Category: drugs
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Divided WE FALL!
Opinion By Branden Bieber – December 13, 2023 The Del Norte Board of Supervisors start each meeting with the “pledge of allegiance,” yet they fail torealize their influence or the words they recite. As constituents in Del Norte the ideals of LIBERTY and JUSTICE are only a mirage. We may feel the responsibility to work…
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Combating Fentanyl: The America First Action Plan
July 13, 2023 Today, our Nation is in the midst of a serious public health crisis. Illicit fentanyl has claimed the lives of thousands of Americans, yet this Administration’s lack of policy solutions, changes to border policy, and its reluctance to aggressively combat the Mexican drug cartels continue to contribute to this crisis. This morning, the…
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The buck passing never stops in California state government
By Jon Coupal – June 14, 2023 President Harry Truman had a sign on his desk that read “The Buck Stops Here.” In an interview with legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow, he explained that, as president, he was responsible for all the decisions of his administration and wouldn’t “pass the buck” to someone else. In…
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Narcan Saved Life
By Linda Sutter – May 16, 2022 The Yurok Tribe Police Department has been assisting the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office with shift coverages due to low staffing levels. Sunday morning, May 15, at approximately 6:00 am, while conducting an arrest of a warrant subject that was in the possession of drugs, Officer Gibson came…
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News out of Jackson County, Oregon: Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team
Jackson County Sheriff Oregon – January 19, 2021 Jackson County Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team Seized More Than A Million Pounds of Cannabis, Several Pounds Cocaine, Heroin, Meth, Fentanyl; $2.3 Million Cash, More Than 150 Firearms Last Year The Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team (IMET) has released their 2021 year-end seizure numbers. Last year, IMET detectives worked…