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    Besides substances such as cocaine and marijuana, investigators are seeing drugs such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, Alprazolam and other medications. "One thing I want to state is that we are seeing an influx of narcotics coming into southwest Virginia as well as southern West Virginia and Kentucky" Lee said. Addicts will get prescriptions for narcotics from physicians in Florida, Georgia, Maryland and other states, then bring them home and try to get them filled. Full Article at Bluefield Daily Telegraph
    One thing I want to state is that we are seeing an influx of narcotics coming into southwest Virginia as well as southern West Virginia and Kentucky
    – Dennis Lee SOURCE: Bluefield Daily Telegraph 2 months ago
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Law enforcement targets out-of-state prescriptions
  1. Some of them are absolutely pill-pushing criminals
    SOURCE: Bluefield Daily Telegraph 2 months ago
  2. It has a real impact. Southwest Virginia has an extremely high overdose rate. They (addicts) defeat the time released medications to get an instant high, overloading the body and resulting in a tragic death
    SOURCE: Bluefield Daily Telegraph 2 months ago
  3. The public is getting hit twice
    SOURCE: Bluefield Daily Telegraph 2 months ago
  4. The individuals have been arraigned at this time and trial dates have been set
    – Dennis Lee SOURCE: Bluefield Daily Telegraph 2 months ago

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