Mexico's drug wars spill across border into US Nov 20, 2008
In the months after, several dozen suspects have been charged with moving drugs and money for Mexican traffickers through Atlanta, which has emerged as an important hub for thriving narcotics markets in the eastern United States. Few regions of the nation have been immune - even Anchorage, Alaska, reported activity by the Tijuana drug cartel led by the Arellano Felix family, according to federal law enforcement agencies. (Boston Globe)
Ex-nurse indicted in narcotics case Nov 20, 2008
A 27-year-old former surgical nurse has been indicted by a federal grant jury for allegedly tampering with painkillers at at least 108 times to make narcotics. Ashton Paul Daigle is accused of substituting saline solution for the narcotic painkiller Fentanyl, which was to have been administered to patients facing surgery. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Nurse arrested in drug thefts Nov 20, 2008
During a news conference, Eid and FDA agent Stephen Holt said that between Sept. 24 and Oct. 24, Daigle allegedly opened a Pyxis machine to obtain Fentanyl, a strong narcotic prescription medication, and replaced it with saline solution. The indictment alleges Daigle accessed the pain medication regularly, sometimes as often as 25 times in one day. (Denver Post)
Two nabbed on drug charges after foot chase on Tuesday Nov 20, 2008
In an undercover operation conducted by Murray Police and the Pennyrile Narcotics Task Force, Carter allegedly sold 100 ecstasy pills to a PNTF agent. As detectives approached him, he fled on foot. (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)
Mumbai rave: 109 who tested positive get summons Nov 20, 2008
MUMBAI: The Mumbai police have sent summons to all those persons tested positive for narcotics in connection with a raid on October 16 in a suburban night club, directing them to remain present before a magistrate's court within a week ... The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai police has sent summons to over 100 persons out of the 119 caught in the raid directing them to appear before a magistrate's court within a week ... "The persons, who have tested positive for narcotics, will have to... (Times of India)
State argues for its right to use Limbaugh records Nov 20, 2008
Limbaugh is under investigation for alleged doctor-shopping - obtaining duplicate prescriptions of narcotics from multiple doctors. He has not been charged with any crime. (Yahoo News -- Rush Limbaugh)
Cocaine & Crime Will Boom Under Akufo Addo -NDC Nov 20, 2008
The difference Prof Mills brings to the table is not the Akufo Addos empty enunciation of drug policy, but the moral attribute and the track record of his party in government under whose reign, ship loads of cocaine were not vanishing, truckloads of cocaine were not disappearing in police strong room, party executives were not being arrested with narcotics, MPs were not being jailed abroad for dealing in drugs and NDC was not pushing for the deconfiscation of the assets of drug dealers. . (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Judge: Don't keep remand prisoners in police custody Nov 20, 2008
" In another case involving Musa Ibrahim, a porter, who is facing a charge of possessing narcotic drugs without authority, the Detective brought him from Nsawam Medium Prisons last week Friday and kept him in Police cells with the view to escorting him to court on Wednesday. This infuriated the trial judge who asked, "Have you decided to make your own laws and implement them. " Detective Amaniampong explained that his action was due to transportation problems. Source:GNA Comments: This article... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Slowing the flow of guns Nov 20, 2008
Hammond police work very closely with the ATF, especially when it comes to guns, narcotics and gangs, Miller said. When it comes to straw buyers and firearms trafficking in the United States, the ATF takes the lead. (Munster Times, IN)
National Narcotics Ban Awareness for All the Public enters campus Nov 20, 2008
Students stick on the placard on National Narcotics Ban Awareness for All the Public, in the classroom of Yuhong Middle School, in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Nov. 19, 2008. Policemen on duty get on the campus to promote the knowledges and discretion of students on their understanding of the drugs ban, discerning the narcotics ban, and self-protection from drugs as well. (Xinhuanet, China)
Off Africa's coast, pirates 'out of control' Nov 20, 2008
A report last month by Chatham House, a British think tank, said that once aboard, Somali pirates typically are focused on demanding a ransom from the ship's operators and chewing khat, a narcotic leaf that is a stimulant, that they bring with them. Piracy off Somalia's coast has long been a symbol of that African nation's instability. (USA Today)
Misery loves TV Nov 19, 2008
But it doesn't stop there. g/a/2008/11/19/notes111908. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Registry helps deter meth crimes Nov 19, 2008
So it has become a powerful weapon against the multi-regional epidemic, said Joey Brackin, Lowndes County Sheriff s Department narcotics agent, who has seen the number of meth-related arrests jump from 104 in 2007 to 116 as of Oct. 31 ... But, with the help of the registry and the Metro Narcotics Unit, we have been able to do a pretty good job in dealing with it ... It s so widespread that it played a major role in us forming the joint Metro Narcotics Unit with the county several months ago. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Barbaria hopes to sell the dog's services Nov 19, 2008
