California Officials Nab 11 in Drug Ring Bust

California officials nab 11 in drug ring bust
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – Authorities said Monday they have dismantled a drug trafficking organization that sent narcotics smuggled from Mexico to communities across the United States. California Attorney General Kamala Harris joined law enforcement …
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Some states changing focus in fight against illegal drugs
So his mother, Patty DiRenzo, a legal aide, began a quest to help make sure that others would not be afraid to make that call. She created a Facebook page, wrote New Jersey Governor Chris Christie nearly every day, and called all 120 members of the …
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Former Prince George's County officer gets 10 years in prison for drug
During November 2009, law enforcement intercepted conversations on Simic's cell phone which indicated that he and his co-conspirator, Mirza Kunjundzic, both wanted Kunjundzic to be armed while they were protecting the contraband cigarettes during …
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Oneonta Drug Investigation Yields Three Arrests on Felony Charges

Oneonta Drug Investigation Yields Three Arrests on Felony Charges
He was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 5th degree, a Class D felony carrying a maximum sentence of seven years. He was also charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 7th degree, a misdemeanor.
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Two Arrests Reported for Shoplifting, Drugs, Resiting Arrest at Massapequa
Seventh Squad detectives report the details of two arrests for robbery, drug possession, and petit larceny that occurred in Massapequa on Wednesday, 04/16/14 at 7:00 P.M. Photo Credit: Chris Boyle. Insardi is being charged with Robbery 2nd Degree, …
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Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested for Possession of Cocaine and Marijuana – WFXL FOX 31

Sheriff’s Deputy arrested for possession of cocaine and marijuana – WFXL FOX 31

Sheriff's Deputy arrested for possession of cocaine and marijuana
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AMERICUS, GA — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has announced that a Sumter County Sheriff's Department Deputy has been arrested and charged with possession of cocaine and marijuana. Below is the entirety of their release: On Monday, April 21, …

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Police Seize 0K in Drugs, Cash; Arrest Two for Trafficking – Patch.com

Police Seize $ 250K in Drugs, Cash; Arrest Two for Trafficking
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Alvis Rene Fox, 57, of 8051 Solley Road in Glen Burnie was charaged with: possession of heroin with intent to distribute possession of crack-cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana

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Jeff Mizanskey Petition Asks That Life Sentence for Marijuana Possession Be

Jeff Mizanskey Petition Asks That Life Sentence For Marijuana Possession Be
The Jeff Mizanskey petition has been gathering hundreds of thousands of signatures demanding that the Missouri man be released from his life-without-parole sentence for a non-violent marijuana possession charge. In a related report by The Inquisitr …
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US widens path to clemency for nonviolent federal drug offenders
Prior to the act's passage, predominantly black drug offenders convicted of possessing crack cocaine received mandated sentences that were significantly harsher than those imposed on predominantly white drug offenders facing charges relating to the …
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Louisiana Senate committee kills bill making marijuana possession misdemeanor
After more than three hours of testimony that included personal offenses, scripture readings and recidivism statistics, a Louisiana Senate Committee killed a bill on Tuesday (April 22) that would reduce penalties for marijuana possession. The bill, its …
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US Justice Department Announces Clemency Review of Drug Offenders – Yahoo News

US Justice Department announces clemency review of drug offenders – Yahoo News


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US Justice Department announces clemency review of drug offenders
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Deputy Attorney General James Cole, who announced the details of the plan, said the most obvious candidates for review were those sentenced before a 2010 law that lowered the terms for crack cocaine possession charges. "These older, stringent …
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Odessa man, woman charged with possession of cocaine – Odessa American

Odessa man, woman charged with possession of cocaine
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An Odessa man was charged with possession of cocaine, a second-degree felony, after police reported finding the drug inside the vehicle he was driving Tuesday morning. Odessa Police Department officers stopped a white Ford F-250 in the 100 block of …

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Sumter Co. Deputy Arrested for Cocaine, Marijuana Possession

Sumter Co. deputy arrested for cocaine, marijuana possession
AMERICUS — A Sumter County Sheriff’s Deputy has been arrested and charged for drug possession, among other charges, according to a press release Monday.
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