Italy Seizes ISIS-Made Meth Worth 1 Billion Euros
Italian police on Wednesday said they had seized a 14-ton haul of amphetamines made by the Islamic State group in Syria, calling it the biggest seizure of such drugs in the world.
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Horse Meth
A horse trainer sued Canterbury Park racing track in Scott County Court, Minn., claiming two of its employees, not him, were responsible for two horses he trained testing positive for methamphetamine, resulting in disciplinary action against him.
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Ex-West Virginia Court Clerk Gets Probation in Drug Case
Like her co-defendants, a former West Virginia court clerk will spend the next several years on probation for her role in what prosecutors say was a meth-making operation.
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Judge Hints at Plea Deal in Ex-West Virginia Clerk’s Drug Case
The case against a former West Virginia court clerk accused of trying to operate a meth lab from her home may soon be resolved, as the judge overseeing it indicated Tuesday that a plea deal is close.
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Meth, not Fentanyl, Is Top Killer in Western US
Fentanyl is driving drug overdose deaths in the U.S. overall, but in the Western half of the country, it’s a different story. Meth is the bigger killer, a new government report shows.
Read moreDemocratic Donor Ed Buck Arrested, Charged With Running LA Meth House
High-profile Democratic donor and LGTBQ activist Ed Buck was arrested Tuesday in Los Angeles and charged with running a drug house where he preyed on vulnerable gay men who overdosed after being injected with methamphetamine.
Read moreDrone Drug Delivery
Roberto Carlos Guerrero Quijada faces up to life in prison after federal prosecutors charged him Monday with possession of 130 lbs. of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, after it allegedly was delivered by drone to an area near Calexico, Calif., the U.S.Attorney’s Office said.
Read morePakistani National Arrested on Drug-Trafficking Charges
Federal prosecutors in New York said Friday that authorities in the United Kingdom have arrested a Pakistani national charged in the United States with trafficking “large and in some instances multi-ton” quantities of heroin, methamphetamine and the chemicals used to make meth.
Read moreEl Chapo’s Girlfriend, Ex-Legislator, Busted in San Diego
A former Mexican legislator – a girlfriend of Sinaloa drug cartel boss El Chapo Guzman – was charged in federal court Thursday with conspiracy to distribute more than 5 kilos of cocaine.
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LA Meth Crisis Escalates Alongside Opioid-Heroin Epidemic
As the nation comes to terms with a devastating opioid and heroin epidemic, Los Angeles law enforcement has reported an increase in fatal officer-involved shootings linked to methamphetamine – which flows in massive quantities across the southern border.
Read moreAdventures in Jury Duty
What do sports stars, cockroaches, Courthouse News Service reporters and the measles have in common? Jury duty!
Read moreEx-Virginia Mayor Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge
The former mayor of Fairfax, Virginia, pleaded guilty Monday to a felony drug distribution charge stemming from his arrest in August for selling methamphetamine to undercover officers in exchange for group sex.
Read moreJustices to Answer Forfeiture Question in Drug Cases
The Supreme Court agreed to resolve a circuit split over whether a person convicted of selling products to make drugs should be required to forfeit store profits.
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