Some Counties, Including Blue Earth, Spent Opioid Settlement Money on Police Dogs

Some counties, including Blue Earth, spent opioid settlement money on police dogs

Minnesota cities and counties spent millions of opioid settlement payouts in 2024 largely on treatment, support for those in addiction recovery, education and administrative costs. Some Minnesota counties spent the cash on law enforcement expenditures intended to weed out drug…

Some Minnesota counties spent opioid settlement money on police dogs

Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, on display before a press conference on a major drug bust, at the office of the New York Attorney General, Sept. 23, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Minnesota cities and counties spent millions of opioid settlement payouts in 2024 largely on treatment, support for those in addiction recovery, education and administrative costs. Some Minnesota counties spent the cash on law enfo…