Fentanyl

The Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force announced two major drug and firearm cases this week in the Village of Endicott and Town of Chenango.

The Broome County Health Department says it has received reports of increased suspected drug overdose deaths during the past few days.

A Utica man has pled guilty to two charges for possessing and conspiring to distribute fentanyl in Central New York.

A Cortland County man is facing numerous felony counts following a raid on his home in the Village of McGraw.

A large amount of drugs, including narcotics laced with deadly fentanyl, is seized during a raid of a motel in the Town of Oneonta.

Broome County authorities found fentanyl at the site of a one-vehicle crash on State Route 17C in the Town of Union on Friday morning.

A Cortland woman is facing drug charges following a search at a home on Main Street in the City of Cortland that turned up anti-anxiety drugs and an assault rifle.

Broome County Sheriff’s officials are investigating a fentanyl overdose at the county jail.

Rainbow-colored fentanyl that looks like sidewalk chalk or candy appeals to young children and is being marketed to kids by drug traffickers.

A New York State Department of Health warning has advised New Yorkers that nearly half of all overdose deaths in the state involve fentanyl.