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Mothers speak out on lack of fentanyl awareness
June 13, 2022 On June 11, about 40 people attended the Fentanyl Awareness & Prevention event at the Veterans Memorial Building in...
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Nov 28, 20221 min read


Police report robbery, overdose, vehicle theft in Hollister
February 21, 2022 Hollister Police were busy Feb. 17-18 responding to numerous high-priority calls, including a violent robbery...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 28, 20221 min read


CHP shares photos from 'largest fentanyl bust' in Central Valley history
January 27, 2022 The California Highway Patrol is calling it the largest fentanyl bust in Central Valley history. On Jan. 21, officers...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 28, 20221 min read


Drug Dealer Charged After 12-Year-Old San Jose Girl Fatally Overdoses on Fentanyl
January 26, 2022 A drug dealer has been charged with the murder of a 12-year-old San Jose girl who fatally overdosed on fentanyl. The...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 23, 20221 min read


65,500 fentanyl pills seized by Salinas police task force
January 25, 2022 On Tuesday the Salinas Police Department released information on the latest results from their Violence Suppression...
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Nov 23, 20221 min read


Spike in Overdoses and Deaths in San Benito County Due to Counterfeit Drugs Contaminated
December 22, 2021 San Benito County is reporting a spike in drug overdoses likely linked to counterfeit pills containing fentanyl. From...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 23, 20221 min read


'Informed Consent': To Reduce Harm, Some Bay Area Venues Are Providing Fentanyl Testing Strips
October 6, 2021 Overdoses continuing to rise, some bay area venues are providing fentanyl testing strips to patrons and the public for free.
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 23, 20221 min read


$1.8 million in drugs seized in multi-agency drug trafficking operation
September 16, 2021 More than $1 million dollars worth of illegal drugs are now off the streets in Monterey County, thanks to a...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Opioid Overdoses on the Rise in San Benito County
August 24, 2021 Along with our neighboring counties Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Santa Clara, as well as across California, is witnessing a...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Surge in Fatal Fentanyl Overdoses Among Homeless Connected to Methamphetamine Containing Fentanyl
August 13, 2021 San Jose had recently seen a spike in deaths due to individuals being sold methamphetamine that the users did not know...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Santa Cruz police respond to 14 overdoses in 14 days
August 2, 2021 Santa Cruz Police said they responded to the encampment at East Levee Monday morning for the latest overdose. Of the 14...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Overdoses Dipped at the start of the pandemic then, resumed, and this year they're soaring
August 2, 2021 "In April 2020, shortly after shelter-in-place took effect, drug-related overdose cases fell at Community Hospital of the...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Police use Narcan to save overdose patients
June 1, 2021 For at least the second time in less than a month, police delivered the Narcan medication to a San Benito County resident...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Fentanyl Is Killing More People During the Pandemic. In Santa Clara County, Victims Are Getting Youn
May 24, 2021 The increase mirrors a surge in drug overdoses in California and around the country during the pandemic. What’s notable...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Monterey County Man and Mexican Pharmacist Face Federal Charges for Local Fentanyl Overdose
October 8, 2020 A Monterey County man is in custody and charged by a federal grand jury for a 2019 deadly fentanyl overdose and the...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Santa Rosa mom who lost 1-year-old son and his father hopes her tragedy can help other addicts
August 24, 2020 The scene still plays over and over in her head: Walking into a Santa Rosa home and finding her 1-year-old son dead next...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Central Valley seeing increase in fentanyl-related overdose deaths
August 19, 2020 The Central Valley is seeing an increase in counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl and causing a surge overdoses and deaths.
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Two Monterey County doctors accused of negligence by California Medical Board
August 3, 2020 Two Monterey County doctors, Dr. Eric Jacobson and Dr. Paul Tocchet, are facing accusations of negligence and petitions to...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Kilo of heroin seized in Watsonville: WPD
July 21, 2020 A kilo of heroin with a street value of at least $80,000 and an illegal short barreled assault rifle was seized by...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Opioid Task Force launches effort for safe storage, disposal of meds
July 14, 2020 San Benito County is not exempt to the high use of pain medications. Although there has been a significant decrease in...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 23, 20221 min read
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