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Crime and courts: Westchester Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:35AMGREENBURGH: A Massachusetts man was found with 120 pounds of marijuana, worth $300,000, after he was stopped early Friday at a sobriety checkpoint in Greenburgh, police said.
Critics: Missouri's crackdown on crack unfair Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:29AMKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Police found such a small amount of crack cocaine in James V. Taylor's car that investigators described it as unweighable. It was enough for a 15-year prison sentence in Missouri, where the courts make an enormous distinction between crack and powder cocaine.
Two in Titusville ace charges in teen overdose Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:27AMTwo Titusville residents were arrested after an investigation of a drug overdose, in which police said a 15-year-old girl almost died after she was given Xanex and Oxycodone.
Cocaine seized, man arrested Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:25AMFBI agents arrested an East Side man after finding 16 "bricks" of cocaine inside his apartment. Adrian Nuñez, 25, was arrested Aug. 23 on suspicion of possessing and intending to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine, according to a criminal complaint.
Rebuilding lives: Meth use in area still a problem, but local entities looking to make a difference Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:14AMWhen David Peterson was 25, methamphetamine came knocking at his door. Peterson was living in Lake Havasu, Ariz., when several drug dealers came to his house looking for his neighbor. They asked Peterson if he would like to try meth and left him with a bag of the drug.
Crime Stoppers Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:14AMThe Greater Beloit Area Crime Stoppers is looking for information about Robert L. Wilson, 30, who is wanted on a warrant for possession with intent to deliver cocaine.
Cops say driver admits being high Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:05AMMONTICELLO — Police say a Mountaindale man was charged with a felony after he was stopped on Liberty Street in the village late Thursday and admitted he'd smoked crack cocaine earlier that evening.
POLICE BLOTTER Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:04AMWest Amwell Township police reported:
Police: City man major distributor of crack cocaine Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 12:52AMTRENTON -- A city man arrested by county detectives Thursday was a major distributor of crack cocaine in the Trenton area, officials said. Chad McNeil, 35, was arrested after a search warrant was executed on the first floor of his Phillips Avenue home, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office reported.
Two years probation for Moldowan Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:21PMMan who wrongly spent 11 years in prison pleaded to cocaine possession
CBP seizes cocaine, arrests one Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:17PMU.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $371,000 worth of cocaine at the Gateway International Bridge and arrested one man, according to court records.
Woman in Florida City tries to run over another woman, report says Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:17PMHOMESTEAD A burglar broke a window and ransacked a house in the 100 block of Northwest Sixth Street and stole a 36-inch flat screen television, a PlayStation, a DVD player and a window-mounted air-conditioner together valued at $1,400 between midnight and 7 p.m. Aug. 7.
Teen Mom Season 2 Episode 6: Farrah Abraham tries speed dating, Butch Baltierra goes to rehab Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:11PM"Teen Mom" Season 2 Episode 6 aired Tuesday on MTV. Here's a recap of the show.
Colombian police captures 11 associates of Mexican drug kingpin 'La Barbie' Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:03PMBOGOTA, COLOMBIA : Colombian police captured 11 alleged associates of recently captured Mexican drug kingpin Edgar Valdez Villarreal during an operation in several Colombian cities, El Tiempo newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Judge nixes bond reduction Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:56PMJudge Timothy Creany on Tuesday refused to reduce the $50,000 bond for a Johnstown woman accused of selling cocaine while out of jail on an unrelated bond as she was awaiting trial in a vehicular homicide case.
Homicide suspect gets probation in drug case Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:56PMTaeVon “Tae” Dixon, the alleged shooter in a Johnstown homicide, was put on probation for one year this week in Cambria County court on his guilty plea to possession of drug paraphernalia.
OCEANSIDE: Gang member gets life in prison for attempted murders Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:50PMA 34-year-old Oceanside gang member with a long history ofviolence was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for his role in a2007 gang shooting that injured three teens.
In Mexico, Coke 'Kingpin' is Illegal Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:46PMThere has been another high-profile arrest in Mexico’s drug war. And this one turns our idea of illegal immigrants on its head.
