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    240 held in Mumbai rave raid  Oct 6, 2008
    According to a police official, the raid at Mumbai 72 Degree East, yielded over 100 tablets of ecstasy and other narcotics like heroin, LSD and cocaine. The official said that a filmmaker is one of the co-owners of the pub.. (India Times, India)

    New Iberia Police  Oct 6, 2008
    Rationalizer wrote on Oct 5, 2008 10:37 AM:" I remember a time when the bike cops made more drug arrests than the entire narcotics division of the NIPD. They probably still are doing that same kind of great work for Iberia Parish. I don't know what happened with biker boys at any of the too many functions New Iberia puts on during Sugarcane Festival. I personally wouldn't attend because it's all just a reason for people to act up in the streets. The only parade that's not like that is the... (New Iberia, LA)

    Obama tax cuts aimed at the less-than-wealthy  Oct 6, 2008
    She directed a doctor employed by her charity which provided medical care to patients in developing countries to supply the narcotics, which she then used to get high on trips to places like Bangladesh and El Salvador. Tom Gosinski, a young Republican, kept a detailed journal while working as director of government affairs for the charity. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    NRI couple caught with 3.7 kg heroin  Oct 6, 2008
    On being questioned, the couple told the DRI officials that their luggage was packed by their son in the village and they had no idea about the narcotics. . (Sify.com, India)

    Border bloodshed likely to worsen, experts warn  Oct 6, 2008
    However, with U.S. consumption driving the northbound flow of narcotics, if the Calder;n administration's current strategy fails, the United States will have to find a way to either curb drug use or contemplate some form of legalization, some experts say. That is one thing that we know would ultimately kill off these cartels. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Karzai brother accused of trafficking heroin  Oct 5, 2008
    Two years later, American and Afghan counternarcotics forces stopped another truck, this time near Kabul, and found more than 110 pounds of heroin ... The assertions about the involvement of the president's brother in the incidents were never investigated, according to American and Afghan officials, though allegations he benefited from narcotics trafficking have circulated widely in Afghanistan. (Boston Globe)

    DVD Report: This week's new releases (Oct. 5)  Oct 5, 2008
    The film tracks the battle of wills between straight-arrow Mexican narcotics cop Mike Vargas (Charlton Heston) and alcoholically swollen, corrupt stateside lawman Hank Quinlan (Welles), with Vargas's new bride (Janet Leigh) luridly winding up as collateral damage. Welles waged his own battle of wills with studio executives, who took his rough cut and reedited it to play more simply, even re-shooting some scenes. (Boston Globe)

    * Drug runners also traffic in charts  Oct 5, 2008
    When Colombian authorities boarded a ship in January 2006, they found more than just narcotics. They discovered a navigational chart with crucial information: the current locations of Colombian and US Navy and Coast Guard patrol boats. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Sheriff sworn in: Silver begins 4-year term as Washington County sheriff  Oct 5, 2008
    Additionally he was the 2007 Oklahoma Narcotics Officer of the Year. Silver was also awarded the Bartlesville Fraternal Order of Police Officer of the Year Award on two occasions as well as the Kiwanis Officer of the Year Award. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)

    Unknown to most, hallucinogenic salvia legal in Iowa  Oct 5, 2008
    The Des Moines Division of Narcotics Enforcement could not confirm the incident. In 2007, House File 491 passed 97-0. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Border Agent Accused Of Accepting Drug Bribes Arraigned  Oct 5, 2008
    The officer is charged with taking bribes, helping to import narcotics and computer fraud. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Forge said Esparza was paid $500 for each license plate he ran through a computer database to check if the vehicle was suspected of being used for drug smuggling. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)

    ELECTION 2008: Sheriffs candidates see need for change, but different paths to it  Oct 5, 2008
    This is a multi-agency narcotics organization led by the sheriff. I will work to include agencies that have withdrawn their officers because of the group s ineffectiveness. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)

