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Coordinating state and federal resources to fight drug trafficking | Talk of Alaska

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Fentanyl pills seized by the Ketchikan Police Department.

A new federal-state effort to stem the flow of illegal drugs and ramp up the punishment for those who sell them is underway across the nation, including in Alaska. Will it cut the high rates of overdoses here? What else are the state’s top legal officers focused on? Alaska’s Attorney General and the state’s U.S. Attorney join us on this Talk of Alaska.

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Coordinating state and federal resources to fight drug trafficking | Talk of Alaska
A new federal-state effort to stem the flow of illegal drugs and ramp up the punishment for those who sell them is underway across the nation, including in Alaska.
Talk of Alaska by Alaska Public Media

HOST: Lori Townsend

GUESTS:

  • Michael Heyman - U.S. Attorney for the district of Alaska
  • Treg Taylor - Alaska Attorney General

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Lori Townsend is the news director and senior host for Alaska Public Media. You can send her news tips and program ideas for Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight at ltownsend@alaskapublic.org or call 907-550-8452.
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