OXYCODONE Archives - KVRR Local News

Woman jailed on drug charges after search of her home

September 8, 2023

Hami Arain,

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fergus Falls woman is arrested on various drug charges after police began investigating suspicious activity at her home in April. 33-year-old Dilfa Munguia was arrested Tuesday and is being held in the Otter Tail County Jail. The complaint says an investigator noticed cars coming and going from her home. Over two days, about 25…

Detroit men convicted of distributing drugs on North Dakota Indian reservations

June 17, 2022

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – Two men have been convicted of helping lead a drug trafficking organization that targeted three of North Dakota’s Native American Reservations. U.S. Attorney Jennifer Puhl says Baquan Sledge, a.k.a Rell, a.k.a TJ, a.k.a Matthew Pierce, was convicted of Continuing Criminal Enterprise, Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Possession with Intent to Distribute…

Bismarck man accused of running drug operation

November 5, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – Prosecutors have accused a Bismarck man of leading an illegal drug operation that trafficked thousands of oxycodone pills into Bismarck. Layne Johs is charged with four felonies, including leading a criminal organization. Authorities say Johs is the kingpin of “an ongoing drug trafficking and money laundering organization” that has a network of users, traffickers, distributors, and a…

Charges announced in large drug operation on Native American reservations in ND

Investigators are calling it "Operation Blue Prairie"

January 7, 2021

Site Staff,

NORTH DAKOTA — Twenty six people are charged in what is being called an unprecedented drug distribution enterprise on Indian country in North Dakota. Operation Blue Prairie is the investigation into a large drug ring taking place on North Dakota’s Spirit Lake, Turtle Mountain and Fort Berthold Indian Reservations since 2015. “It was the objective of this conspiracy to target…

Man sentenced to 3 years in prison on federal drug charge

December 31, 2020

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – A Michigan man has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty in North Dakota to a federal drug charge. Michael Sinnawi, was arrested in August, 2019 at a Bismarck motel. He and two other men were in possession of 450 oxycodone pills and $45,000 in cash. Police also found four cellphones in the room,…

Fargo Police warn of Fentanyl laced pills connected to several overdoses

The pills are connected to several overdosed throughout North Dakota.

July 29, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–The Fargo Police Department is warning the community about counterfeit pills that have been laced with Fentanyl. The pills are connected to several overdosed throughout North Dakota. Police say the pills resemble 30mg Oxycodone. They have a greet tint and usually are printed with an “M” on one side and a “30” on the other side. Anyone who illegally…

Police Intercept Supply of Oxycodone Headed to Reservation

Police arrested two men who said they had more than 200 oxycodone pills in their possession.

October 18, 2019

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BISMARCK, N.D.–Law enforcement officers say they’ve intercepted a supply of oxycodone headed for the Berthold Indian Reservation. Police arrested two men Wednesday in Bismarck during a traffic stop who said they had more than 200 oxycodone pills in their possession. Authorities say each pill can sell for $80 on the reservation. Thirty-two-year-old Michael Ellington and 31-year-old Byron Cooper made initial…

Cigna Announcing They Won’t be Covering OxyContin Beginning in 2018

OxyContin is the branded version of the painkiller, Oxycodone

October 5, 2017

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NATIONAL — One of the largest health insurers in the country is announcing they will no longer cover OxyContin beginning in 2018. Cigna officials say they are working to curb opioid abuse and with overdose rates continuing to climb, they want to help in the fight. OxyContin is the branded version of the painkiller, Oxycodone. Cigna officials say they…

Las Vegas Stripper Convicted in North Dakota Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced

Toelle pleaded guilty in January to being the leader of a drug-trafficking ring that involved her children and friends from 2009 to 2016

May 3, 2017

TJ Nelson,

NORTH DAKOTA — A former Las Vegas stripper who ran a drug trafficking ring that stretched from Washington to North Dakota has been sentenced. Loren Toelle was given more than 17 years in prison. The 52-year-old was also sentenced to five years of probation. Toelle pleaded guilty in January to being the leader of a drug-trafficking ring that involved…

Grand Forks Police Say Fentanyl Laced Oxy Hitting the Streets

The narcotics task force just seized hundreds of these blue pills in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks

March 29, 2017

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Police in Grand Forks have issued a warning about a dangerous drug that is circulating in the region. The narcotics task force just seized hundreds of these blue pills in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks. The markings on the pills are consistent with oxycodone pills, however, these pills are believed to be laced with…