FROM: CHIEF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY MIKE KAVANAGH
DATE: OCTOBER 31, 2019
RE: PRESS RELEASE – TAINTED HEROIN
We are experiencing an unprecedented number of overdoses in the northern part of Ulster County, particularly in the Town of Saugerties. There were 12 overdoses in the Town of Hunter last weekend. Evidence obtained from the Ulster County overdoses suggest that two different packages containing specific stamps are tainted and contain fentanyl. The first package is a red colored stamp depicting a basketball player and the name Lebron underneath the picture. The second is a blue colored stamp depicting two handguns and the words “Young Guns.”
If you are an addicted person and need help please call our Ulster County Mental Health/Substance Disorder Hotline at 1-800-662-4357, at any time day or night.
Anyone with information regarding the presence of heroin in your community can call 340-3599. Your call will be kept confidential.
