Gastonia Drug Issues On The Rise; How Are First Responders Handling It? - WCCB Charlotte's CW

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Gastonia Drug Issues On The Rise; How Are First Responders Handling It? - WCCB Charlotte's CW

GASTON COUNTY – Gaston County Police say they have made dozens of drug busts in the past year, and that is all because of the growing presence of fentanyl in the county, and the ability to get it at a cheap price. Captain Jeff Phelps with the Gaston County Police Department Special Investigations Unit sees it first hand. “We’re seeing an unprecedented amount of fentanyl coming into our community,” said Phelps. “Amounts’ of drugs we’ve never see…