Drugs - Page 108

January 24, 2024

Open-air drug use, overdoses push Democrats to introduce overhaul of first-in-the-nation decriminalization law

As Oregon reckons with rampant drug use, Democrats unveiled a plan to undo a key portion of the state's pioneering drug decriminalization law passed by voters in 2020.

January 23, 2024

Kidnapping, intimidation, murder: Accusations against Honolulu man provide glimpse into Hawaii's underworld

Michael Miske Jr. is on trial in Honolulu under accusations of kidnapping, using toxic chemicals against rivals, and orchestrating murders. His seven associates have all taken guilty pleas.

January 23, 2024

NYC drug gang member jailed 45 years for murder, other shootings

A shooter in a deadly drug gang in East New York has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for murdering a man and leaving another paralyzed, among other crimes.

January 22, 2024

Democratic governor brags about 'record-setting growth' for pot sales, gets torched on social media

Some social media users slammed Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker for bragging about increased drug use after he touted record-setting growth in cannabis sales on X.

January 20, 2024

House Dem tells mother of fentanyl victim she lacks 'background to understand' border chief's impeachment

Democratic New York Rep. Dan Goldman told a mother who lost her daughter to fentanyl that she was "being used" by Republicans during a House Homeland Security hearing.

January 19, 2024

La Kena, notorious Mexican cartel leader, captured; group accused of killing 2 US tourists

A Mexican drug cartel leader whose faction is alleged to have kidnapped four U.S. tourists, killing two of them, was arrested with his associates in shopping mall on Friday

January 19, 2024

Sri Lanka drug crackdown leads to more than 40,000 arrests, drawing criticism from UN

Sri Lankan authorities have conducted a crackdown on drugs, resulting in the arrest of over 40,000 people. The operation has drawn criticism from the United Nations.

January 18, 2024

New Hampshire mother speaks out on Biden’s handling of the fentanyl crisis

Andrea Cahill, who lost her son to fentanyl poisoning, discusses the Biden campaign suggesting he handles immigration better than former President Trump’s administration.

January 18, 2024

Virginia Democrats vote down bill that would serve harsher penalties to drug dealers

A Virginia Senate committee voted against a bill that would expand the circumstances under which drug dealers could be charged with felony homicide in overdose cases.

January 18, 2024

How smuggling gangs use drones to deliver drugs across the border

Drug lords, cartels and other criminal organizations are using drones to deliver illegal drugs. The devices are replacing drug mules of the past.