State fentanyl strike force makes major bust
Attorney General Lynn Fitch says a statewide law enforcement operation targeting drugs and illegal activity has led to dozens of arrests. ‘Operation Check Mate’ was led by the state’s…
fentanyl
227 grams of suspected fentanyl found during traffic stop
Pearl River County, Miss. (WXXV)- A traffic stop in Pearl River County caused investigators to seize 227 grams of suspected fentanyl. The incident happened on December 16th in the Cross Roads community. Two investigators saw a car with an obstructed…
Three charged in connection with Fentanyl bust
A Gulfport traffic stop on Friday led to the arrest of three people and the recovery of more than two pounds of Fentanyl. Police arrested 39-year-old Tracy McCall, 35-year-old Marcus Lloyd and 31-year-old…
Mexican national charged with trafficking Fentanyl
A Mexican national is in the Harrison County jail, charged with trafficking Fentanyl. Harrison County…
Former Hancock County dispatcher charged with trafficking drugs
A former Hancock County dispatcher is accused of trafficking drugs in the county. Sheriff Ricky Adam said 20-year-old Tempest Ariana Martin of Diamondhead was charged Wednesday with conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute. Her bond was…
Traffic stop leads to cache of imposter fentanyl
A traffic stop made by Hancock County Sheriff's deputies turned into a drug bust of marijuana and fentanyl. Sheriff Ricky Adam said Criminal Interdiction Agents made a traffic stop Monday on I-10 of a…
Mississippi could renew effort for fentanyl testing access
Some Mississippi legislators say they will renew efforts to clarify that people may possess chemical strips to detect traces of the deadly drug fentanyl. A bill to decriminalize…
Biloxi Man sentenced to four years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
Gulfport, Miss. – A Biloxi man was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration.…
Call for possible overdose leads to two jailed on drug charges in Waveland
What started out as a call to Waveland Police about a possible drug overdose ended with two people in jail, charged dealing drugs. Waveland Chief Mike Prendergast said officers were sent…
Former civilian contractor pleads guilty in death of Keesler airman
A man who was working as a civilian contractor at Keesler Air Force Base pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal charge of aggravated DUI in the death of an airman. According to our media partner the Sun Herald, 27-year-old Emmett…
Gulfport man pleads guilty to possession of fentanyl
Gulfport, MS. - District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced that 45-year-old Steven Robert Barbine, of Gulfport, pled guilty last week before Judge Larry Bourgeois to a charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute- Fentanyl. Barbine pled…
3 people die from overdose in Picayune, believed to be caused by heroin laced with fentanyl
By Associated Press PICAYUNE, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi coroner says three people in a single county died of drug overdoses last weekend. Pearl River County Coroner Derek Turnage said all three deaths are believed to be from the use…
Bad batch of oxycodone sold on streets in Gulfport
Today Gulfport police held a press conference to raise awareness about a batch of blue pills circulating South Mississippi that could be fatal. Over the course of the past few weeks, Gulfport narcotic detectives have seized multiple blue pills marked…
Fentanyl ring tied to South Mississippi
Today, the Department of Justice held a press conference in Washington, D.C. regarding federal authorities announcing charges Tuesday against two Chinese nationals. Forty-year-old Xiao-Bing Yan and 38-year-old Jian Zhang were charged in the federal districts of Mississippi and North Dakota…