drugs

The effort to beat back the tidal wave of drugs hitting the streets continues for our hard-working men and women in law enforcement.

Over the course of several months, an investigation regarding the distribution of heroin in the city has resulted in the arrests of two Pittsfield men.

The North Adams Police Department this afternoon reported on their social media page that last month the department executed two search warrants in the city that netted four perps and smack worth close to $89,000. The narcotic investigation by the North Adams Police Department was aided by the Berkshire County Drug Task Force, Berkshire County Sheriff’s Department, Pittsfield Police, Adams Police,

The Western Massachusetts drug sweep rolls on.

On March 14, a driver from Massachusetts was pulled over in New York. Once police had probable cause to search the vehicle, a minor violation became a major one.

Last week in Boston, Judge Nathaniel Gorton sentenced a Pittsfield man to over a decade in prison for his role in a massive drug trafficking conspiracy.

Police in Maine seized a batch of these pills recently and they were found to contain fentanyl. Disturbingly, they could pass for candy or vitamins.

Members of the State Police K-9 Training Staff conducted large quantity narcotic detection training at the State Police Academy in New Braintree last week.

Recently, last Thursday as a matter of fact, the Holyoke Police Department discovered a major marijuana grow operation worth about $1.6 million.

The drug fentanyl seems to be all over the news lately. Fentanyl is a drug used to treat severe pain and it can be extremely addictive.