I swear criminals in Florida are cut from a different cloth. In the recent past, either the suspect has committed a heinous act and has…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Savannah area police and sheriff’s deputies say they rounded more than 200 pounds of expired and unwanted drugs as part of a national sweep. The prescription and over-the-counter drugs were collected Saturday as part of an event sponsored by the national Drug Enforcement Administration aimed at keeping prescription pills out of […]
Dandre Moore and his front-seat passenger Dartavious Moore were arrested on drug charges after Mobile, Al police stopped their car for “double-texting.” Police spotted 15-year-old Dandre Moore driving with his knees and texting with two different phones, one phone in each hand. The police also found 386 oxycodone pills left over from a pill bottle […]
Dominique jokes with the crew about Bobby Brown’s never-ending drinking problems and the greatest invention, the Mexican weed cannon.
MEXICALI, Mexico (AP) — Police in the border city of Mexicali say they have recovered a powerful improvised cannon used to hurl packets of marijuana across a border fence into California. Police told the Televisa network that the device was made up of a plastic pipe and a crude metal tank that used compressed air […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Drug overdose deaths rose for the 11th straight year, federal data show, and most of them were accidents involving addictive painkillers despite growing attention to risks from these medicines. “The big picture is that this is a big problem that has gotten much worse quickly,” said Dr. Thomas Frieden, head of the […]
CHICAGO (AP) — For the first time since Prohibition, Chicago has a new Public Enemy No. 1 — a drug kingpin in Mexico deemed so menacing that he’s been assigned the famous label created for Al Capone. Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was singled out for his role as leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel, which […]
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say they have arrested a Panamanian woman arriving at Barcelona airport with 1.38 kilograms (3 pounds) of cocaine concealed in breast implants. The Interior Ministry said Wednesday that border police noticed fresh scars and blood-stained gauze on her chest as well as pale patches beneath her skin. The woman said […]
Police in Texas raided Nelly’s tour bus at a checkpoint in Sierra Blanca Wednesday night and turned up heroin, marijuana and a loaded gun. According to TMZ, cops pulled the bus over and during a search discovered 36 small bags of heroin totaling .64 ounces, over 10 pounds of marijuana in a large green duffle […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A fugitive doctor charged in the nation's largest prosecution of Internet pharmacies is getting off in part because there's just too much evidence in his case: more than 400,000 documents and two terabytes of electronic data that federal authorities say is expensive to maintain. Armando Angulo was indicted in 2007 […]
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Police say a northeastern Pennsylvania man accidentally dialed 911 during a drug deal, leading to the entire conversation being recorded and his subsequent arrest. Scranton police say they arrested 24-year-old Justin Kryzanowski on Wednesday after being contacted by dispatchers who told them a conversation about narcotics could be heard over an […]
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. authorities say an incomplete tunnel designed to smuggle drugs into the United States has been found in Tijuana, Mexico. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Lauren Mack said Thursday that the approximately 220-yard passage was lit and ventilated. It began under a bathroom sink inside a warehouse and did not cross […]
