Drugs and a loaded handgun seized, and 4 more charged as part of Operation Granite Hammer, which is focused on drug dealers in Manchester.
The Board of Aldermen unanimously approved using money from the city cash fund to support services for those struggling with addiction.
Alderman Pat Long came before the Special Committee on Alcohol-Drugs-Youth Services Monday night to propose a lifeline of immediate relief for those struggling with addiction by creating a round-the-clock intervention program.
Anthony Alderete resisted arrest and was found to be in possession of heroin, a needle and a cotton ball saturated with heroin.
Several local lawmakers are promising swift action in fast-tracking legislation to bring a drug court to Manchester.
Two Manchester, New Hampshire residents and an
individual living in Lawrence, Mass., were indicted Oct. 7 by a federal grand jury for conspiring to distribute heroin and fentanyl.
I cannot stay silent about and is something that is killing many people and also has people in a scramble trying to find a solution. This, of course, is the heroin crisis/epidemic that currently plagues the city.
The state Attorney General has launched an investigation into the marketing of prescription opioids by pharmaceutical companies in New Hampshire.
With the budget behind us, the legislature can work on other issues that are before us. The drug problem is overwhelming. People are dying and the society is pressed to deal with this crisis. In Manchester the drug situation is everywhere. Our police are out straight dealing with this.
Manchester Police Special Enforcement Division, along with New Hampshire State Police Narcotics Investigation Unit and the Drug Enforcement Administration-HIDTA Task Force, conducted a drug sweep on Sept. 24 which resulted in 14 arrests. Some of the arrests were made for prior arrest warrants while others were made based on an ongoing investigation into drug related activities.