<![CDATA[Drugs Forum - Justice & Law (News)]]> http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/ News about drug busts, bans, court cases, and law enforcement. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:17:02 GMT vBulletin 300 http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg <![CDATA[Drugs Forum - Justice & Law (News)]]> http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/ USA - Marijuana smuggled by ATV in Starr County http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108688&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:25:08 GMT *Marijuana smuggled by ATV in Starr County* Border Patrol agents are looking for the driver of an ATV loaded with almost 600 pounds of marijuana in Starr County. U.S. Border Patrol agents told... Marijuana smuggled by ATV in Starr County

Border Patrol agents are looking for the driver of an ATV loaded with almost 600 pounds of marijuana in Starr County.

U.S. Border Patrol agents told Action 4 News that they first spotted the ATV along the Rio Grande near the rural community of La Casita Thursday night.

The ATV was allegedly loaded with 25 bundles with 577 pounds of marijuana.

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]]> terrapinzflyer http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108688 <![CDATA[USA - 14 busted for drugs outside 'Dead' tribute concert]]> http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108687&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:20:30 GMT 14 busted for drugs outside 'Dead' tribute concert

BRIDGEPORT -- Undercover cops smoked out a series of illegal sales Thursday night outside the Grateful Dead tribute concert performed at The Klein, the city-owned auditorium on Fairfield Avenue, police said.

Fourteen people, from both Connecticut and out of state, were arrested after police said they seized a large amount of cocaine, ]]> terrapinzflyer http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108687 USA - Customs finds surprising cargo in Chinese shipment http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108665&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:24:38 GMT Talk about holiday cheer. Hundreds of boxes that were shipped from China and labeled as Christmas ornaments were seized by suspicious customs officials at Los Angeles Harbor recently. Inside the... Talk about holiday cheer.

Hundreds of boxes that were shipped from China and labeled as Christmas ornaments were seized by suspicious customs officials at Los Angeles Harbor recently. Inside the boxes were 316,000 glass bongs and other drug pipes.

"They're very colorful and big," said Cristina Gamez, a spokeswoman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. "Some of them are like 2 feet tall."

G ]]> jgarlopa http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108665 USA - Prohibition: Kansas Politician Hears of New Drug (JWH-018), with Plan to Ban It http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108648&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:45 GMT *An herbal preparation containing synthetic cannabinoids has show up in Kansas, and a prohibitionist Kansas politician has a reflex response: Ban it. The preparation, sold under the name K-2 is... An herbal preparation containing synthetic cannabinoids has show up in Kansas, and a prohibitionist Kansas politician has a reflex response: Ban it. The preparation, sold under the name K-2 is available over the Internet and at selected shops in the Kansas City and Lawrence areas.

K-2 is one of a number of compounds that have appeared on the market in the past couple of years containing sy ]]> chillinwill http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108648 Other - Ecstasy factories destroyed in Cambodian rainforests http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108647&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:14:35 GMT *Ecstasy factories destroyed in Cambodian rainforests* PHNOM PENH, Nov. 20, 2009 (Xinhua News Agency) -- Ten ecstasy laboratories operated by local drug cartels were destroyed Wednesday in one... Ecstasy factories destroyed in Cambodian rainforests


PHNOM PENH, Nov. 20, 2009 (Xinhua News Agency) -- Ten ecstasy laboratories operated by local drug cartels were destroyed Wednesday in one of Cambodia's most impenetrable and remote jungle areas in the country's southwest Cardamom Mountains, according to a statement released Friday by Wildlife Alliance.

The raid was carried out by ]]> terrapinzflyer http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108647 India - Heroin found 14 months after seizure http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108644&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:11:05 GMT Heroin worth Rs.10 crore found 14 months after seizure


This is one 'success' that has left the customs department in Amritsar sector embarrassed. Over 14 months after they seized fake currency from a woman coming from Pakistan, officials checked the rest of her baggage and found heroin worth Rs.10 crores (Rs. 100 million) in it.

'We checked her baggage now and recovered 2 kg of hero ]]> terrapinzflyer http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108644 USA - Marijuana-aping herbal concoctions are popping up at local head shops http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108630&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:45:16 GMT *We were somewhere around Ted’s Shark Bar on the edge of Manatee County when the drug began to take hold. I remember saying something like, “I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive…” And... We were somewhere around Ted’s Shark Bar on the edge of Manatee County when the drug began to take hold. I remember saying something like, “I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive…” And just like that I was lost. I turned around. Turned around again, and thanked all that was holy I was not in some huge 1971 red Chevy convertible drawing every cop’s attention.
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]]> chillinwill http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108630 USA - Biggest Cocaine Bust in Alton http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108610&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:14:03 GMT *Biggest Cocaine Bust in Alton* ALTON - Police in Alton seized their biggest load of cocaine tonight; a total of 65lbs that were hidden in the bed a truck. The drugs were found after a traffic... Biggest Cocaine Bust in Alton

ALTON - Police in Alton seized their biggest load of cocaine tonight; a total of 65lbs that were hidden in the bed a truck.

