OLIVIA, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — A man from Olivia in west-central Minnesota pleads guilty to third-degree murder for selling pills to a woman who believed they were Percocet, but actually contained a lethal amount of fentanyl. Bradley Westphal, 38, will be sentenced May 23 in the July 2021 death of Connie Havens, 56, of Olivia. Prosecutors say Havens is survived by…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead Police find 343 fentanyl pills worth $12,000 and two men have been arrested during a drug bust. The department says during a traffic stop on Interstate 94 Wednesday officers found 15 bags with blue pills inside with M30 written on them. Authorities say it’s a “known description of counterfeit labeled drugs responsible for doubling…
Andre MetcalfPOLK CO., Minn. — Two people are arrested as Polk County authorities investigate the death of a woman who is believed to have overdosed on fentanyl. The sheriff’s office says 32 -year old Katie Flick of Erskine was found dead at a home 7 miles from Fertile. 29-year old George Piatkoff of Erskine was taken to the hospital in…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — Jamestown police are warning of what they say are dangerous pills circulating in that area. The pills have been linked to a number of overdoses. Police first became aware of them Friday night. The pills are small, with an “M” on one side and the number “30” on the other side. Police are telling people not to…
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…
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…
BELTRAMI COUNTY, N.D.–The Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force is warning the public about a fatal drug linked to multiple overdoses in the region. The Task Force says small blue pills being sold as 30mg Percocet or “Perc 30s” may contain Fentanyl. The pills come in various shades of blue and have a “30” and “M” on the side. The pills…
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…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Three people have been arrested in Moorhead in a “significant” drug operation that’s been linked to at least one overdose death in Fargo. According to court documents, a confidential informant led to the arrests of 64-year-old Ramiro Longoria, his daughter, 34-year-old Carrie Ann Longoria, and 33-year-old Joel Lumbreras. Investigators seized 26 bags of black tar, 19 bags of…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Cass Public Health had a place for people to dump their over-the-counter and prescription medications as part of “Take Back Tuesday.” Not only is it a way to make sure your medicine doesn’t end up in the wrong hands, but it’s also better for the environment. “First, it’s good for the environment. We don’t want them…
