sting…

  6. Morristown New Jersey Criminal Law Post

    Suspect in Fatal Heroin Overdose in Hanover NJ Gets Prison Time

    By Travis Tormey

    A Hillside, New Jersey man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitted that he sold drugs that led to a man’s death in Hanover, NJ. The suspect…

  7. Hackensack New Jersey Criminal Law Blog

    NY Man, NJ Man Face Heroin Distribution Charges in Paramus

    By Travis Tormey

    Police in Paramus, NJ recently arrested two men accused of distributing heroin in Bergen County, New Jersey. A Paramus police officer was on patrol on Route 17 North when he…

  8. Newark New Jersey Criminal Law Blog

    Newark Man Accused of Selling Heroin on City Street

    By Travis Tormey

    Newark police officers recently arrested a man accused of distributing drugs on a city street. The suspect is a 25-year-old man who lives in Newark in Essex County, NJ. He…

  9. Hackensack New Jersey Criminal Law Blog

    Bergen County Men Sentenced to Prison for Heroin Distribution in South Jersey

    By Travis Tormey

    An Elmwood Park NJ man and a Lodi NJ man will be spending years in prison after they pleaded guilty to heroin distribution charges in New Jersey. The suspects were…

  10. Morristown New Jersey Criminal Law Post

    Authorities Investigate Paterson Man for Fatal Drug Overdose in Jefferson, NJ

    By Travis Tormey

    Police in Jefferson Township NJ are investigating a Paterson man for possibly selling heroin to someone who later died due to an overdose. The suspect is a 28-year-old man from…