The drugs were found after a traffic stop tonight near Moorefield and Mile 5.

Police say the nervous driver gave himself away and officers knew they had to bring in a dog.

"A canine from Mission PD was called and he hit on th
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]]> terrapinzflyer http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108610 Other - Taiwan- Anti-drug plan begins http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108573&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:33:40 GMT *Anti-drug plan begins* TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The National Police Agency (NPA) kicked off early this morning a large-scale drug crackdown campaign in line with the official implementation of a set of... Anti-drug plan begins

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The National Police Agency (NPA) kicked off early this morning a large-scale drug crackdown campaign in line with the official implementation of a set of amendments to the Narcotics Endangerment Prevention Act, which will start to impose criminal punishment on those who take or hold less than 20 grams of Ketamine.

Under the amendments, those who hol ]]> terrapinzflyer http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108573 USA - The Salvia Ban Wagon http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108563&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:52:30 GMT *The How does terrible drug policy get made? The mad rush to criminalize a psychedelic herb provides a textbook case.* ... The How does terrible drug policy get made? The mad rush to criminalize a psychedelic herb provides a textbook case.
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A couple of years ago, John Bulloch watched an alarming report on an Atlanta TV station about an exotic-sounding drug called Salvia divinorum. Bulloch had never heard o
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]]> chillinwill http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108563 Australia - Ecstasy tablets, pill press seized http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108562&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:35:32 GMT *Ecstasy tablets, pill press seized* ABOUT 1500 pills suspected to be ecstasy were seized by police yesterday, along with a pill press, in a raid on a Parafield Gardens home. Detectives from the... Ecstasy tablets, pill press seized
ABOUT 1500 pills suspected to be ecstasy were seized by police yesterday, along with a pill press, in a raid on a Parafield Gardens home.

Detectives from the Drug Investigation Branch arrested two Parafield Gardens men, aged 33 and 35, for drug trafficking and possessing equipment to manufacture drugs.

Acting officer in charge of the drug inv ]]> terrapinzflyer http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108562 Australia - Inept tourist drug seller walks free http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108557&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:50:22 GMT *Inept tourist drug seller walks free* A BRITISH backpacker who was caught selling drugs in Darwin when he offered them to an off-duty police officer was released from prison this week. Alexander... Inept tourist drug seller walks free
A BRITISH backpacker who was caught selling drugs in Darwin when he offered them to an off-duty police officer was released from prison this week.

Alexander James MacLean, 24, pleaded guilty to possessing and supplying what he thought was ecstasy, but were in fact tablets of a similar drug called MDMC (bk-MDMA aka methylone) and Ketamine.

The NT ]]> terrapinzflyer http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108557 USA - Teacher arrested for growing marijuana http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108548&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:33:27 GMT *Teacher arrested for growing marijuana* JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. - A Mississippi high school teacher is behind bars and facing fines up to $1 million, all for growing marijuana at his St. Martin... Teacher arrested for growing marijuana


JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. - A Mississippi high school teacher is behind bars and facing fines up to $1 million, all for growing marijuana at his St. Martin home.

Narcotics officers fro two agencies searched the home of 51-year-old Patrick Charles Walker on Wednesday, November 15. Walker is a teacher at St. Martin High School.

During the search, ]]> terrapinzflyer http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108548 USA - Detroit drug bust yields 14 kilos of cocaine http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108546&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:29:23 GMT *Detroit drug bust yields 14 kilos of cocaine* Detroit Police said they scored big-time this week, nabbing 14 kilos of cocaine in a drug bust from vehicles parked at an 8 Mile Road bar on the... Detroit drug bust yields 14 kilos of cocaine


Detroit Police said they scored big-time this week, nabbing 14 kilos of cocaine in a drug bust from vehicles parked at an 8 Mile Road bar on the city’s west side.

Police believe the seizure is related to a previous bust early Saturday morning in which officers found 5 kilos of coke in a car in the parking lot of the same tavern, the Splas
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]]> terrapinzflyer http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108546 Canada - Doda drug bust: Opium poppy plants seized in Surrey http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108545&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:25:27 GMT *Doda drug bust: Opium poppy plants seized in Surrey* A police raid on a business in a busy Surrey shopping centre on Wednesday has seized several boxes of opium poppy pods used to produce... Doda drug bust: Opium poppy plants seized in Surrey


A police raid on a business in a busy Surrey shopping centre on Wednesday has seized several boxes of opium poppy pods used to produce "doda" a powder also known as "poor man's heroin" that is usually mixed with tea or hot water to serve as a stay-awake drug.

The Surrey RCMP Drug Section spokesman described it as a large industrial
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