Coakley joins Northeast task force on heroin

BOSTON – Attorney General Martha C. Coakley said last week that she has joined a multistate task force working to combat the heroin crisis in the Northeast.
The mission of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Heroin Task Force is to provide a framework in which state attorneys general can work collaboratively and share information to combat the growing problem of heroin trafficking across state lines. This coordination will help target large-scale distribution operations that often span state lines.
The task force will be co-chaired by New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane. Joining Coakley on the task force is New Jersey acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman. Rhode Island is not among the first states to join the group.
Coakley called heroin abuse one of the “most significant national public-safety concerns facing law enforcement and public-health officials today.” •

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