Tag: Fentanyl
London crackdown on public drug use to date: 11 charges, 540 seizures
London police have seized drugs more than 500 times and laid nearly a dozen charges after launching a crackdown on public drug use three months ago, a new report says.
London drug dealer gets 16 1/2 years for 15-kg fentanyl stash
The courts have already signalled large-scale drug traffickers such as Taymoor Pasha require stern and lengthy sentences.
London house linked to record $2.7M fentanyl seizure listed for sale
An east London home has been listed for sale little more than a month after it was searched by police in an investigation that led to the city’s largest fentanyl seizure. London police launched a five-month investigation after receiving a tip from the public in November, leading investigators to search three homes in London, two […]
Drug dealer gets house arrest for ex-girlfriend’s fatal overdose
Despite years of experience with illegal drugs, Joshua Biernacki didn’t believe he or his former girlfriend would ever be seriously harmed by them. He told the author of a pre-sentence report that he and Deborah Beer “never thought about the serious consequences … (and) never thought that this could happen to us.” But tragically it […]
Letters to the Editor: June 5, 2025
A Free Press reader says suspects who have been charged with gun offences, along with producing fentanyl, should be ineligible for bail.