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46 tons of unwanted drugs collected during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day in New England Christine Mui
More than 46 tons of expired, unused, unwanted prescription drugs were collected in New England on the 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day held last Saturday.
Massachusetts and Maine led the region and accounted for 30,386 and 27,340 pounds respectively of the 92,283 pounds collected in total, The New England Drug Enforcement Administration said in a statement Friday.
The amount is nearly four times the 13 tons disposed when the initiative started in September 2010, the statement said.
Residents were able to dispose of their medications, electronic vaping devices and cartridges over a four-hour window at any of the 565 collection sites, the statement said.
South Yarmouth man pleads guilty to fentanyl and heroin offenses
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BOSTON – A South Yarmouth man pleaded guilty Monday, April 26, in federal court in Boston to fentanyl and heroin offenses.
Dustin Monick, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 100 grams or more of heroin and one count of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton scheduled sentencing for Sept. 8, 2021. Monick was charged by criminal complaint in August 2020.
In December 2019, Monick was stopped by police in Yarmouth for multiple traffic violations. After speaking briefly with police, Monick fled the scene in his vehicle, but was stopped shortly thereafter. Police observed a backpack in Monick’s vehicle during the stop, which was later found along the road and contained over 600 grams of heroin and fentanyl. During his arrest, two keys were found on Monick’s per
New England residents with expired, unused, or unwanted prescription medications can dispose of them Saturday, April 24, for the 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Most drop off locations are in the lobby of local police stations, officials said.
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A Stoughton man tied into an overdose death was sentenced March 9 in federal court in Boston for distributing fentanyl and crack cocaine.
Matthew Pizarro, 32, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel to 10 years in prison and eight years of supervised release.
In November 2019, Pizarro pleaded guilty to two counts of distribution of fentanyl, one count of distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl and one count of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine. Pizarro was indicted in October 2018 and has been in custody since his arrest in August 2018.