By Edith Tucker
METHUEN, Mass. — Sen. Jeanne Shaheen visited the New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area headquarters located near the New Hampshire/Massachusetts border on Monday for an in-depth briefing on regional efforts to reduce the availability of illegal drugs: fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine, and marijuana.
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