Opioid Abuse Issues Persisted After Former Casper Doctor’s Arrest, TrialOpioid Abuse Issues Persisted After Former Casper Doctor’s Arrest, TrialOn May 24, a jury found former Casper Dr. Shakeel Kahn guilty of dispensing oxycodone and other prescription drugs resulting in death.Tom MortonTom Morton
Jury Starts Over in Casper Doctor Drug Conspiracy TrialJury Starts Over in Casper Doctor Drug Conspiracy TrialShakeel Kahn is charged with 21 counts in a 23-count indictment including conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and other drugs resulting in death.Tom MortonTom Morton
Attorneys Argue for Guilt, Acquittal in Prescription Drug Trial of Former Casper DoctorAttorneys Argue for Guilt, Acquittal in Prescription Drug Trial of Former Casper DoctorThe closing arguments will resume at 8:30 a.m. WednesdayTom MortonTom Morton
Customer of Former Casper Doctor Recounts Addiction, Huge Opioid PrescriptionsCustomer of Former Casper Doctor Recounts Addiction, Huge Opioid PrescriptionsIf convicted on all counts, Shakeel Kahn faces 45 years to life imprisonment.Tom MortonTom Morton
Casper Prescription Drug Conspiracy Trial Set For AprilCasper Prescription Drug Conspiracy Trial Set For AprilShakeel and Lyn Kahn were arrested at their house on Thorndike Avenue in Casper on Nov. 30, 2016.Tom MortonTom Morton
Carbon County Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers Moves To Federal Court In OhioCarbon County Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers Moves To Federal Court In OhioFederal law allows lawsuits with similar claims to be consolidated as a multidistrict litigation in one U.S. district court.Tom MortonTom Morton
Casper Prescription Drug Conspiracy Defendant Pleads GuiltyCasper Prescription Drug Conspiracy Defendant Pleads GuiltyPaul Beland was an early target of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's investigation of former Casper doctor Shakeel Kahn.Tom MortonTom Morton
Defendant In Wyoming Prescription Drug Conspiracy Receives ProbationDefendant In Wyoming Prescription Drug Conspiracy Receives ProbationDeni Antelope was among 15 people named in an indictment accusing them of participating in a drug distribution conspiracy in Wyoming. Tom MortonTom Morton
Casper Woman Imprisoned For Her Role In Local Prescription Drug RingCasper Woman Imprisoned For Her Role In Local Prescription Drug RingMelissa Bishop and Charles Edwards would drive to the Denver area to obtain heroin for their own use and to sell in the Casper area,Tom MortonTom Morton
Arizona Woman Pleads Not Guilty To Drug Deal Causing DeathArizona Woman Pleads Not Guilty To Drug Deal Causing DeathIn 2015, 52,404 people in the United States died of overdoses, with 33,091 -- or 91 a day -- of them dying from overdoses involving opioids.Tom MortonTom Morton