October 13, 2021 Boston advances plan to move homeless addicts into jail once used for ICE detainees amid progressive pushback Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins is forging ahead with plans to transform the currently unused South Bay jail’s "building eight" into a place where addicts can begin recovery. His proposal had received pushback from Democratic U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley and other liberal activists last month.
October 10, 2021 Florida sheriff looking to return $2 Million in marijuana to rightful owner: 'Very least we can do' A Florida sheriff has advertised on social media some 700 pounds of marijuana that authorities wanted to "return" to its rightful owner.
October 9, 2021 Denver gang ‘The Sopranos’ financed drug addictions by stealing vehicles, weapons: authorities Eleven alleged members of a Denver drug-using group calling themselves "The Sopranos" have been indicted by a grand jury, according to a report.
October 8, 2021 Drug seizures of fentanyl, meth see uptick along southwest border: DEA The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is seeing a record number of seizures of meth and fentanyl along the southwest border. A special agent with the San Antonio District says a big reason for the uptick in drugs crossing the border is the migrant surge.
October 6, 2021 Seattle City Council unanimously supports decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms The Seattle City Council on Monday unanimously voted in favor of resolution supporting the decriminalizing of psilocybin and other psychedelics.
October 6, 2021 DEA agent killed at Arizona Amtrak station ID'd as former Nashville cop: report The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent killed in an Amtrak train shooting in Arizona on Monday has been identified as a former Nashville, Tennessee, police officer, according to reports.
October 6, 2021 Nashville shooting leaves ATF agent seriously wounded; suspect dead An agent with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) was seriously wounded by gunfire Tuesday afternoon during a shootout near Metro Police headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, authorities said.
October 1, 2021 Missouri man selling catalytic converter online forgets to hide meth A Missouri man trying to sell a catalytic converter online has been arrested after a huge stash of meth and a syringe were spotted in the background of the photo he used for the advertisement.
September 29, 2021 Jay-Z fighting for release of man who is serving 20 years in prison over weed In December 2007, Valon Vailes, now 55, was found guilty by a jury for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute more than one ton of marijuana from 2003 to 2007
September 29, 2021 Arizona community seeing more drug overdoses than COVID-19 deaths, fentanyl seizures spike More than 93,000 people died of drug overdoses in the U.S. last year, with fentanyl being a major contributor to that high number. In Pinal County, Sheriff Mark Lamb says they’ve had more overdose deaths than COVID-19 deaths last year.