    Drug take-back may keep Rx pills out of teen hands  Oct 5, 2008
    The survey, conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance abuse at Col-umbia University, asked 17-year-olds which was easier to buy cigarettes, beer, marijuana or prescription narcotics such as OxyContin, Percocet or Vicodin ... This suggests to us that the Southwest Oregon community of Winston may have hit upon one of the more effective ways to prevent many of these prescription narcotics from ending up in the hands of teenage drug abusers ... But it might reduce the flow of... (Longview Daily News, WA)

    One of the most important pieces of equipment in local law enforcemenht's arsenal is teamwork.  Oct 5, 2008
    The investigation involved the Muscatine, Washington and Cedar sheriff s offices, the Coralville and Iowa City police departments, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Muscatine County Drug Task Force, Muscatine County Attorney and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. In law enforcement, a lot of what we do is reactive work, Scott said. (Muscatine Journal, IO)

    Trio accused of being part of Sierra Vista fraud ring  Oct 4, 2008
    Leon was also charged with possession of narcotics, possession of paraphernalia, and misconduct with weapons. Courtesy of Sierra Vista Police Department. (FOX 11, AZ)

    Sheriff’s candidates debate on radio show  Oct 4, 2008
    Lynch responded to the first question, I will go off the basic principles that I started with in 1998 continuity and consistency in the Sheriff s office, a proactive approach toward narcotics and criminal activity, keeping people accountable and responsible for their actions and to break down that invisible barrier between citizens and law enforcement. Both candidates touted their community involvement and ongoing contributions to the media. (Charles City Press, IO)

    Mandan approves budget  Oct 4, 2008
    n 15,750 for the Narcotics Task Force grant ... n 45,100 in the Narcotics Task Force grant fund - HIDTA.. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    Customs Officer Arraigned On Drug Charges  Oct 4, 2008
    The criminal complaint alleges that Esparza was paid a fee by someone he believed to be a narcotics trafficker to access the Treasury Enforcement Communications System database to check the license plates of vehicles that would be used to smuggle drugs into the United States. The complaint also alleges that Esparza demanded and received bribe money in exchange for helping smuggle substances containing detectable amounts of heroin and cocaine across the border. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)

    Police arrest four in connection to thefts from Lowes  Oct 4, 2008
    As a result of the search warrant, Leon also was charged with possession of narcotics, possession of paraphernalia and misconduct with weapons ... dont forget the drugs wrote on Oct 2, 2008 6:57 AM:" Oh yeah the girl was innocent never mind the possession of narcotics, possession of paraphernalia ". (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)

    Community calendar  Oct 4, 2008
    Narcotics Anonymous meeting 7 to 8 p.m., 908 Avenue G, Fort Madison. MONDAY. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)

    Drug possession could be legalized  Oct 3, 2008
    Reviving a similar push by his predecessor, Calderon's bill aims to free up police to hunt for narcotics dealers and smugglers, but it could meet opposition in largely conservative Mexico as well as in the United States. (Reuters). (Boston Globe)

    Cardinal Health Inc., Agrees to Pay $34 Million to Settle Claims That it Failed to Report Suspicious Sales of Widely-Abused Controlled Substances  Oct 3, 2008
    "Today's settlement makes clear that the Department of Justice is committed to doing its part to curtail illegal access to these dangerous drugs." Hydrocodone is the generic name of a prescription painkiller that is classified under federal narcotics law as a Schedule III controlled substance ... Additional assistance was provided by the Criminal Division's Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Section. (PR Newswire)

    Falterman challenged for marshals seat  Oct 3, 2008
    He is a graduate of Acadiana Law Enforcement Training Academy, Patrol Officer Response to Street Narcotics, The Suicide Prevention/Management of Mental Health Emergencies and Federal Bureau of Prisons. It is time for a change in the city of Jeanerette. (New Iberia, LA)

    Tuesday drug raids round up 15  Oct 3, 2008
    The narcotics detectives don t ever stop. It s never ending. (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)

    More of this story  Oct 3, 2008
    This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation together with the Texas Department of Public Safety Narcotics, Austin Police Department, Kerr County Sheriff's office, and the Bexar County Sheriff's office ... The Gulf Cartel is responsible for the transportation of multi-ton quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana from Colombia, Guatemala, Panama and Mexico to the United States, as well as the distribution of those narcotics within the United States. (Hamburg Ashley County Ledger, AR)

