11 Drug Overdoses Reported In Cape Canaveral And Merritt Island

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11 Drug Overdoses Reported In Cape Canaveral And Merritt Island

UPDATE: Arrests Made After Multiple Brevard County Drug Overdoses

BREVARD COUNTY, Florida – Agents from the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office are investigating multiple drug use overdoses that were reported on Monday, June 13, 2015. Investigators say that the overdose cases appear to be related to heroin. Overall, eleven overdoses were reported in the Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island areas, with one death associated to date.

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is asking that anyone with information about this investigation to please call Homicide Agent Marlon Buggs via the Sheriff’s Office Communications Center at 321-633-7162 or CRIMELINE at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477), you can also visit http://crimeline.org/, or text ‘crimeline’ plus your tip to CRIME (274637). All information to CRIMELINE is confidential and you may be eligible for a reward.

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