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Traffic Stop Leads to 80 Pounds of Cocaine in Long Beach, Police Say – Los Angeles Times

Traffic stop leads to 80 pounds of cocaine in Long Beach, police say – Los Angeles Times


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Traffic stop leads to 80 pounds of cocaine in Long Beach, police say
Los Angeles Times
Detectives later served a search warrant at Angulo's residence in the 1100 block of… Continue reading

David Crosby Averts Heart Attack With Emergency Surgery, Postpones Concert

David Crosby Averts Heart Attack With Emergency Surgery, Postpones Concert
Beloved folk rocker David Crosby, 72, underwent emergency heart surgery Friday to correct a blocked artery, and though he's expected to make a full recovery he has had to postpone tour dates he had scheduled in San Francisco and… Continue reading

Fort Myers Man's Family Willing to Take Drug Case to Supreme Court

Fort Myers man's family willing to take drug case to Supreme Court
In the early 1990s, Edwards sold the cocaine to an ex-girlfriend turned informant. He has said he was a cocaine addict in need of treatment when he was sentenced. Since entering prison, he has been lauded for his… Continue reading

Wakulla County Deputies Make Cocaine Bust – WCTV

Wakulla County Deputies Make Cocaine Bust – WCTV

Wakulla County Deputies Make Cocaine Bust
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Wakulla, Fla. — Wakulla County Sheriff's Office investigators arrested a 37-year-old Crawfordville man on cocaine charges after serving a search warrant at a home in Panacea on Tuesday, Feb. 18, according to Sheriff Charlie Creel.… Continue reading

Philip Seymour Hoffman's Diaries May Shed Light

Philip Seymour Hoffman's diaries may shed light
Law enforcement officials told NBC News that authorities who searched Hoffman's NYC apartment found 49 full bags of heroin, 23 empty bags of heroin, four bags of white powder thought to be cocaine, as well as prescription drugs. Another issue Hoffman …
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Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Calls Attention to Rise in Heroin Use

Philip Seymour Hoffman's death calls attention to rise in heroin use
More than 660,000 Americans used heroin in 2012, health officials say — nearly double the number from five years earlier — and users tend to be more affluent than before, living in the suburbs and rural areas rather than… Continue reading

Leonardo DiCaprio: I Grew Up ‘Very Poor’ Surrounded by Crack Cocaine and … – Metro

Leonardo DiCaprio: I grew up ‘very poor’ surrounded by crack cocaine and … – Metro


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Leonardo DiCaprio: I grew up 'very poor' surrounded by crack cocaine and
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'Never done [drugs],' The Wolf Of Wall Street star told the Los Angeles Times, explaining how he was put off… Continue reading

Boxing Champion Jailed for 11 Years Over £500000 Cocaine Operation – Mirror.co.uk

Boxing champion jailed for 11 years over £500000 cocaine operation – Mirror.co.uk


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Boxing champion jailed for 11 years over £500000 cocaine operation
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A boxing champion who headed a £500,000 operation to bring cocaine into South Wales has been sentenced to 11 years behind bars. Light-heavyweight winner Justyn Hugh,… Continue reading

New York Police Bust Super Bowl Prostitution Ring – TIME

New York Police Bust Super Bowl Prostitution Ring – TIME


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New York Police Bust Super Bowl Prostitution Ring
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New York police say they have arrested 18 operators of a high-end drug trafficking and prostitution ring planning to deliver “party packs” of cocaine and prostitutes during Super… Continue reading

Cocaine: From the Street Level to the Cartels

Cocaine: From the Street Level to the Cartels — Final project for a criminology class at Elon University. Gives statistics on cocaine arrests and trafficking. Outlines the differences between street level …


Mexico announces anti-kidnapping plan
The government statistics show a mixed record. … Without the resources to move big… Continue reading