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Apr 18 2024
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Over 9 pounds of cocaine and more seized during ‘significant’ drug bust, SC cops say
Two men were arrested after multiple varieties and mass quantities of drugs were seized in a “significant” South Carolina bust, according to the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office. On April 9, members of the Greenville County Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Enforcement Unit raided an apartment and disrupted a drug trafficking operation, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. The apartment is
The StateApr 10 2024
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Colorado connected fentanyl, meth drug ring spanning two states
After 15 months of undercover investigations, the sheriff's office in Laramie County shut down a major drug ring that involved two states: Colorado and Wyoming. The criminals were moving fentanyl and other drugs from Mexico through Colorado along I-25 to Wyoming. The operation was called "Shattered Glass" which comes from the investigation's origins when a deputy noticed a jail door cracked
CBS News (Online)Apr 13 2024
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Tijuana drug violence bleeds into San Diego County with recent cartel shootings
Police tape blocks the scene of a deadly shooting that occurred March 27 at the Salerno Luxury Rentals apartment complex in the Otay Ranch neighborhood of Chula Vista. Three shootings that left two people dead and three wounded over the past couple of months in San Diego County were linked to Mexican drug cartels and involved a drug cell embroiled in a vicious dispute with its rivals in Baja
San Diego Union-TribuneApr 02 2024
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Oregon governor signs bill criminalizing drug possession
Gov. Tina Kotek has made it official: Drug possession will soon be a crime once again in Oregon.
On Monday, Kotek signed House Bill 4002, which both expands funding for substance abuse treatment and makes possessing small amounts of hard drugs a misdemeanor beginning Sept. 1.
In a three-page signing letter, Kotek appeared to address the limitations and challenges of a law that
Oregon Public BroadcastingApr 17 2024
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Prison for man who was in daughter's Minnesota-based drug smuggling ring tied to notorious cartel
A federal judge Wednesday handed down a 7½-year sentence to a St. Cloud man who played a part in his daughter's smuggling operation that funneled into the Midwest large amounts of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine supplied by one of the world's most notorious drug cartels. Jeffrey Robert Knott, 52, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in North Dakota after pleading guilty to international
Star TribuneApr 17 2024
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4 charged after Somerset County toddler fatally overdoses on "unimaginable" combination of drugs, DA says
MILFORD TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- Four people have been charged in connection with the fatal overdose of a 2-year-old boy in Somerset County after he had an "unimaginable" combination of deadly drugs in his system, the district attorney announced on Wednesday. Jeremy Chaney, Lauren Livengood, Linda Pape and Rusty Koval lived together in Milford Township and knew about "ongoing drug activity
CBS News (Online)Apr 17 2024
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Weight loss drug Zepbound may help people with obstructive sleep apnea, drugmaker says
Zepbound, a popular weight loss drug, also seems to help people with obstructive sleep apnea, drugmaker Eli Lilly said Wednesday. Based on results from trials in people with sleep apnea, the company said it plans to submit the material to the US Food and Drug Administration to potentially expand the use of Zepbound for obstructive sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea is a disorder that causes
CNN (Online News)Apr 17 2024
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Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug Zepbound found to reduce sleep apnea, company says
Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug Zepbound was found to reduce obstructive sleep apnea in adults with obesity, the drugmaker said in a release Wednesday. Obstructive sleep apnea affects about 39 million adults in the U.S., according to the National Council on Aging. It occurs when a person’s upper airway becomes blocked during sleep, cutting off airflow throughout the night, the National Heart,
NBC News (Online)Apr 14 2024
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Texas doctor found guilty of poisoning patients by putting dangerous drugs in IV bags
A Texas doctor who was dubbed a "medical terrorist," was found guilty of injecting heart-stopping poison into IVs at his former medical clinic in North Dallas. FOX 4 in Dallas reported that a 12-person jury found Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz guilty on all 10 counts after nearly seven hours of deliberation. When the verdict was read, Ortiz was reportedly wearing a mask and showed no emotion. As a result
Fox News (Online News)Mar 27 2024
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Oregon's Drug Decriminalization Experiment : Fresh Air
In 2020, Oregon voters overwhelmingly approved to decriminalize possession of small amounts of hard drugs, and mandate more spending on drug treatment and social services. But 3.5 years of frustration, with overdose deaths and open air drug use, has turned public opinion around, and lawmakers have restored criminal penalties. We'll speak with New Yorker contributing writer E. Tammy Kim, who
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