Miguel Baez Guevara, 38, faces 17 criminal counts, prosecutors announced Wednesday in Anchorage.
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Half-pound of heroin, hundreds of pills seized at Ketchikan airport
Authorities arrested 27-year-old woman from Prince of Wales Island who allegedly brought the drugs in on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle.
A week after a fatal police shooting, a community searches for answers
Juneau police named James Esbenshade as the officer who shot and killed Kelly Michael Stephens.
New Trooper report shows Alaska drug problem worsening
Troopers point to collaboration with partners as its principal means for combating a growing demand with diminished resources for policing.
Desperate cities consider ‘safe injection’ sites for opioid users
Opioids were a main driver in roughly 1,200 drug overdose deaths in Philadelphia last year. That’s four times the city’s murder rate. It’s time, some officials say, to supervise, not criminalize.
Troopers say man attempted to smuggle heroin to Bethel
According to court documents, troopers approached William “Billy” Aloysius, 33, at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on August 31 as he was waiting for his flight home to Bethel.
Dillingham police arrest man allegedly dealing heroin from boat
Dillingham police arrested a man Saturday night who was allegedly dealing heroin from a boat in the harbor. Andrew “Weebee” Olsen, 29, was charged with one count of felony drug possession and one count of felony drug trafficking.
Alaska’s largest needle exchange is rushing to keep up with demand
The number of syringes exchanged at one Anchorage non-profit doubled in just two years. In 2016, the program gave out slightly less than a half-million clean needles. And disposed of even more. This year they’re on track to outpace that.
Wave of addiction costs is hitting Alaska’s health care system
Like much of the country, Alaska is seeing a surge in opioid and heroin addiction. State officials are scrambling to deal with an expanding list of the consequences.
Health officials distribute new technology for Alaska’s war on opioids
Alaska has another tool in the fight against opioids. Public health officials are distributing thousands of disposal bags that chemically react and leave no trace of the drugs.