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The leaders of one of Washington state's most significant illegal drug operations have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms. They ran a backyard pill-pressing operation with fentanyl powder they ordered from China beginning in 2015 — just as the synthetic opioid was taking hold as a cheaper, more powerful and more deadly alternative to heroin.
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Health officials say fatal overdoses in King County have increased sharply over the last two weeks. The Medical Examiner's Office has identified 42…
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King County Public Health officials are contacting needle exchange programs, treatment clinics and emergency rooms to alert people to the dangers of…