Tag: fentanyl
Task force targets SoCal narcotics ring allegedly headed by Perris man
Authorities arrested eight defendants named in a federal grand jury indictment Thursday, April 1, alleging their involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating in...
 Man suspected of providing fatal dose of fentanyl arrested in San Jacinto
A San Jacinto man suspected of supplying a fatal dose of fentanyl to a 23-year-old acquaintance was arrested Friday, March 5, on suspicion of...
Pair allegedly caught with more than four pounds of fentanyl in Murrieta
MURRIETA (CNS) - A man and woman were allegedly caught transporting more than four pounds of fentanyl in Murrieta, authorities said Wednesday.Cristobal Chavez, 45,...
 Man suspected of supplying teenage girl with fatal dose of fentanyl
FRENCH VALLEY (CNS) - A man suspected of supplying a lethal dose of fentanyl to a 16-year-old French Valley girl was being held without...
Hundreds of pounds of illegal drugs seized in countywide operations
Since the start of the year, a series of law enforcement raids throughout Riverside County netted roughly 1,000 pounds of illicit drugs, including large...
Inland lawmaker introduces bill targeting drug dealers who sell fentanyl
Sen. Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore, introduced legislation Friday, Feb. 12, targeting drug dealers who sell fentanyl to youths, contributing to a surge in drug-related...
Melendez introduces bill targeting Fentanyl dealers
RIVERSIDEÂ - Sen. Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore, today introduced legislation targeting drug dealers who sell fentanyl to youths, contributing to a surge in drug-related...
Two kilograms of fentanyl seized in Downtown Riverside
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Authorities today said they seized two kilograms of fentanyl -- a synthetic opioid up to 100 times more potent than morphine...
‘Alexandra’s Law’ to be introduced by Sen. Melendez in January
Jeff Pack
Staff WriterJust a day before the anniversary of Alexandra Capelouto’s death by fentanyl poisoning, California State Senator Melissa Melendez’s office announced Tuesday, Dec....
Local parents of child killed by fentanyl meet with US drug czar in Ohio
When Matt Capelouto spoke up for the first time when he took to the podium back in February to plead with the Temecula City...