Inmate Pleads Guilty In Jail Overdose Death Case
An inmate charged with the overdose death of another man in custody pleaded guilty last…
USBP Seizes Over Half a Million Dollars in Narcotics
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a man who had a combined 46.7 pounds of cocaine…
Woman’s Death at San Carlos Home Suspected to be Fentanyl Overdose
Authorities responding to a call for help Sunday afternoon found a young woman dead from…
Opinion: California Must Treat Fentanyl Addiction as a Disease—Not a Lifestyle Choice
When I first met A.J., she was 23, homeless and hooked on heroin in Venice.…
Woman Whose Boyfriend Died in Apartment Doubling as Drug Lab Sentenced
A woman was sentenced Tuesday to three years probation and required to enter a residential…
DEA Warns Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills Have Killed 92 in San Diego this Year
Federal authorities in San Diego issued a warning to the public Monday regarding the severe…
San Diego Sheriff Blames Drug Overdoses for Deaths of 2 Inmates in August
Two inmates who died over the summer in San Diego jails lost their lives to…
San Diego’s 2018 Death Toll from Prescription Drugs 246, But a 10% Decline
Prescription drug deaths in San Diego County declined last year while deaths due to opiates…
Border Patrol Arrests U.S. Citizen Smuggling $236,000 of Drugs on I-15
U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported Friday the arrest of an American citizen attempting to…
Police Dog Sniffs Out Fentanyl, Cocaine During Traffic Stop In Chula Vista
A canine officer alerted authorities to nearly 600 counterfeit oxycodone pills and several grams of…
Narcotics Task Force Called After Man Dies From Overdose in University City
Two people overdosed, one fatally, in University City Friday and authorities discovered a cache of…
Police Investigating Fentanyl Death in Scripps Ranch as Possible Homicide
San Diego Police are investigating the suspected fentanyl overdose death of a man in Scripps…
U.S. Couple with Child in Car Attempt to Smuggle $160,000 of Drugs in Fake Battery
Border Patrol agents at the Interstate 8 checkpoint in Campo arrested two U.S. citizens who…
Counterfeit Oxycodone Linked to 4 San Diego County Deaths in 24 Hours
Authorities issued an alert Thursday regarding counterfeit oxycodone pills linked to four overdose deaths. Investigators…