Category: Drug Crimes

Drug abuse gets to the point of addiction when the user can’t stop using the substances even when it places their lives at risk or brings about severe financial and emotional problems for the user or their loved ones. Drug Abuse and Addiction Addiction is referred to as a disease that influences the brain and…

Thomasville Man Arrested for Drug Possession After Reporting Burglary A WALB article reported that on July 5, 2010, a Thomasville man was arrested for drug possession after reporting a burglary at his own home. According to the article, the man came home to find the lights on the inside of his house on Andrews Street and subsequently…

Multiple Cocaine Drug Charges Against 3 Gainesville Men An article: Multiple Cocaine Drug Charges addresses the recent arrest of three Gainesville men for several drug charges relating to trafficking cocaine, conspiracy to traffic cocaine, possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, and use of a communications device to facilitate a drug transaction. Based on the…

Colquitt County Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrest A Moultrie Observer article recently described the arrest of a man for drug violations in Colquitt County. The man was charged with the Georgia drug crime of possession and intent to distribute marijuana and white pills known as Hydrocodone. The arrest began as a routine traffic stop when an officer on…

New Jersey Legislature Approves Bill to Make State With Medical Marijuana Legislature on Monday approved a bill that would make New Jersey the 14th state to allow chronically ill patients access to marijuana for medical reasons. The bill allows patients with ailments such as cancer, AIDS, and multiple sclerosis to buy up to 2 ounces…

Mexico-Based Cartel Bust: New York One of Many Drug Shipment Sites In a report discusses the recent events of the largest drug bust of the last 10 years conducted by the Justice Department, in which New York State and many other U.S. states were the main sites for receiving the shipment of illegal substances. According…

Staten Island Drug Charges Against Dr. Arrested for Prescribing Steroids As reported in a story on February 10, 2009, Dr. Richard Lucente, 37, had been arrested for the NY drug crime of illegally selling steroids to bodybuilders. Lucente is also the main doctor involved in a steroid scandal involving NYPD officers. Lucente operated the New York anti-aging and wellness…

Bronx Drug Crime Leads to Women Being Held Hostage February 10, 2009 an undercover sting operation resulted in the arrest of parolee Kirkland Smith, 58, for selling methadone to an undercover police officer. Due to a slip up, either by the NYPD or the district attorney’s office, they botched up the drug test results and…

Former Falcon Sentenced for Cocaine In a story on March 13, 2009, Ken Tippins, former Atlanta Falcons player from 1990-1995 will serve four years in jail after pleading guilty to a cocaine charge according to Charles Stines, Alapaha Chief Assistant District Attorney. A marijuana possession with intent charge was dropped in exchange for a guilty plea. A…