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North Carolina Man Accused Of Driving Drunk In Hampton Bays
The following arrests were reported by the Town of Southampton Police and New York State Police for the week of Dec. 16. A criminal charge is an accusation. Defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law. Hampton Bays …
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Why New York Is Considering Legalizing Marijuana
Every year in New York City, the police stop hundreds of thousands of people and frisk them for guns and drugs, often arresting them for possession of small amounts of pot. Largely because the vast majority of those stopped and arrested are … Under a …
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Legalising Cannabis In Britain, Like Uruguay, 'Would Save Millions'
As Uruguay passed historic legislation this week – becoming the first country in the world to make the production, sale and possession of cannabis legal – the debate around the regulation of the drug in the UK has been thrown back into the spotlight.
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Barry James Stapleton jailed for drugs 'housesitting'
Barry James Stapleton, 29, will spend a year in custody with a further year on licence upon his release. Stapleton, from The Court in the Golden Ridge area of Rush in Dublin, pleaded guilty to possessing a Class B drug with intent to supply on 13 June …
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House Ethics Committee to investigate Trey Radel
The launch of a formal probe may result in a formal reprimand by the full House.
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State police charge 3 with drug trafficking after I-91 stop uncovers 'molly …
HOLYOKE — Two New Hampshire men and a juvenile girl who were stopped by state police on Interstate 91 face drug trafficking charges after large amounts of heroin and MDMA, a drug better known by the street name of "molly," were found in the car …
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Black market weapons trafficking case delayed
Crisafi, who is the owner of an independent trucking company in New Hampshire, faces charges of unlicensed sale of firearms, smuggling of firearms from the United States to an overseas destination, and conspiring to commit money laundering in …
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Melvin Hayes, 80, Has Car With Wife's Ashes In It Stolen
Chad William Forber, 41, has been charged with possession of methamphetamine, resisting or obstructing a peace officer and possession of drug paraphernalia, stemming from an incident where he was found naked in public covered in nothing but Crisco …
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Four arrests, drugs seized after raid on skateboarder’s house in Westport – Fall River Herald News

Four arrests, drugs seized after raid on skateboarder's house in Westport Fall River Herald News Weiss was charged with possession of Class B drugs, cocaine and amphetamines, possession with the intent to distribute a Class C drug, psilocybin mushrooms, and conspiracy to violate the drug laws. Shipman was charged with possession of a Class B … and more »

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Chronicle AM — December 9, 2013
The state Supreme Judicial Court ruled last month that possessing small amounts of marijuana in separate baggies is not sufficient evidence to charge someone with possession with intent to distribute. Prosecutors are grumbling. Harm Reduction …
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Experts: Alcoholism not one-size-fits-all disease
Radel to take leave of absence after cocaine plea: Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., pleaded guilty Wednesday to possession of cocaine and tearfully told his constituents that he "let down our country" and will take a leave from office. … drug addiction …
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3 arrested in Treasure Island meth bust
RED WING — A coordinated effort by four local law enforcement agencies helped make the second major drug bust since July at Treasure Island Resort & Casino. Jason Michael Marrison, 39, of River Falls, was arrested Nov. 16 after Dakota County Judge …
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