    AP IMPACT: Tons of drugs dumped into wastewater  Oct 3, 2008
    Tightly regulated narcotics susceptible to abuse go down the toilet. "We flush it and flush it and flush it until we can't see any more pills," she says. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)

    October 2006  Oct 3, 2008
    Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia. Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate. (White House News Releases)

    October 2002  Oct 3, 2008
    Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia. Nominations. (White House News Releases)

    Informant recordings lead to charges in sale of heroin  Oct 3, 2008
    Mangual was charged with three counts of possession of narcotics, three counts of sale of illegal drugs and three counts of possession of narcotics within 1,500 feet of a public housing project. Mangual was held on $75,000 bond after his appearance Wednesday in New Britain Superior Court. (New Britain Herald, CT)

    Drug trade, crime could drag Bissau into chaos-UN  Oct 3, 2008
    Narcotics experts say some members of the military facilitate the trade by guaranteeing safe passage for jets and boats ferrying hundreds of millions of dollars worth of drugs through one of the world's poorest countries. Guinea-Bissau has lurched from one crisis to another since independence in 1974 and there are fears that the drugs trade will further undermine attempts to stabilize the nation, which is due to hold elections in November. (AlertNet)

    State argues for its right to use Limbaugh records  Oct 3, 2008
    Limbaugh is under investigation for alleged doctor-shopping - obtaining duplicate prescriptions of narcotics from multiple doctors. He has not been charged with any crime. (Yahoo News -- Rush Limbaugh)

    State offering free nicotine patches for people in recovery  Oct 3, 2008
    He added that the smoking rate for individuals who have ever attended Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, or received treatment for drug or alcohol use is 47. 6 percent. (Brookline TAB, MA)

    NATO forces to begin attacks on Afghan drug lords  Oct 3, 2008
    NATO forces in Afghanistan will step up attacks on drug lords and narcotics traffickers who are supporting an insurgency that over the past year has rebounded and is responsible for rising violence, the top American commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday ... But by drawing a clear link between the narcotics trade and its role in the insurgency, McKiernan was outlining what could be an important and expanding role for American and NATO troops as they seek to eliminate a source of money and... (International Herald Tribune)

    Authorities intercept shipment of drugs  Oct 3, 2008
    Officers with the Madison County Sheriff's Office and Piedmont Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad learned about the shipment and waited for it to arrive in a vehicle driven by 21-year-old Baldemar Nu ez Estrada, according to Madison County Sheriff Clayton Lowe. Officers from the two agencies, along with others from the Northeast Georgia Regional Drug Task Force and agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, stopped the vehicle on Georgia Highway 98, about halfway between Ila and Commerce,... (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Blaine Co. sheriff: England faces Femling in replay of '04  Oct 3, 2008
    England would like to see the return of the county's K-9 drug dog program, as well as more full-time narcotics detectives and other improvements ... Steve England idSteveEngland wrote on Oct 3, 2008 6:18 AM:" If the Blaine County Sheriff's Office conducted employee exit interviews, then the current sheriff might grasp just why his deputies are leaving. But, an elected official does not have to conduct these type of interviews, something I would implement ASAP. By the way, 8 patrol deputies have... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)

    Akuffo-Addo- Why Oh Why  Oct 3, 2008
    Cocaine-dealing," as in 38 million worth of cocaine being smuggled through Ghana getting "lost" under the "watchful" eyes of the NPP Government. This just one time, there are series of that ANANSE STORY. OH MY GOD HAVE MERCY ON US Anyone can articulate policies on narcotic drugs. Akuffo-Addo please answer the following question before thinking about saying anything to the good people of Ghana. We are tired of your arrogant attitude. ANSWER US NOW.KRONFOO Even Tagor and Kiki Djan can... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Drug disposal sites few in Valley  Oct 3, 2008
    The site does not dispose of narcotics. The reporter can be reachedat or (559) 441-6310. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Douglas Police Report  Oct 3, 2008
    David Middleton 12-16-58 was arrested at 1556 Mission Ave for Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Narcotics. Rolando Aguilar 3-20-79 was arrested at 6th St. and A Avenue for Driving on a Suspended License. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)

