Officials from the Department of Health and Social Services and Beebe Healthcare shared that at least 11 people have been placed on ventilators and over 30 people have been treated in the past week due to a spike in "unusual" and severe overdoses.
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Delaware State Police reporting an uptick of heroin and other opioid related overdoses in Sussex County.
Officials say one person has died and more than 50 overdoses have been reported in Sussex County since April 26, an increase that has sparked concern among law enforcement and health professionals. Patients have exhibited seizures and been intubated, as recent overdoses have been more resistant to Narcan.
Delaware State Police says a drug investigation into 52-year-old Randolph Gooner led them to find 24 guns and various drugs and narcotics at a home on Reynolds Pond Road.
A 17-year-old student at Sussex Technical High School in Georgetown was arrested following the discovery of drugs in his vehicle on school property.
On Friday, March 8, around 11:08 PM, Seaford Police arrested 22-year-old Schweitzer Dessin from Seaford.
Prosecutors say in 2021, Mohamed stated that his taxable income was just over $12,000 when it was in fact over $1,000,000.
The investigation began in October when supervising officers became suspicious that a 33-year-old officer wasn't correctly handling seized cartons of cigarettes.
Three Frankford men were arrested Tuesday morning for their involvement in drug dealing and violent crimes, according to Delaware State Police.
A shortage of medications like Adderall and Ritalin have raised concerns about a potential increase in illicit drug use.