Guiding her dog, Otis, through the Ventura Street residence, Barbaria had a strong suspicion there were illegal narcotics somewhere in the tidy living room ... Barbaria is creating a business of renting her dog by the hour to local parents and businesses who are interested in searching their residence for hidden narcotics ... A Sheriff s deputy on medical leave, Barbaria says that the prevalence of narcotics has led many parents to seek out new measures to ensure their children s safety. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Misery loves TV Unhappy people watch lots more toob. But it doesn't stop there Nov 19, 2008
Misery loves TV / Unhappy people watch lots more toob. But it doesn't stop there. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Sheriff Speaks on Drug Issues, Jail Expansion Nov 19, 2008
Information wasn't released earlier because of the sensitive nature of the investigation, Detective Sgt. Jason Grellner, head of the Franklin County Narcotics Enforcement Unit, told The Missourian. Cocaine and heroine are coming into the county more often, Toelke said. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Cocaine users are destroying the rainforest - at 4m squared a gram Nov 19, 2008
Farc and other groups funded by narcotics production were also involved in kidnapping. The Colombian-French politician Ingrid Betancourt was held for more than six years before her release earlier this year, and Santos himself was kidnapped and held by a cocaine gang for 18 months in the 1990s. (guardian.co.uk)
Hijacked Saudi oil tanker anchors off Somalia Nov 19, 2008
Spectators watched as a small boat carried food and qat, a narcotic leaf popular in Somalia, to the supertanker. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal called the hijacking "an outrageous act" and said "piracy, like terrorism, is a disease which is against everybody, and everybody must address it together.". (AZCentral -- Business)
Cochise County Sheriff's Report Nov 19, 2008
7:59 p.m. A Sunsites man, 20, was charged with possess/use drug paraphernalia, possess/use narcotic drugs, possess/use dangerous drugs, possess/use prescription drugs, DUI alcohol/drugs/toxic vapors, and DUI drugs or metabolite ... 11:48 p.m. A Tucson man, 24, was charged with possess/sell/manufacture narcotic drug. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Police arrest drug suspects Nov 19, 2008
Narcotics division chief Insp. M. Rany Rolii said the police also confiscated 132. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Locklear charged with DUI Nov 19, 2008
Senior Deputy District Attorney Lee Carter said: "Lab tests showed she had no alcohol in her system and no illegal narcotics of any kind. We believe the prescriptions she was taking could have impaired her ability to drive a motor vehicle safely.". If convicted, Locklear who checked herself into an Arizona treatment facility in June to seek treatment for "anxiety and depression" could receive a fine or up to six months in prison. (iAfrica.com)
$700,000 worth of opium found inside suitcase at Bush Airport Nov 19, 2008
So far this year, local CBP officials have seized a total of 3,198 pounds of narcotics, and more than $4 million in undeclared currency. Inside KHOU.com. (KHOU.com, TX)
Former Councilman's Brother Pleads Guilty Nov 19, 2008
Over the course of three months, agents of the Moore County Sheriff's Narcotics Division working undercover made repeated visits to the Jones home on Burch Street, McSweeney said, noting the amounts purchased each time. Again and again, agents bought crack cocaine, using money from the Moore County Sheriff's Office Drug Fund, according to testimony included in a request for a search warrant. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Buckets of cash and seeking more wives Nov 19, 2008
Hundreds more gunmen provide backup on shore, where they incessantly chew the narcotic leaf qat and dream of sharing in the huge ransoms. In a war-ravaged country where life is cheap and hope is rare, each successful hijack brings more young men into Eyl to seek their fortune at sea. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Cocaine destroying rainforest Nov 19, 2008
FARC and other groups funded by narcotics production were also involved in kidnapping. Mr Santos himself was kidnapped and held by a cocaine gang for 18 months in the 1990s. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Ships diverted after Saudi oil tanker hijacked Nov 19, 2008
Spectators watched as a small boat carried food and qat, a narcotic leaf popular in Somalia, to the supertanker. Salah B. Ka'aki, president and CEO of the tanker's owner Vela International Marine Ltd., said the oil tanker's 25 crew members "are believed to be safe.'' The statement said they were awaiting further contact from the pirates controlling the vessel. With naval forces unwilling to intervene, shipowners in past piracy cases have ended up paying ransoms for their ships, cargos and crew.... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Safer Ways to Keep Little Ones Healthy This Winter Nov 18, 2008
