Drugs

This county had the most overdose deaths in New York State.

The sedative, meant for large animals, is causing widespread respiratory failure, amnesia, and limb loss.

Schenectady County is the latest in New York to be named a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area by the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy.

An Albany man thought it would be a good idea to get a post office box in Clifton Park so he could receive meth through the mail. He also stole identities in the process. He has been arrested and sentenced.

Here are the top 5 drugs busted by the DEA in New York State.

Where we live in Upstate New York, it’s easy to forget that there are bad people out there. Have you ever wondered if your neighbors cooking Meth?

We have all heard about the drastic rise in opioid deaths over the past few years, now three major drug distributors have been hauled into court in New York and they are being forced to pay up.

A Deputy with the Albany County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on Monday, June 21, that led to an Albany man’s arrest

A simple traffic stop in Albany leads to a 19-year woman from Troy being arrested on drug charges.

Cohoes Police Department was able to arrest two individuals in two different cases with the help of the community. Both subjects were arrested on drug charges and they both were turned in by Neighborhood Watch.

Once again officers in the Capital Region were able to confiscate drugs during a traffic stop. This time they also removed a ghost gun (a gun where the serial number is intentionally removed) off of the streets.

Albany County Sheriff’s Office reports that early this morning they were called to the Albany International Airport to one of the car rental companies. They were called because a large number of drugs was discovered in one of the vehicles.

39-year old Lawrence Johnson was stopped for breaking traffic laws. He’s facing several traffic charges including driving a car without insurance and having a counterfeit temporary registration plate.

On Monday, November 2, officers were able to confiscate drugs, money, and drug contraband at the Motel 6 on Watervliet Avenue. In addition, officers were able to make four arrests during the drug bust.

Letitia James, New York’s Attorney General, announced 47 drug trafficking indictments on Thursday. According to Attorney General James, the indictments stem from the distribution of fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin in the Capital Region.

40-year old Bryan J. Rueli, was arrested for allegedly selling drugs

Marijuana Arrest in Albany are 97% Black People.

I told you not to think the Albany County Sheriff’s Department is sleeping, they definitely are not. 32-year old Timothy Perales is living proof that they are still scrutinizing our behavior. The sheriff's department investigated him for two months, and they came up with a big drug bust...

Richard J. Betters Jr. meant to send a text to someone he was trying to make a drug deal with, instead he sent a text message to Rotterdam police.

A strange vending machine was found one that serves up ink pens that authorities believe are for smoking drugs.

First and foremost, I hope and pray that little 4 month old Rayen Puleski can Rest in Peace now we that police have confirmed that it was indeed his 4 month old body discovered in Schenectady last week. The truth will come out and justice will be served as no innocent child ever deserves the fate he received.  With that being said, the news today from the Schenectady Police regarding the allegatio

A woman fell asleep while using narcotics in from of her 13-month-old daughter and guess what happened.... the child ingested the drugs.

14 People Were Charged With Cocaine Trafficking In Schenectady.

Fundraising for young teens, adults battling addiction: So there’s a going to be grant funding these are going to be called clubhouses and this is really going to be a great thing that we need because there’s a LOT of young people in the throes of addiction...

Fans of FOX’s Empire may have been shocked that Malik Yoba’s character, Vernon Turner won’t go on to see the full landscape of the show’s ratings eutopia but there may be a good reason for it. According to TMZ “To this day, I don’t know — in the infinite wisdom — who thought it was the best approach, but someone did...