Tag: Drug-related crime
EXPLAINER: Can cops stop drivers for hanging air fresheners?
The mother of a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Minnesota police this week says it all started when police pulled her...
Dozens of illegal gaming parlors raided in San Diego
SAN DIEGO — Law enforcement officers in California raided dozens of illegal gambling dens in San Diego Wednesday, capping a years-long investigation that has...
US seeks seizure of Mexican homes linked to drug lord
A U.S. judge on Thursday authorized the seizure of real estate in Mexico that prosecutors said was purchased by a notorious fugitive drug lord...
Croatia police find cocaine in fruit container in sea port
ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatian police said Wednesday they have found and confiscated more than half a ton of cocaine hidden in fruit containers in...
Ex-L.A. sheriff’s deputy gets prison for pot warehouse theft
LOS ANGELES — A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy who staged a $2 million robbery of a marijuana warehouse was sentenced Monday to...
Montenegrin crew member gets over 5 years in cocaine bust
PHILADELPHIA — A cargo ship crew member has been sentenced to five years and 10 months in federal prison in connection with nearly 40,000...
Egypt: Ex-student given 8 more years in #MeToo case
CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Sunday convicted a former student at an elite university of attempted rape and drug possession, sentencing him to...
195 arrested in vast international human trafficking sweep
PARIS — Interpol says police in Africa and Europe arrested 195 people and rescued nearly 500 victims of human trafficking in a vast crackdown...
Howard Weitzman, lawyer for Jackson, Bieber, DeLorean, dies
LOS ANGELES — Howard Weitzman, an attorney whose clients included Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber, and auto maker John DeLorean, has died. He was 81....
Nassau DA drops more than 1100 warrants after NY laws change
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Warrants in more than 1,100 Nassau County cases were dropped on Thursday, as the prosecutor's office moved to dismiss them in...
