‘It’s made things worse for everyone’: Philadelphia grapples with rise of new street drug

Medetomidine has extreme and fast-acting withdrawal symptoms – and the detox centers that help patients are struggling with how best to cope ...
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Federal Authorities Charge 33 in Alleged Kensington Drug Trafficking and Violence Case

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal prosecutors announced sweeping charges Friday against 33 individuals accused of operating a violent drug trafficking organization that allegedly controlled one of the most ...
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WATCH: Massive Kensington Drug Bust Linked To Fentanyl, Heroin, And Violence, FBI Says

A violent drug trafficking organization accused of flooding Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood with fentanyl and heroin has been dismantled, the FBI detailed in an updated release on Thursday, Oct ...

How law enforcement built a sprawling case against a longstanding Kensington drug gang

Ramon Roman-Montanez knew the police were watching. One day last April, as Roman-Montanez prepared to hand out free drug samples to users on Weymouth Street — a common tactic that dealers use to ...
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FBI indicts dozens of people in Philadelphia on drug charges

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — More than two dozen people have been indicted on drug-related charges as part of a yearslong investigation into a gang in Philadelphia, the Federal Bureau of Investigation ...

A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia

Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for ...