Multiple spice overdose calls at New Horizons keep first-responders busy
read more…: Multiple spice overdose calls at New Horizons keep first-responders busy“It sounds like a bad batch of spice,” Fire Chief Dan Goonan said.
“It sounds like a bad batch of spice,” Fire Chief Dan Goonan said.
MANCHESTER, NH — Police arrested a man for selling spice on city streets, more than once. Through a collaborative investigation,
“When I hear ‘state of emergency,’ I think you’re maybe sending in the National Guard to set up some emergency field hospitals, and bringing in a couple of doctors and nurses to start pumping people through these field hospitals so they can at least detox, reducing the waiting lists and relieving already overtaxed staff,” said Holly Cekala, of HOPE for NH Recovery.
Three men involved in a scheme that distributed more than 1,000 kilograms of illegal synthetic cannabinoid, aka “spice,” were sentenced in federal court this month, and two other men face conspiracy and other related charges in this case.
Kyle Hurley and Robert Costello were arrested on March 28, 2014, after they arranged to deliver more than one ton of synthetic cannabinoid products to undercover law enforcement officers.
A city store will be penalized for selling spice in violation of a new city ordinance making it illegal.
In a joint effort between the Manchester Police Department Special Enforcement Division, New Hampshire State Police Narcotics Investigations Unit and the United Stated Drug Enforcement Administration, authorities were able to seize over $25,000 worth of spice from a Manchester business.
A letter issued Sept. 5 by the Manchester NH health department warning parents to be aware of the dangers of synthetic marijuana, or “spice” will be distributed to students, according to the district website.
A city ordinance restricting public access to Bronstein Park during school hours still stands, despite a move from one alderman
This week there are some meetings of interest, including discussion during the regularly scheduled Manchester NH Board of Aldermen meeting on Tuesday night about creating an ordinance to ban the sale of spice, and also review of the proposed “chicken” ordinance. That meeting is preceded at 7 p.m. by an open public comment session.