    World Briefs  Oct 3, 2008
    Iraqi security forces have said that the soldiers used "potent narcotics" to kill themselves. Ali al-Baghdadi, an Iraqi police official, noted that members of the 57th Airborne were behind the murders of several families in Northern Baghdad. (The Suffolk Journal, MA)

    Woodbury Police Officers Earn Certificationin Use of Tasers  Oct 3, 2008
    In Waterbury, Officer Wright said he spent a lot of time tracking down narcotics suspects. He said he considers pulling someone over as being more dangerous than acting on a narcotics search warrant ... "When you target someone in a narcotics search warrant, you do your research," he said. (Voices, CT)

    Undercover investigation leads to arrest of five for illegal guns  Oct 3, 2008
    Friday October 03, 2008. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, front right, and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, front left, display a cache of illegal guns recovered during an investigation. (Queens Chronicle, NY)

    McCain-Palin to steer US in the right direction  Oct 3, 2008
    There are those who choose abortion for good reason, including HIV/AIDS, drug use(ever see a baby withdraw from narcotics. cancer, threat to mothers life, etc. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)

    Drug ring leader gets 20 years  Oct 3, 2008
    In the battle to reclaim Biltmore, police said that trinity of circumstances gave them an opening to infiltrate the narcotics enterprise that crippled the area in and around Shannon Ridge Apartments ... It was an effort narcotics detectives dubbed "Operation Sugar Cane," an allusion to the ringleader's nickname of "Sugar Shack.". (Florida Times-Union)

    Special Reports  Oct 3, 2008
    Even as America pursues a war against terror, tons of deadly narcotics pour across the border. A series on places being considered to augment or replace San Diego's Lindbergh Field. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    U.S. presses NATO to target Afghan drug lords  Sep 25, 2008
    WASHINGTON - U.S. defense officials are pressing their NATO allies to do counter-narcotics operations in Afghanistan, targeting an opium trade that fuels terror networks there ... U.S. forces don't focus on counter-narcotics missions, and instead are fighting insurgents and training the Afghan forces ... Last week, after a stop in Afghanistan, Gates told reporters that if allied troops have the chance to take out a narcotics lab or arrest a drug kingpin, they should be able to do it. (MSNBC -- International)

    Oro Valley police officer shoots, kills suspect  Sep 25, 2008
    "Our investigation is very preliminary at this point, but what it appears is that there has been an ongoing narcotics investigation involving the Oro Valley Police Department and a number of schools. and one of those schools has been identified as Canyon Del Oro," said Tucson Police Lieutenant Rick Middleton. After the shooting, the driver ran the car he was driving into a column outside a store in the shopping center. (FOX 11, AZ)

    Afghan Tribal Leader Guilty of Drug Trafficking  Sep 25, 2008
    "As of yesterday, we thought the verdict was going to be not guilty, that there was no evidence that he intended narcotics to come into the United States," Lopez said ... Noorzai claimed that contractors working for the U.S. government enticed him to the United States assuring him he would not be charged with narcotics trafficking ... "For a split second, it made me think of 9/11, but as the case developed, we understood that this was all about narcotics and nothing about terrorism.". (Law.com)

    The lonely death of Cycle Maung Maung  Sep 25, 2008
    Rumors spread to explain his alleged actions: he was possessed by a demon, or the regime gave drugs to the police, soldiers and Swan-ar-Shin to make them more violent and the narcotics fueled Maung Maung's cruelty. True or false, his neighbors avoided him and few set foot into his house after the Saffron revolution crackdown. (Asia Times Online)

    Watertown Crime Watch: Alert resident foils car break-in  Sep 25, 2008
    E. Lighter doses of prescription narcotics. Man drinks beer in public while talking to police. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)

