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Linton, IN — Greene County General Hospital (GCGH) is helping in the fight against the drug overdose epidemic by once again hosting National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. It will be held Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the hospital’s main entrance located at 1185 County Rd 1000 W, Linton, IN 47441.
Read MoreLinton, IN — Greene County General Hospital (GCGH) is helping in the fight against the drug overdose epidemic by once again hosting National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. It will be held Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the hospital’s main entrance located at 1185 County Rd 1000 W, Linton, IN 47441.
Read MoreVigo County - On Friday, April 7, 2023, after a lengthy collaborative investigation involving the Indiana State Police, Terre Haute Police Department, Vigo County Sheriff’s Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, officers were able to collect enough evidence leading to the arrest of five suspects. These suspects were involved in a large-scale methamphetamine and marijuana distribution organization.
Read MoreTERRE HAUTE – Elvis Medrano, 43, of Pharr, TX, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and MDMA, and being a felon in possession of ammunition following a 4-day jury trial in May of 2022. According to court documents and evidence offered in court, from spring of 2020 through his arrest on August 3, 2020, Medrano conspired with his co-conspirators to sell methamphetamine, cocaine, and MDMA throughout Southern Indiana, more specifically in Sullivan and Knox Counties.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Nineteen individuals have been indicted in relation to a federal methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking operation in Indianapolis. Seventeen of these individuals are charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. One is a resident of rural Bloomfield and one is a resident of Spencer.
Read MoreWhen officers executed a search warrant at a residence in eastern Greene County in late May, one man was arrested and they seized over 1000 grams of methamphetamine plus quantities of cocaine and heroin.
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