A federal grand jury has returned a 10-count indictment charging a Buffalo man and woman with selling heroin to a man who died as a result. Orlando Albert Arroyo, 24, and Genesis Tolentino-Cruz, 25, are charged with distribution of heroin ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — A safe haven where drug users inject themselves with heroin and other drugs has been quietly operating in the United States for the past three years, a report reveals. None were known to exist in the ...

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BUFFALO — A Buffalo woman has been arrested on a drug charge, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Brittaney Ridgeway, 27, is charged with distribution of heroin, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 ...

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ALBANY — An upstate New York mayor’s proposal to consider allowing heroin users to shoot up under medical supervision has divided drug reform groups and addiction experts. A supervised injection site is just one of several changes in drug policy ...

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An old saying around the Department of Homeland Security goes something like this: If you see something, say something. When it comes to heroin and opioid addiction, New Yorkers ought to take action and seek help if they suspect a ...

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ALBANY (AP) — New York schools could be equipped with an opioid antidote and patients taking certain pain medications would be limited to a 10-day supply under new legislation proposed Wednesday to fight the rise of heroin and bolster treatment ...

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Many parents say their child won’t become an addict, but that’s what happened to Theresa DeLone of Henrietta. DeLone testified before members of a state Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction about how addiction cost her son friends ...

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Robert Oliver, of Canada, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara, to misprision of felony. Oliver faces up to three years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.

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Juan Perez, 21, of Rochester, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to 75 months in prison. Perez was convicted of possession and distribution of heroin.

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Dennis Gilbert, 23, of Rochester, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to 70 months in prison. He was convicted of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin.

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Lamarr Gilbert, 21, of Rochester, was sentenced to 72 months in prison for conviction of conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine and heroin. He appeared last week before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer ...

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