    EXCLUSIVE: Ex-police chief expected to surrender in drug probe  Sep 25, 2008
    But until now, Kaczmarek managed to avoid criminal charges in the investigation even though he met in February with the drug gang's admitted co-leader, Kerry ``Slim'' Kirkem, to talk after State Police secretly removed cocaine and other narcotics from another person involved in the operation ... Authorities have said the large-scale narcotics enterprise funneled cocaine and heroin from Long Island and New York to the Capital Region. (Albany Times Union)

    * World News Quick Take  Sep 25, 2008
    Yesterdays police statement said the others are accused of consuming the narcotics and had been released pending further investigation. Four had been deported because they overstayed their visas. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Alternative therapies enter the mainstream  Sep 25, 2008
    At the University of Maryland Medical Center's Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, nurse Donna Audia offers reiki treatment in conjunction with narcotics. As part of the pain control treatment that trauma patients routinely receive, Audia follows the Japanese practice of gently touching patients and moving her hands along their bodies while they keep their eyes closed. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Shooting in shopping center at First and Wetmore  Sep 25, 2008
    Undercover officers with Oro Valley Police were investigating a narcotics case that led them to the shopping center. It was then when an officer opened fire and shot a suspect related to the investigation. (KOLD.com, AZ)

    Police shot one in a drug raid  Sep 25, 2008
    JAKARTA: A Jakarta Police narcotics officer shot an alleged marijuana dealer in Depok early Wednesday for resisting arrest. "We shot him in the leg," division head Sr. Comr. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)

    County OKs medical marijuana ID cards  Sep 25, 2008
    "But too often, this card has become an excuse for some people to carry and grow marijuana.. A number of cities have reported a spike in crimes around marijuana dispensaries."This is going to be an wait-and-see," Mestas said.Currently, there is no medical marijuana dispensaries in Kings County.Fresno County, which has recently adopted its medical marijuana ID card program, projects about 500 patients seeking the cards. Tulare County, which implemented its program in 2006, has issued about 40... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    Leader Of Cocaine Ring Gets 17 Years  Sep 25, 2008
    Prosecutors said Robinson was the leader of a drug trafficking organization that operated in Duval, Clay, and Miami-Dade counties and supplied narcotics to parts of Georgia. Robinson and 12 co-defendants were arrested in July 2004 after an investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and the Clay County Sheriffs Office. (News4Jax.com, FL)

    Police arrest man who kept walking into traffic  Sep 25, 2008
    Police said they suspected Forrester was under the influence of depressants or opium- based narcotics because his eyes were opening and closing in a nodding off manner, his pupils were extremely constricted and he allegedly had fresh needle marks on both arms, according to police reports. Officers arrested Forrester and charged him with disorderly conduct after he refused to lower his voice or stop walking into traffic. (Somerville Journal, MA)

    Sex offender points to family tragedy during his sentencing  Sep 24, 2008
    He was attending a Narcotics Anonymous meeting when he met the girl. I didn t understand that sex was a problem as well, Dietz said. (Helena Independent Record, MT)

    Cocaine Ring Hid Drugs in Children's Toys, DEA Says  Sep 24, 2008
    Diaz and another man, Jesus Diaz, 36, of Moonachie, N.J., also are charged with laundering the proceeds of the alleged narcotics business. Gilbride said Diaz brought as much as $100,000 per week in drug proceeds to Prima Check Cashing, where Jesus Diaz, with the assistance of Lisa Rodriguez, 36, of Moonachie, N.J., sent wire transfers to associates in Puerto Rico. (Fox News)

    Three nabbed in drug raid in Albany's Pine Hills area  Sep 24, 2008
    Each was charged with felony drug possession and narcotics possession with intent to sell, as well as misdemeanor charges for marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. All three were arraigned in Albany City Court and remain in the Albany County jail without bail pending a future court appearance. (Albany Times Union)

    Allen man arrested in nation wide operation  Sep 24, 2008
    The arrests were part of "Project Reckoning," a multi-agency law enforcement effort led by the DEA. According to the statement, the Gulf Cartel is responsible for transporting multi-ton quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and marjiuana from countries in South and Central America to the United States, as well as the distribution of those narcotics within the U.S. "Project Reckoning" is a 15-month investigation that has led to the arrests this week of more than 175 individuals... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    No Time To Waste  Sep 23, 2008
    Further, the Taliban makes plenty of money from the narcotics trade. The Taliban will also hope that US military operations against Pakistan will alienate the Pakistani people and align them in its favour. (India Times, India)