A natural remedy for healthy sinus, respiratory and immune support in children ages 2 to 12, Sinupret for Kids does not contain stimulants, caffeine, ephedra, pseudoephedrine, codeine, steroids, narcotics or gluten. "Parents are looking for a natural and safe approach for their kids," Sears says. (Pekin Times, IL)
Heather Locklear charged with DUI Nov 18, 2008
A rep for the Santa Barbara District Attorneys office told Access there was no alcohol or illegal narcotics in Locklears system, only prescription medication. advertisement. (MSNBC -- News)
Murder suspect is captured in L.A. Nov 18, 2008
Authorities have said the beatings were drug-related based on Graci's criminal record and his admitted heroin use, as well as the narcotics and drug paraphernalia found throughout his house. But it was not clear exactly what the two suspects were after. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Police Blotter: Nov. 18, 2008 Nov 18, 2008
Ramon Eduardo Valazquez, 24, of the 700 block of College Street, College City, was arrested by the Colusa County Narcotic Enforcement Team at 5:44 p.m. Nov. 14 on Grimes-Arbuckle Road on suspicion possession of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance for sale ... Alberto Julio Cano, 21, of the first block of Peerless Avenue, Arbuckle, was arrested by the Colusa County Sheriff's Office at 11:32 a.m. Nov. 14 at his residence on suspicion of possession of a narcotic... (Appeal Democrat, CA)
Local briefs Nov 18, 2008
The Drug Free Fresno program became a priority several months ago, Autry said, when he learned of growing addiction to the prescription narcotic pain killer oxycodone and the resurgence of heroin addiction. Dyer said police launched a Street Narcotics Enforcement Team in July and since then officers have arrested 105 people -- including 28 known gang members -- on drug charges and seized $1. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Police seek man who had mobile meth lab Nov 18, 2008
Narcotics investigators are following leads in the case and search-ing for the suspect, Deputy Chief Paul Bostrack said. However, police are not releasing the name or the description of the man, citing an ongoing investigation. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Community calendar Nov 18, 2008
Narcotics Anonymous meeting 7:30 p.m., St. John's Episcopal Church, Fourth and Concert streets, Keokuk. Park off alley and use red door. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Meth lab on wheels? Police looking for man who fled ambulance Nov 18, 2008
Narcotics investigators are following leads in the case and searching for the suspect, Deputy Chief Paul Bostrack said. A worker from a professional hazardous material cleaning company in Chicago disposes of chemicals Saturday from a vehicle parked at Daniels Hardware. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Hosts Quarterly Conference Call Nov 18, 2008
Elite, with partners, also has an ANDA filed with the FDA for a generic equivalent of a narcotic analgesic drug product and a generic gastrointestinal drug product in clinical development. Elite operates a GMP and DEA registered facility for research, development, and manufacturing located in Northvale, NJ.. (Primezone Releases)
Afghan Overture: Behind Karzai's Appeal to Mullah Omar Nov 18, 2008
" Wadir Safi, a professor of international relations at Kabul University, says Karzai's speech directly contradicts his platform of several months ago, when he called on lower-ranking Taliban to reconcile but ruled out negotiations with avowed enemies of Afghanistan, like Omar. Karzai's recent trips to both the U.S. and London, where the Afghan president was criticized for his inability to stabilize his country, crack down on corruption and stop the narcotics trade, may have precipitated the... (Time.com)
Audit Complete Nov 17, 2008
" Didn't he run his campaign on he was going to beef up the narcotics department and get drugs off the streets? I'm sure you will say it is too out of control for him to deal with in such a short period of time but, really this is just another excuse or shall I say, opportunity to blame Sid Hebert for Ackal's failure to perform! ". Same players wrote on Nov 16, 2008 4:57 PM:" You say that there is a drug epidemic that is out of control! The fact is that Ackal has the same narcotics officers from... (New Iberia, LA)
Our View: Thumbs up, thumbs down Nov 17, 2008
Thumbs up to the more than 100 officers from 14 law enforcement agencies who executed the successful raid, led by the Yuba-Sutter Narcotic Enforcement Team, otherwise known as NET-5. Thumbs down to a state personnel policy that shortchanges the public. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
One family's long fight with death, pancreatitis and insurance companies Nov 17, 2008
I was on enough narcotics to fill an elephant, he said. By this time, he was down to 137 pounds. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
IEA Debates Will Not Help Ghanaians Elect A Good President Nov 17, 2008
The IEA could have simply stated to Nana that that it had been published in the Daily Graphic that some NPP women executive from Dzorwulo had been arrested at KIA when they had attempted to export narcotics drugs out of the country but the case never came up for prosecution. They could have then asked him why the suspects had not been prosecuted and if that would not confuse Ghanaians that there was selective justice when he was Ghanas A-G.. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Documents: Hazen took from houses Nov 17, 2008
