Mar 16, 2016 | By: Lakeland News

Minnesota Officials Come Together to Talk about Heroin Surge in State

Seven deaths stemming from suspected heroin overdoses in northern Minnesota have rocked the state.

Narcotics investigators believe the batch circulating now could be tainted with other drugs.

Officials came together in Bemidji Wednesday afternoon to talk about this epidemic.

The amount of heroin seized in the state is up 125% since 2011.

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