The White House confirmed that the U.S. provided intelligence support and said “El Mencho” was a top target for the Mexican and United States government as one of the top traffickers of fentanyl.
Individual naloxone (Narcan) kits are now available to the public for free at the Montgomery County Health Department. No ID or prescription is required.
A man has been sentenced in federal court in Montgomery for being part of a conspiracy to bring fentanyl into Alabama.
A federal jury has convicted a Montgomery man of distributing a controlled substance resulting in death and possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute it.
A woman has been arrested in Pike County after giving birth to a stillborn baby that had drugs in his system, according to the district attorney.
Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a bill to bring harsher penalties for trafficking fentanyl — with punishments of up to life imprisonment — as state leaders try to respond to the deadly overdose crisis.
Montgomery police say they have made a major drug bust that has led to a man’s arrest.
Auburn police say a man faces several drug-related charges following a suspected drug overdose death involving fentanyl.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy received Narcan after possibly being exposed to Fentanyl while taking a man into custody.
The toxicology report has been released on a Selma High School student who died after an incident at school last month.