Likewise, emergency medical technician and current deputy corner Russ Dalgarn said he was bothered by Hazen's insistence he collect all narcotics from a death scene, according to the affidavit ... "On one case that (she) worked, she documented many narcotics that she left in the cabinet for Hazen. In that case, after several days she and (a worker in the coroner's office) re-counted the pills and discovered an entire bottle of Morphine missing. From their research, they believed that the only... (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Afghan drugs lab destroyed by troops Nov 17, 2008
The soldiers then found and destroyed one ton of narcotics, several 55-gallon drums filled with drug processing chemicals and other equipment used to make drugs, it said. Afghanistan produces more than 90 per cent of the worlds opium, most of which is turned into heroin using imported chemicals. (Pakistan Dawn)
RI traffickers in Malaysia given death sentences Nov 17, 2008
On Saturday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah denied claims that efforts to seek leniency for Mohammad Idris and Jainuddin, both from Aceh, ran counter to the government's policy on narcotics and psychotropics ... Anti-drugs activist Brotowarsisto called on the public to fully support the fight against narcotics and psychotropics. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Support groups Nov 17, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008. - Bereavement support group meetings are held from 3 to 5 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month at Community Nursing Services Office, 7 park St., North East. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Columbus officials compare strategies with sister city Nov 16, 2008
and Lowndes County recently consolidated narcotics law enforcement services and animal control services, and officials are considering combining other services ... We ve already merged the tax collectors and narcotics units ... And we ve already combined certain services like the narcotics and animal control. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
How will Obama pay back his supporters? Nov 16, 2008
And then there are "San Francisco values." That is the George Soros vision of legalized narcotics and prostitution, unfettered abortion rights, legalized euthanasia, and gay marriage, to name just a few social issues. Soros, a big-time contributor to MoveOn, believes America should be a libertine society where moral judgments about social behavior are unacceptable. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
State argues for its right to use Limbaugh records Nov 16, 2008
Limbaugh is under investigation for alleged doctor-shopping - obtaining duplicate prescriptions of narcotics from multiple doctors. He has not been charged with any crime. (Yahoo News -- Rush Limbaugh)
Goodies lawyer absent from court Nov 16, 2008
The Managing Director of Goodies Music Productions, Isaac Abeidu Aidoo, who is standing trial for a narcotic offence was absent when his case was called at the Circuit Court in Accra yesterday ... Goodies, on July 8, 2008, pleaded not guilty to the possession of narcotics and the court has since remanded him in prison custody ... 45 p.m. on April 23, this year when Goodies arrived at the KIA to board a Ghana International Airlines flight to London, operatives of the Narcotics Control Board... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Meth problemdiscussed atannual summit Nov 16, 2008
Sheriff's Sgt. Steve Morris talked about what the narcotics unit is doing and has done the past year to combat meth and addiction ... Wilson said meth- or other narcotics-related inmates are required to do a 60-day in-jail drug treatment program, then upon release they are required to go into a two-month-long in-house rehabilitation program. (Daily Triplicate)
Store owner 'believed in second chances' Nov 16, 2008
And, in June 2003, Allegheny County narcotics detectives arrested Michael Ross at the North Side store after finding him with three baggies of powder cocaine. They also found cocaine and two scales at his Penn Hills home. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Move to new LECbegins Monday Nov 16, 2008
The six departments relocating are the Department of Disaster and Emergency Service, North Dakota Highway Patrol, Williams County Sheriffs Office, Williston Police Department, Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Northwest Narcotic Task Force. The police department and its 911 center, as well as the sheriffs office, are the first to move. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Starkville schools partner with MBN, local police Nov 15, 2008
The Starkville School District engaged in a collaborative exercise with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and the Starkville Police Department Thursday morning at Starkville High School and Armstrong Middle School. During the routine sweep, which was confined to a limited search of student lockers, students remained in their classrooms, and the dogs trained for the exercise were never in contact with students. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Largest Ever Drug Seizure in County Nov 15, 2008
