Heroin News

Cops warn of new street drug that is 40 times worse than heroin

Police in Montreal, as well as public health officials are warning of a new synthetic street drug that is 40 times more powerful than heroin, and 80 times stronger than morphine.

In the Media by Owen Weldon - 2 comments

N.Y. woman allegedly faked cancer, used donations to buy heroin

Selden - The 21-year-old woman has been indicted on 24 counts after it was alleged she collected donations after telling the public she was suffering from cancer. The monies were used to fund her heroin habit.

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Artie Lange shows odd behavior during recent broadcast

New York - Artie Lange was looking like his old self again during a recent broadcast of DirecTV's "The Artie Lange Show," and not in a good way.

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Traffic stop yields 100 bags of heroin hidden in man's rectum

Trenton - A routine traffic stop along New Jersey's Palisades International Parkway resulted in law enforcement officers finding 100 bags of heroin hidden in a man's rectum.

In the Media by Greta McClain

Organised Albanian crime destabilizing Greece

A new report links rising Albanian nationalism with organized Albanian crime in Greece. The report states that organized crime controlled by the Albanian mafia is a destabilizing force in Greece.

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Australia seizes record $525 million drug haul

Police in Australia on Tuesday seized a record half a tonne of the drug ice and heroin, which was worth around $525 million.

In the Media by Owen Weldon

9-month-old baby dies after babysitters inject heroin and cocaine

Philadelphia - Oscar Sanchez-Rivera, 24, and Viameri Santana-Berrios, 27, have been accused of killing a nine-month-old baby by injecting him with heroin and cocaine. The two were babysitting Milton Galarza-Rojas when they allegedly injected him with the drugs.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus

8 U.S. troopers died of opiate overdose in Afghanistan

Investigative reports have shown that 8 U.S. soldiers died from a heroin overdose or by mixing prescription and other opiate drugs during 2010/2011.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 5 comments

Boy, 5, brings 50 folds of heroin to school for 'show and tell'

Bridgeport - Police say a five-year-old boy brought 10 plastic bags each containing five folds of heroin to school for "show and tell." The boy's stepfather Santos Roman, 35, has been arrested by the police.

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Nigerian woman sets smuggling world record for heroin ingested

A Nigerian woman set an unenviable world record for amount of ingested heroin ever recovered when she tried to smuggle five pounds of heroin in 180 pellets into the U.S. The previous record was four pounds of heroin ingested in 100 pellets.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 2 comments