Justin P. Morin, 21, of 20 Jackson St., sold UMass student Darby Fassett five bags of "American Gangster" heroin on the day before Fassett was found overdosed in his Hadley home, according to police. Fassett was rushed to Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton where he was declared dead on arrival. Although Morin was charged with distribution of heroin in Northampton District Court, a Hampshire County grand jury found that there is sufficient evidence to indict him for involuntary manslaughter.
Steven Peter Hipwell, 32, was arrested by Cherng Talay Police on December 22 at 4.30 pm allegedly in possession of two bags of cocaine
Steven Peter Hipwell, 32, was arrested by Cherng Talay Police on December 22 at 4.30 pm allegedly in possession of two bags of cocaine totaling 0.6 and 0.7 grams. His arrest came in a sting operation involving another Englishman ,who had been arrested on drug charges by police in Patong days earlier.Police alleged that David Pet had been caught with cocaine on Nanai Road, and while being held he told police that Hipwell had sold him the drugs.Police then arranged a sting and raid on Hipwell's house, where David ''bought'' the cocaine while police waited outside.Police searched Hipwell's home. Officers said they found another small packet of cocaine in a money jar.Hipwell is being held in Phuket jail while the court considers bail.Both Pet and Hipwell were living and working in Phuket, police say
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