'Barbie' Arrest Could Yield Drug War Intel for Mexican Officials Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:20PMListen to the Audio About 30,000 people have been killed since 2006 in Mexico's violent drug wars. On Monday, one of the country's biggest drug traffickers was arrested in Mexico City. NPR's Jason Beaubien has more. JUDY WOODRUFF: For more on the arrest, we're joined now by National Public Radio's Jason Beaubien in Mexico City. Jason, thank you for talking with us. First of all, they caught him ...
Andre Agassi: I have the body of an old man Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:40PMIn his memoir, “Open,” the tennis star reveals that he used crystal meth and avoided punishment for failing a drug test. In this excerpt, he writes about the physical and emotional pain he feels. Andre Agassi - Tennis - Open: An Autobiography - Methamphetamine - Sport
Mexico captures reported drug lord 'the Barbie' Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:37PMA former Texas high school football player and petty street dealer who allegedly rose to become one of Mexico's most savage assassins became the third major drug lord brought down by Mexico in less than a year, and could provide intelligence on even bigger kingpins.
Drug charges headed to federal court against local man Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:28PMThe case of a Hagerstown man charged with possession with intent to distribute a large amount of narcotics was dismissed Tuesday in Washington County Circuit Court and is headed to federal court, according to Robert Veil, the supervising attorney for the Washington County Drug Task Force.
Will Mexico's prize catch 'La Barbie' stand trial in U.S.? Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:19PMMEXICO CITY — Clambering to proclaim victory after more than three years of bloody narcotics warfare, Mexican authorities paraded a Texas-born accused kingpin before the media Tuesday and offered abundant details of his climb through the violent drug underworld before his capture in a mountain hideout.
Man Charged in Woman's Beating Death Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:17PMA Lowndes County man with a long arrest record for domestic violence and cocaine use is charged with beating a woman to death. Joe Earl Smith Jr., 41, was taken into custody this morning at a convenience store in the Brooksville area.
Paris Hilton 'won't be hired in Vegas' Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:17PMLas Vegas club owners say that they will not hire Paris Hilton to host parties after her recent arrest.
Trafficker's parents sentenced Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:13PMA Wooler couple were given two-year conditional sentences for their role in an elaborate scheme to deal cocaine across the Quinte region.[...]
Mexicans hope drug lord La Barbie's arrest may turn tide Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:10PMMexico paraded one of its most violent drug lords after a police raid that many hope will mark a breakthrough the campaign against powerful cartels
Paris Hilton to be charged with cocaine possession Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:31PMParis Hilton will be charged with felony possession of a controlled substance following her Friday night arrest.
Paris Hilton Busted in Las Vegas for Drug Possession Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:31PMParis Hilton is involved in yet another legal controversy. . KYW’s Bob Nelson reports that police in Las Vegas are defending their arrest on Friday of Hilton (above) and her boyfriend, Cy Waits (below right), when the Cadillac in which they were riding was pulled over. Police lieutenant Wayne Holman said the car smelled of [...]
Drug investigation nets 20 arrests, more pending Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:30PMSHELBY — Shelby Police say the Operation “Baywatch” initiative, which began last year, forced mid-level dealers to do their own dirty work. Now many of those dealers are behind bars. Police handled 66 street-level drug cases in April with...
Vegas police: Hilton denied owning purse, cocaine Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:27PMParis Hilton denied owning the purse in which police say less than a gram of cocaine was found after a traffic stop on the Las Vegas Strip, according to an arrest report released Monday.
Officers seize guns, electronics, cash after cocaine arrest Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:23PMA task force following up on tips about stolen items being traded for drugs wound up seizing several guns, cameras and other electronics, along with more than $1,000 in cash on Friday.
'Burning Man Barrister' and Others Challenge Heavy-Handed Cops at Annual Calif. Festival Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:21PMDavid Levin represents entrepreneurs, investors and developers in his legal practice. As an aside, he's a Burning Man barrister -- offering free legal advice to those who run afoul of the law at the annual counterculture festival on the Nevada desert.
