Drugs

After a recent traffic stop on Saturday, Springfield Police seized over 300 bags of heroin in addition to 19 grams of cocaine.

Massachusetts and Connecticut State Police along with other law enforcement agencies have taken a major “bite out of crime” arresting three and seizing 15,000 packets of heroin, close to 2 pounds fentanyl, and sixteen firearms according to a release by the Mass State Police. In the ...

A wellness check at a grocery store parking lot in Greenfield has led to the arrest of an Ashfield man on drugs and firearm charges.

Today is Overdose Awareness Day in Massachusetts, and residents throughout the state as well as some here locally in Berkshire County, are taking time to remember those who have fallen victim to this devastating problem. The day is primarily to raise awareness of the issue, to reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths, to remember those who have died, and to encourage discussion about overdose prev

Two Fake license plates here in Western Mass lead to arrests.

A major bust of a Springfield street gang netted a huge amount of drugs, cash and put 15 gang members and associates behind bars facing serious charges.  The bust was announced yesterday by the Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni. ...

'These arrests are a result of strong collaboration between state and local law enforcement and the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office to remove these drugs and guns from our community.

Every western Mass drug bust helps reduce the trafficking of smack and pills into the Berkshires.  A bust by a special Mass State Police Task Force led to an arrest in Springfield yesterday and the confiscation of drugs, cash and guns.   A raid team made up of the CINRET Task Force, feds and local law enforcement executed a search warrant at 9:30 Thursday morning on Acushnet Ave according to the r

Neighbors in the area of the homicide say they’re concerned with some of the troubling things that have been happening in the neighborhood.

Facebook group formed to support families of drug abuse.