Heroin

The "War on Drugs" rolls on. However, fellow Berkshire County residents, you'll be happy to hear that a major battle was just won by the good guys!

Berkshire District Attorney Timothy Shugrue remarked, “I’ve never in 36 years seen this amount of meth, not only in Berkshire County but in Western MA."

Illegal narcotics are so prolific nowadays, you can find them almost anywhere. Case in point, a routine traffic stop led to quite a drug bust for the Adams PD.

Last Thursday, a Western Massachusetts man received a prison sentence for playing a role in a very large-scale heroin trafficking operation.

Thanks to a major multi-agency drug investigation, approximately $250,000 worth of drugs were taken off our streets.

Do you ever wonder how much drugs are sold as dealers roll up RT7 off of the interstate, how much of that ends up here in the Berkshires?

The search discovered 1,850 bags of heroin and approximately 60 grams of cocaine inside the driver's backpack.

The North Adams Police Department this afternoon reported on their social media page that last month the department executed two search warrants in the city that netted four perps and smack worth close to $89,000. The narcotic investigation by the North Adams Police Department was aided by the Berkshire County Drug Task Force, Berkshire County Sheriff’s Department, Pittsfield Police, Adams Police,

An Adams man is facing prison time after a jury found him guilty of Heroin and Cocaine Possession and Distribution charges.

The Berkshire County Law Enforcement Task Force, State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office, Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office and the Pittsfield Police Department seized approximately 13,500 bags of heroin, multiple firearms, and cash resulting from several months of investigation...