Officials: War on drugs simply not working
15-May-2005, United States, The Herald Zeitung
Comal County’s district attorney and one of its district judges agreed this past week that the United States government’s “war on drugs” — and its judicial system — just aren’t working when it comes to stopping abuse of alcohol and illegal ...
Woman jailed over prescription drugs slams UAE
12-May-2005, United Arab Emirates, Reuters
A British woman who spent two months in a Dubai jail after traces of prescription drugs were found in her body returned home on Thursday describing her treatment in the United Arab Emirates as "disgusting".
Tracy Wilkinson, 44, was arrested by ...
Police 'help smuggle drugs'
09-May-2005, Australia, The Courier-Mail
THE Australian Federal Police have been accused of failing to properly investigate allegations of drug trafficking at domestic airports because serving officers were involved.
The former head of operations for the AFP's internal investigations, ...
Sex, lies, drugs and staties: Narc squad blasted ...
05-May-2005, United States, Boston Herald
A state police sergeant allegedly was able to steal ``pounds and pounds'' of cocaine because the department's oversight of confiscated narcotics was ``sloppy and lax,'' a prosecutor said yesterday.
The system was so flawed, prosecutor ...
Jury to hear sordid tale of cop's kinky sex, ...
03-May-2005, United States, Boston Herald
By Tom Farmer
Tuesday, May 3, 2005 - Updated: 07:44 AM EST
A tale of kinky group sex and wife-swapping fueled by the voracious consumption of stolen drugs finally reached the bitter end when state police Sgt. Timothy White threatened to kill his ...
Forfeiture a Financial Weapon in Drug War
21-April-2005, United States, The Intelligencer
By SHELLEY HANSON
WHEELING - Vehicles, property and cash used in drug deals can be seized from an alleged offender through due process of law, said Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney Scott Smith on Wednesday.
During an April 5 city council ...
Cops win small battle, but U.S. is blowing drug ...
08-April-2005, United States, Chicago Sun Times
Tim Trevier is a big man with 15 titanium earrings, a diamond nose ring, a leather do-rag and a modified fu manchu. If you saw him on the street, you'd look twice, but it would never cross your mind that he is cop.
At 42, he has been a police ...
And marijuana for all
07-April-2005, Canada, Now
Moral panic over grow ops ignores fact that more of us puff than play hockey
BY Alan Young
I am becoming embarrassed by the endless pot debate in Canada. Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan recently stated that marijuana smokers are stupid (Was ...
Parents ‘ostriching’ on drugs
07-April-2005, United States, Fort McMurray Today
Because consuming drugs like marijuana and cocaine is illegal and federal legislation forbids identifying young offenders, the names of the students in this story were changed. Adults are quoted in the story by their real names.)
Each of the 10 ...
Ex-policeman gets five years in prison in fake ...
04-April-2005, United States, KLTV 7
A jury today ordered five years in prison for an ex-Dallas policeman in the so-called fake drugs scandal.
Jurors on March 31st convicted Mark De La Paz of lying to a judge in a search warrant application.
De La Paz had faced punishment ranging ...
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