Paris Hilton cocaine case not a slam dunk Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:19PMAs Paris Hilton faces arraignment on a cocaine-possession charge after being arrested in Las Vegas, a legal expert says the case might be harder to prove than it appears.
Vegas Police: Hilton Denied Purse Was Hers Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:17PMParis Hilton denied owning the purse in which police say less than a gram of cocaine was found after a traffic stop on the Las Vegas Strip, according to a police report obtained Monday by The Associated Press.
Music Monday: Salmon Thrasher, Chev, Justin Bieber/Kanye West/Raekwon Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:09PMSad news: Local garage pop act Salmon Thrasher singer and solo artist Justin Ripley moves from Seattle to New York City this week. He'll no doubt post new material on the Internet from the far coast, but we'll miss his creative energy in the city proper.
Paris Hilton claims cocaine-filled purse wasn't hers Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:08PMLAS VEGAS -- A lawyer for Paris Hilton is reportedly expected to argue that police performed an illegal search when the celebutante was arrested on felony cocaine possession charges.
My life before and after rehab Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:25AMEsther*, 21, is from a middle-class home with a supportive family. Yet she became a drug addict. Just out of a seven-month rehab, she's looking forward to a drug-free life. She speaks to Noor-Jehan Yoro Badat.
Trooper finds marijuana in secret compartment Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:25AMA Pierce-based state trooper added more than 100 pounds to the almost five tons of marijuana already seized this year on U.S. 59 in Wharton County.
My life before and after rehab Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:20AMI started smoking dagga at the age of 12. My best friend and I would smoke every day. We also drank alcohol and experimented with ecstasy tablets. Some kids at school would bring alcohol to a friend's house and we'd share.
Dealer sells heroin to undercover officer Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:20AMEmmanuel L. Nieves, 31, of Great Meadows, N.J., faces drug charges after allegedly selling crack cocaine to an undercover Stroud Area Regional Police officer Saturday.
Barnstable District Court Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:13AMIn court Wednesday:
Man pleads guilty to drugging girl who died Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:10AMLAS CRUCES -- A Las Cruces man faces up to 12 years in prison after admitting he gave a fatal combination of drugs to a 16-year-old girl in January.
Man admits to giving dead teen drugs Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:00AMLAS CRUCES - A young Las Cruces man is facing up to 12 years in prison after admitting to giving a fatal combination of drugs to a 16-year-old girl in January.
Film stars' yearbook photos on web Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:50AMAmusing yearbook pictures of some of America's biggest stars have been published for the first time on a family history website. Related Stories More traffic gridlock in China Police find cocaine in a sausage
Complaints lead to drug charges against White Plains man Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:04PMA six-week police investigation into reports of drug activity at a White Plains house led to the arrest of a Montross Street man on felony charges late yesterday.
FEATURE-Torching a drug lab in Peru, the No. 1 coca grower Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:03PMSource: Reuters * Government losing battle against drug runners * Farmers say other crops cannot touch coca's value * Drug runners aligned with Shining Path guerrillas By Patricia Velez VIZCATAN, Peru, Aug 26 ...
Torching a drug lab in Peru, the No. 1 coca grower Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:59AMWith the sudden burst of a fireball and a blast of heat, another clandestine cocaine lab in a remote jungle valley on the front line of Peru's drug war went up in flames.
Italy: Explosion near anti-Mafia magistrate's home Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:55AMROME (AP) A bombing in southern Italy has damaged the apartment house of a magistrate who investigates the 'ndrangheta crime syndicate. Authorities say the pre-dawn explosion Thursday in Reggio Calabria was apparently the latest act of intimidation by the 'ndrangheta, a global cocaine trafficker. It shattered windows and the door, but magistrate Salvatore Di Landro and other occupants were ...
Mexican drug cartels expand reach in Central America Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:44AMCentral America is struggling to contain rising violence as powerful Mexican drug cartels, facing an escalating government crackdown at home, expand southward and intensify operations in neighboring nations.