Archive for the ‘Cocaine Possession Laws’ Category

Florida Man Among 8 Whose Harsh Crack Cocaine Sentences Commuted by Obama – Mankato Free Press

Florida man among 8 whose harsh crack cocaine sentences commuted by Obama – Mankato Free Press


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Florida man among 8 whose harsh crack cocaine sentences commuted by Obama
Mankato Free Press
Critics say crack cocaine laws in particular were starkly unfair, citing a 100-to-1 sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses: For example, a person possessing 500 grams of powder cocaine was subject to the same mandatory prison 
'Fair Sentencing Act' not all that fairEastern Echo

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Owner of plane allegedly carrying 72 pounds of cocaine indicted on federal … – NOLA.com

Owner of plane allegedly carrying 72 pounds of cocaine indicted on federal
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Vincenzo Salzano, left, has been indicted on federal charges for allegations that he possessed and intended to sell more than 70 pounds of cocaine, which a search of his private plane turned up when he stopped to refuel in Baton Rouge on Oct. 8, 2013
Man faces life in prison, $ 20 million in fines after 72lbs of cocaine foundWBXH

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Gang and Drug Task Force Discusses Synthetic Drugs

Gang and Drug Task Force discusses synthetic drugs
8, the San Bernardino Countywide Gangs and Drugs Task Force held it's monthly meeting featuring guest speaker Corie Lopez, project manager of the Institute for Public Strategies, who gave a presentation on synthetic drugs for the audience of law …
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Buxton men accused of drug dealing
Tristian Whitehead faced a charge of supplying amphetamine, a class B drug, to a law enforcement officer, on October 11 in Buxton. The 22-year-old, of Temple Road, did not indicate a plea. He pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis, a class B drug, …
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CRANBURY: Locals among 10 charged in drug ring
According to the release, A cooperative investigation by the New Jersey State Police, New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice, New Brunswick Police Department, and other agencies led to the arrests of 10 people in connection with a large drug …
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Are Schools Too Quick to Send Children to Court Over Discipline?

Are schools too quick to send children to court over discipline?
The guidelines are not the first administration action regarding tough-on-crime laws or policies of the 1980s and '90s that have lost support more broadly since then. Holder announced last summer that he was instructing federal prosecutors to stop …
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Woman's newly purchased back massager stolen while she shops
A security officer at the site found crack cocaine and a crack pipe in the room. CRIMINAL … A motorist was stopped after failing to use a signal while making a right turn on Avenue G. A passenger found to be in possession of a firearm was arrested …
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Bankers Getting a Legal High From the Authorities’ Unwillingness to Prosecute – Irish Times

Bankers getting a legal high from the authorities’ unwillingness to prosecute – Irish Times

Bankers getting a legal high from the authorities' unwillingness to prosecute
Irish Times
The law against marijuana was lifted in Colorado on January 1st, bringing possession of a $ 10 bag of pot into the same category as laundering hundreds of millions for drugs lords. That is, no prosecutions. The no-prosecution policy for banks

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Cops: He Sold Drugs in a Parking Lot with a Baby in His Car – Patch.com

Cops: He Sold Drugs in a Parking Lot with a Baby in His Car
Patch.com
A search of Graves and the car turned up 60 grams of cocaine in powder form and another 30 grams of crack cocaine. Police also seized $ 2,000 from Graves, and they will ask a court to have it forfeited as an asset police can use for drug law enforcement 

Three People Indicted on Charges of Operating Internet Sweepstakes Parlors in … – Charlotte Observer

Three people indicted on charges of operating Internet sweepstakes parlors in … – Charlotte Observer

Three people indicted on charges of operating Internet sweepstakes parlors in
Charlotte Observer
Elhicheri, whose name is also spelled El-Hicheri in court documents, has a previous criminal history that includes convictions in Wake County in 2004 and 2005 for felony possession of cocaine, possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine and

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Has the UK’s attitude to drugs changed? – Cherwell Online


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Has the UK's attitude to drugs changed?
Cherwell Online
However, it is not just our media which reflects a shift in attitude to drugs – our laws and convictions indicate it as well. Whilst possession of drugs is technically a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment, possession of cannabis may be

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Half of Sex Attackers, Violent Criminals and Burglars Avoid Jail

Half of sex attackers, violent criminals and burglars avoid jail
Just 53 per cent of convicted paedophiles who abused children under the age of 13 were jailed in 2012, while half of drug dealers also escaped jail. Overall, just one in four criminals were sent to prison when lesser sentences were taken into account.
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Doorman head-butted at Cromwell's bar in Huntingdon
Ashton, of Barley Close, St Ives, admitted two offences of assault, possessing cocaine, possessing the drug MMC and breaching a restraining order when he appeared before magistrates at Huntingdon. Sentence was … his possession. He told officers one …
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Mercy for businesswoman bullied into drug dealing
Corcutt, aged 45, from Crediton, admitted possession of class B drugs with intent to supply and was jailed for 12 month, suspended for two years, and ordered to do 200 hours unpaid community work by Recorder Mr Robert Linford. He said he accepted she …
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