![]() ![]() ![]() One of the other men arrested, Felix Melendez, 37, was charged with drug crimes during the investigation, but Campbell said it hadn’t been determined whether he was connected to the overdoses. “We want people to be warned that what they have could be extremely dangerous and they should not use it,” he said. The arrests do not mean all the bad K2 has been located, Campbell said. A public defender said there was no proof linking any drugs Parker may have had to the overdoses. Some people who overdosed returned to the green and overdosed again, officials said. Others became nauseated and vomited, officials said. He was also charged in connection with drug sales in the city earlier this year, the chief said.Ĭampbell also said two other people were arrested - one by New Haven police and one by federal authorities - but investigators were trying to determine whether they were connected to the overdoses.Īuthorities described chaotic scenes at the park near Yale University, with people falling unconscious at the same time. Parker, who was arrested Wednesday, was charged with drug crimes after being found in possession of the K2 bags, Campbell said. No deaths were reported, and officials said most people recovered quickly. Some of the victims identified John Parker, of New Haven, as one of the people who was dealing K2 on the New Haven Green, where most of the overdoses occurred Wednesday and Thursday, Police Chief Anthony Campbell said. A 53-year-old man has been arrested in connection with more than 100 synthetic-marijuana overdoses, many of them in the same New Haven park, after authorities say they caught him with 32 bags of the drug, police said Friday. Safe drug sites say they're saving lives - but they're encouraging slow deathsįed prosecutor says NYC safe injection centers are illegal and hints at shutting them down Why does NY campaign to stop smoking but not illicit drug use? ![]() NYC dealer who sold heroin that killed 'The Wire' actor sentenced to 10 years in prison ![]()
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