Featured DEA holds prescription “Take-Back” to help curb opioid epidemic
Today, the DEA will partner with local law enforcement in 46 locations across Mississippi for another “National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Initiative.” The event will...
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Featured DEA to hold prescription drug “Take-Back Day” on Saturday
On Saturday, the DEA will partner with local law enforcement in 46 locations across Mississippi for another “National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Initiative.” The event...
Featured Grenada woman pleads guilty to drug charges
by Alex Paton
U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and DEA Special Agent in Charge Stephen Azzam announced that 30-year-old Tambra Brown of Grenada pled guilty before U.S. District U.S....
DEA hosts take-back day for prescription drugs
by Alex Paton
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has declared October 28th as National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day to address what it calls a crucial public safety and public health...
MBN fighting opioid epidemic as more Mississippians overdose
by Alex Paton
The Opioid Epidemic is tearing across the U.S. and Mississippi is fighting the opioid crisis in any way that they can. John Dowdy, Director of...
Indictments made against fentanyl traffickers in Mississippi and North Dakota
by Sarah Ulmer
The Justice Department announced today that federal grand juries in the Southern District of Mississippi and the District of North Dakota returned indictments, unsealed yesterday,...
Drug investigation leads DEA, Atty General to child pornography bust
by Jared Bounds
Kenneth Paul Rushing, 56, of Morton, and Michael Gene Rushing, 58, of Jackson, were arrested Wednesday afternoon at Wholesale Auto Parts on Gallatin Street in...
MBN warns medical professionals to stop aiding prescription drug abuse
by Sarah Ulmer
The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration are cracking down on medical professionals writing prescriptions for illegal use. ...
DEA wants to help you get rid of unused and unwanted perscriptions
by Chad Dixon
With opioid abuse growing across Mississippi and the country, the Drug Enforcement Administration is offering a safe place for you to dispose of your unused,...
Dragging a State Trooper at a Traffic Stop: Jackson-Area Cops Looking for Suspect
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–Dragging a state trooper about 100 yards at a traffic stop Sunday afternoon is what had all Jackson metro area police on alert Monday....