BISMARCK, ND — A man accused of dealing large quantities of drugs in the oil patch has reached a plea agreement. The deal calls for 55-year-old Zachary Smith, known as “Old School”, to plead guilty to two counts, including a conspiracy charge. Authorities say Smith was part of an operation that in 2015 and 2016 moved meth and heroin…
FARGO, N.D. — The American Society of Addiction Medicine reported more than 20,000 deaths were caused by opioid abuse nationwide in 2016. “What they usually say is I can’t do this anymore,” said Mark Schaefer, who is the Regional Manager with Community Medical Services. “I just want to die, I want this to stop, I can’t do it.” Drug addicts may…
MINNESOTA — Minnesota law enforcement officers seized a record amount of meth in 2016. The Violent Crime Enforcement Teams seized 488 pounds of meth, a nearly 500 percent increase from 2009 when meth seizures were at their lowest level. Officials say meth continues to flow into Minnesota, primarily from Mexico. Prescription pill seizures, including opioids, increased 231 percent in…
FARGO, N.D. — Opioid abuse has become an epidemic across the country as well as right here in Fargo–Moorhead. There’s one drug that can save a life when opioids are the cause of an overdose. Professionals in the metro went to Fargo Cass Public Health to learn how to use it. In 2014 the Minnesota State Legislature passed “Steve’s Law”, allowing…
A woman passed away from an overdose after she was left in front of a local hospital last night and Fargo Police want to make sure that doesn’t happen again. The department is reminding people in North Dakota of a law that grants immunity to those who call in a drug overdose. If a person reports an overdose, they will…
A Minneapolis man gets life in prison for a heroin selling operation in the FM metro. Michael Modisett, 34, was found guilty in U.S. District Court of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin. Modisett was accused of supplying and selling the drug to people in the Fargo-Moorhead area in late 2012. A total of eight…
A woman and man from Grand Forks are accused of selling heroin and face a long list of drug charges after being arrested at a hotel. Michelle McCauley, 30, faces seven felony drug counts and eight charges in total. Ian Noack, 33, is charged with nine felony drug counts and ten charges in total. Noack was arrested on drug charges…