    Watertown Crime Watch: Somerville man booked with OxyContin  Sep 23, 2008
    E. Lighter doses of prescription narcotics. Alleged groper runs from law, and the law won. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)

    K-9 dies in Fayette County  Sep 23, 2008
    Rex was certified in narcotics detection, tracking, and Officer protection ... Rex was certified in narcotics detection, tracking, and officer protection. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Medical Van Carjacked In Tacoma  Sep 23, 2008
    -- A courier was making a pharmaceutical stop when her van of supplies and narcotics was carjacked, Tacoma police said ... Inside the van was about a $250 million in pharmaceutical supplies, including at least $100,000 in narcotics, Fulghum said ... "There are a variety of drugs that were taken. It was all containerized, just A to Z basically, Fulghum said.Tacoma police won't release information on the kind of narcotics taken as investigators are trying to locate the missing drugs.Some of the... (KIRO TV, WA)

    North Iowans face possible life in prison on meth charges  Sep 23, 2008
    Their arrests followed a long investigation by the North Central Iowa Narcotics Task Force that included a search warrant sweep on March 26 at several locations ... Task Force investigators were assisted by the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff s Office, Mason City Police Department, Task Force Special Operations Group, Manly Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Mason City Police NET, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Iowa National Guard Counter Drug, Clear Lake Police Department... (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)

    AP IMPACT: Tons of drugs dumped into wastewater  Sep 22, 2008
    Tightly regulated narcotics susceptible to abuse go down the toilet. "We flush it and flush it and flush it until we can't see any more pills," she says. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)

    Ex-wife of manslaughter victim hopes for justice  Sep 22, 2008
    " Stockton has been charged with negligent homicide, a class C felony under Arkansas law with a sentence of between three and 10 years and a fine of up to $10,000. Kathy said police and prosecutors told her the charges had resulted from blood test results showing narcotics in Stockton's system at the time of the crash, but Tony Rogers, elected prosecuting attorney of Carroll County, Ark., declined to confirm or deny this. Although the charge for causing the death of her ex-husband, father to two... (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)

    For young English-speakers gone astray in Israel, a helping hand  Sep 22, 2008
    He goes to Narcotics Anonymous meetings and has a steady job working nights as a debt collector. "Sure, I sometimes miss my old life," he admits. (Christian Science Monitor)

    Construction Wraps Up in Time for Tulsa State Fair  Sep 22, 2008
    Actress Tatum O'Neal has broken her silence following her father and brother's arrest on Wednesday on suspicion of narcotics possession. Water Cooler. (FOX23.com, OK)

    Fleeing cocaine suspect suffers fractured leg  Sep 21, 2008
    The suspect, who was fleeing from operatives of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) after he had been invited by them, received multiple fractures on his left thigh as a result of the heavy fall on the ground floor of the main airport building. He is currently on admission at the 37 Military Hospital receiving treatment and doctors say he will be there for at least 10 weeks. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Drug court manager busted on drug charges  Sep 21, 2008
    Columbia County narcotics investigators said Friday that the coordinator of the county s Drug Court program has been selling information about criminal investigations to drug dealers and users ... The leak "could have been deadly, even catastrophic," narcotics investigator Sgt. Phillip Edwards said in a statement ... The Columbia Enforcement Narcotics Team, a task force that investigates drug cases, said it learned through its own informants several weeks ago that Cayton had been selling... (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Police put dent into alleged drug dealing  Sep 21, 2008
    This was a substantial illegal narcotics sales operation that was brought to and end, Fuller said. Investigators reported seizing 18 small bags of cocaine, $4,000 in cash, a large quantity of oxycodone pills, a measuring scale, and packaging to conduct the alleged drug sales. (Weymouth News, MA)

