Broken down by year, the overdose deaths are reflected as follows: 75 in 2014 87 in 2015 96 in 2016 144 in 2017 and 161 in 2018. From 2014 through 2018, Burlington County lost 488 people from drug overdose.
The consumption of opioids has resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of Burlington County overdose fatalities. The GGNTF is responsible for investigations leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals who violate the Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of New Jersey.īeginning in 2014, Burlington County experienced the initial wave of the Opioid epidemic that has devastated much of the United States over the past five years. In March 2008, the Narcotics Task Force’s name was officially changed to the Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Task Force (GGNTF), pursuant to New Jersey’s Safe Streets – Safe Neighborhoods Initiative. The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force (NTF) was organized in October 1987, pursuant to the Attorney General’s Statewide Narcotics Action Plan (SNAP) for Narcotics Enforcement.
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