 | The DEA announced the arrests the same day that President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a 'national public health emergency'. Seven were indicted on a total of 48 counts related to drug sales and the possession of weapons. A search yielded approximately $200,000 cash and hundreds of envelopes of heroin and fentanyl stamped with an image of a kneeling skeleton and the brand name 'Pray for Death'. |  |
 | NYC experienced a 46% increase in overdose deaths to 1,374 in 2016. Stanely Sacarillo (right) was charged with reckless endangerment in connection with a sale that led to the overdose death of a customer. |  |