    L.I. Bar Owner Arrested In Cocaine Bust  Sep 21, 2008
    The Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team said 66-year-old , the owner of RJ's Lounge, was selling cocaine in the bar and investigators found more than two ounces of cocaine, $5,000 in cash and drug paraphernalia during the raid on Friday. Johnson, of Port Ewen, was charged with five counts of possession of drugs, three counts of sale of drugs and criminal nuisance, all felonies, and misdemeanor use of drug paraphernalia. (WNBC.com, NY)

    Grand Jury Issues Indictments  Sep 21, 2008
    On April 26, 2007, Laurens County Sheriff s narcotics officers received a tip and went to Diers home on Baggett Lane ... Laurens County Sheriff s narcotics officers alleged they approached the two men at Kmart in Dublin on November 26, 2007 and found 20 pills in a bottle. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)

    'Over 500' Indian troops have HIV  Sep 20, 2008
    Analysts say the easy availability of narcotics from Burma - and the local tendency to inject them through the multiple use of syringes - is the main cause for such high prevalence of Aids. We are giving a lot of importance to creating awareness of safe sex among the troops. (BBC News -- Health)

    Pair nabbed by police buyers  Sep 20, 2008
    Both men were initially arrested for attempted sale of narcotics and conspiracy to attempted sale of narcotics and then later charged with possession of over one ounce of cocaine. They were held at the New Britain Police Department on $500,000 bond until their arraignment in New Britain Superior Court Friday. (New Britain Herald, CT)

    Police Blotter: Sept. 20, 2008  Sep 20, 2008
    William Paul Griffen, 21, of the 2600 block of Rio Oso Road, Rio Oso, was arrested by the California Highway Patrol at 6:25 p.m. Sept. 18 at Forty Mile Road and Highway 65 on suspicion of possession of narcotics. He was booked into Yuba County Jail. (Appeal Democrat, CA)

    State argues for its right to use Limbaugh records  Sep 20, 2008
    Limbaugh is under investigation for alleged doctor-shopping - obtaining duplicate prescriptions of narcotics from multiple doctors. He has not been charged with any crime. (Yahoo News -- Rush Limbaugh)

    Breaking News: Columbia County Drug Court head arrested on drug charges  Sep 20, 2008
    The Columbia County Enforcement Narcotics Team arrested Emily Davis Cayton, 30, of Scappoose, earlier this month. According to a CENT press release, detectives launched an investigation after learning Cayton had been leaking information about persons she believed to be drug informants to local drug dealers. (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Community calendar  Sep 20, 2008
    Narcotics Anonymous meeting 7 to 8 p.m., 908 Avenue G, Fort Madison. MONDAY. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)

    A growing concern  Sep 20, 2008
    Australia has four Australian Federal Police officers in Afghanistan and by the end of the year, another eight will train Afghan police to fight the narcotics trade ... Former US anti-narcotics official Thomas Schweich blew the whistle recently in an article he wrote in The New York Times, accusing the Karzai Government of protecting the drug trade and the US military of turning a blind eye to the opium trade which finances the Taliban ... "The Defence Department tends to see counter-narcotics... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Roxane Laboratories, Inc. Announces the Launch of Protriptyline HCl Tablets, USP  Sep 19, 2008
    Currently, Roxane Laboratories markets over 75 medications in nearly 250 package sizes, focusing on an expanding line of Multisource pharmaceutical products including: bulk and unit-dose liquids and solids; coated, sustained-release and controlled-release tablets; nasal sprays, cytotoxics and CII narcotics. Roxane Laboratories, Inc., is a subsidiary of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation, based in Ridgefield, CT and a member of the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies. (PR Newswire)

    O'Neal, son, arrested for meth  Sep 19, 2008
    Whitmore said in addition to drugs that deputies suspect belong to Redmond O'Neal, deputies also found narcotics in Ryan O'Neal's living area. Both men were released after posting $10,000 bail and could be charged with felony possession of narcotics. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    6th woman's body found in Jefferson Davis Parish  Sep 19, 2008
    Outside of this case, the others have all involved women two black and three white who lived high-risk lifestyles involving drugs and in some cases the trading of sex for narcotics. The first three bodies were discovered in rural canals. (KSLA.com, LA)

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