Crime & Courts

Sep 23 2019
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The Drug Enforcement Administration and partner agencies seized these bags of tramadol in Anchorage during a coordinated effort in the summer of 2019.

DEA uncovers a flood of painkillers reaching rural Alaska by mail

By | 2 Alaska, Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Crime & Courts

One drug enforcement operation this summer seized 204 packages containing almost 48,545 illicit or unlawfully diverted pills. Almost all of those pills, 44,580, were tramadol. One DEA agent estimates around 100,000 pills are arriving in Alaska every month.

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Sep 19 2019
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Judge: Alaska’s justice system is failing in the case of slain Mountain Village woman

By | Community, Crime & Courts, Politics, Public Safety, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Southwest, State Government, Western

A judge has declared a crisis in the state’s courts, saying turnover among public defenders is delaying criminal trials and denying justice for victims and defendants alike.

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Sep 16 2019
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U.S. Attorney General William Barr heard concerns from Alaska Native leaders about the lack of law enforcement and high rates of sexual assault and domestic violence in rural Alaska. (Photo by Joey Mendolia/Alaska Public Media)

Justice Department to send millions to rural Alaska law enforcement

By | Crime & Courts, Federal Government, Public Safety, State Government

The move frees up nearly $11 million in funding from federal law enforcement programs, including money for local communities and tribal entities for addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violent crimes. The state will also get three new federal prosecutors who will be focused on rural Alaska.

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