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Big Island fentanyl arrests and recovery stats for March
The 107.18 total grams of illicit fentanyl recovered by Hawai‘i Police Department in March was enough to kill 53,590 Hawai‘i Island residents.
Police charge Kona man after fentanyl arrest at airport
On Friday, police officers, along with Homeland Security Investigations Taskforce agents, contacted 35-year-old Dorian Thompson as he was deplaning an inbound mainland flight.
Hilo father, son arrested after police find illegal guns, drugs in home
During their search of the Silva residence, cops recovered several firearms, anabolic steroids and cocaine.
Big Island police urge public to drive safely this Thanksgiving
This year there have been 33 traffic fatalities on Hawai‘i Island roads, with impairment a factor in 14, or 42%, of those deaths.
Hilo woman arrested as part of Operation Paper Shredder for contraband smuggling
In “Operation Paper Shredder,” the Hawai’i County Department of Public Safety arrested five people involved in three recent cases of contraband smuggling in Hawai‘i’s correctional facilities.
Kea‘au man guilty of attempted meth distribution, Kona jury finds
The cased stemmed from an October 2021 traffic stop, where police found methamphetamine on Zuffante’s person and in his car.
Police presence may return to Kona airport to combat flow of dangerous drugs
“Office space that was previously available to Hawaiʻi Police Department at the Kona airport prior to the Federal Inspection Service Center opening will soon be available again,” said Hawa’i Department of Transportation Director Ed Sniffen.
