Read the Press Release on The Coalition to Close the the De Minimis Loophole website.
Business, Law Enforcement, and Fentanyl Victims Groups to President Trump: Close De Minimis Loophole Now for all Commercial Shipments to Prevent More Harm
Category: Press Release
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Carteret County Leaders Honored for Fentanyl Crisis Response at Community Forum
This past Saturday, a community forum addressing the impact of fentanyl in Carteret County was held at the Beaufort Train Depot. During the event, Sheriff Asa Buck, District Attorney Scott Thomas, Assistant District Attorney Dave Spence, and Legal Assistant Michelle Gillikin, all of Prosecutorial District 4, were honored with the Save Lives Together Award for their collaborative work in holding fentanyl traffickers accountable. Additionally, Brooke Barnhill, manager of the Countyโs Post Overdose Response Team (PORT), provided a Narcan (naloxone) demonstration and outlined local recovery resources.
Carteret County issued a news release from the event.
TOWN HALL MEETING ABOUT FENTANYL
Wilson County & Adjacent NC Counties
TOWN HALL MEETING ABOUT FENTANYLย (open to the public)
Wilson County & Adjacent NC Counties
Saturday, February 1, 2025, 2:00-4:00 pm
| Date | Saturday, February 1, 2025, 2:00-4:00 pm |
| Location | Foundation YMCA of Wilson 233 Nash Street Wilson NC. 27893 |
Contacts
- Barb Walsh, Executive Director, 919-614-3830
barb@fentvic.org. website: www.fentvic.org
Fentanyl Victims Network of NC (fentvic.org), 501(c)(3) EIN 88-3921380 - Local Co-Host:ย ย Lisa Bennett, Mother of Mason Bennett, Forever 22. Valued member of fentvc.org. Public safety, education & justice advocate.ย ย 229-873-5648ย ย lisawbennett@me.com
Purpose
- SAVE LIVES! Public Safety Education Prevention Tools + Naloxone Distribution & Training
- Listen-Learn-Interview devastated fentanyl victim families. It could happen to anyone!
- Spark public safety conversations about the dangers of illicit fentanyl, particularly counterfeit pressed pills (Adderall, Xanax, Percocet),ย and access to life-saving naloxone in schools and the community
- Connect NC Fentanyl Victim Families to one another for support and advocacy.