County deputies stopped a refrigerator tractor-trailer unit Thursday, Sept. 25, at St. Clair and during a search found 60 kilos, more than 120 pounds, of cocaine in the cab area, according to Detective Sgt. Jason Grellner, head of the Franklin County Narcotics Enforcement Unit (FCNEU). The estimated street value of the cocaine on the St. Louis market is $7. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Don't Let a DUI Spoil Tailgating Fun ... or Worse Nov 15, 2008
46 million drivers were arrested in 2006 for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. Far more disturbing are the number of deaths involving motor vehicles and alcohol. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
FDA Panel Sees Small Benefit to Alpharma Pain Pill Nov 15, 2008
Government health advisers said Friday an experimental morphine pill from Alpharma could discourage some patients from abusing the powerful narcotic but provides only a small advantage over existing drugs ... Nussmeier and other panelists noted that patients most often abuse narcotic medications by dissolving them and injecting them. (ABC News -- Wire)
Medical marijuana advocate arrested in sting Nov 15, 2008
Assisting Maui Police Department's Criminal Intelligence and Special Response Team in Tuesday's arrests were the Hawai'i Narcotics Task Force, the statewide Marijuana Eradication Task Force Task Force, and the Hawai'i Inter-Agency Mobile Police Apprehension Crime Task Force. Bertram said the arrests underscore "the gray areas" in Hawai'i's medical marijuana law and the difficulty patients have in legally accessing marijuana. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Barack Obama the epoch-changer Nov 15, 2008
He loved playing basketball, drank and experimented with narcotics - pot, cocaine (when he could afford it), but not heroin. Drugs seemingly helped push the question of his identity out of his mind. (BBC News)
DeKalb cops try to win friends Nov 15, 2008
Hardy tells him he has heard about the house, and if narcotics officers can t look into it the community officers will. Give me a call, if you will, on Saturday if you haven t seen us by then, Hardy says. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Trial delayed for north Miss. hospice nurse Nov 15, 2008
Authorities say the doctor allowed Lehman to determine doses and administer narcotics, and the doctor then backdated the orders she wrote. Attorney General Jim Hood says some patients died "prematurely.". (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Column: Reality Revival Wish List Nov 15, 2008
" He told me a normal esophagus is about the size of a banana, and I was breathing out of a broken, crushed drinking straw and within 2 days the latest I needed Emergency surgery. He told me the BEST otolaryngologist around were in the New York area or further north. Being a NEW YORK YANKEE fan, I chose the city area. While recovering from this, my nurse Tara broke it down to me. She asked what my favorite color was. I told her YANKEE BLUE. She went and got me a bible. AT first I was weary... (TVweek.com)
Chertoff: Border security progressing Nov 15, 2008
Narcotics trafficking organizations have been battling Mexican military and police organizations as well as each other for control of turf and distributing drugs into this country. He said the deadly gunfights are a direct result of the outstanding and heroic effort of President Calderon and his government to take on these very sophisticated and dangerous drug and criminal organizations, and he warned that failure would be extremely bad for Mexico and the United States. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Are Pseudoephedrine Laws Tough Enough? Nov 15, 2008
The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Patrols the system, but police say some stores don't follow the rules ... Police say the State Narcotics Bureau will have an opportunity to request more funding early next year, which could help better police this problem. (FOX23.com, OK)
Raid follows largest undercover dogfight sting in U.S. history Nov 15, 2008
"We have individuals who ve been arrested for capital murder, narcotics dealers and bank robbers. It truly reaches across all boundaries. 11 NEWS These puppies were among 14 dogs seized from one northeast Houston property. The undercover agents took some disturbing video of the dogfights. "What you see is animals bloodied, battered and bruised screaming in pain," Smith said. "Animals that are staggering in the ring. Other animals who are trying to climb out of the ring. (KHOU.com, TX)
Authorities Conduct Richmond Gang Raids Nov 14, 2008
Investigators seized more than two pounds of cocaine, a pound of marijuana, $17,000 in cash and eight guns, including a fully automatic weapon, said Sara Simpson, a special agent in charge with the state Department of Justice's Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement. Members or associates of the gang have been linked to more than half the city's 47 homicides and 350 shootings last year, authorities said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
25 Arrested In 'Operation Showdown' Gang Raid Nov 14, 2008
"It's a joint operation with our narcotics task force here in Yuba, Sutter counties. Multiple agencies were involved," Gregory said ... Most recently, state narcotics agents shut down a Norteno street gang and a violent carjacking ring in Stockton. (KCRA 3, CA)
