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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 25, 2019

CPB Announce Seizure of $19M of Cocaine in Shipment of Pineapples

The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on Friday that field operations officers working at the port of Savannah, GA discovered a massive haul of cocaine secreted in a shipment of pineapples from Cartagena, Colombia last fall.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 12, 2019

Drug Lord "El Chapo" Found Guilty on All 10 Counts

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman will live the rest of his life in prison after a jury said he conspired to commit murder, engaged in a continuing criminal enterprise, and other crimes.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 7, 2019

California Legislation Allowing Safe Injection Sites Reintroduced

The City by the Bay has more drug users than students enrolled in public schools—there are about 24,500 injection drug users in San Francisco and 16,000 students enrolled in San Francisco Unified School District.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 5, 2019

Virginia Trooper Killed in Gunfight During Drug Investigation

Trooper Lucas Dowell was killed while helping the Piedmont Regional Drug and Gang Task Force search a home on Monday night.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2019

Federal Agents at Mexico Border Make Largest Fentanyl Seizure Ever

Customs officers stationed at the commercial border crossing in Nogales made the largest fentanyl seizure ever recorded at any port of entry after a K-9 alerted others at the post that a haul of illegal narcotics was somewhere inside a vehicle at the checkpoint.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2019

Rookie College Campus Officer Makes Big Marijuana Arrest in Tennessee

An officer with the Middle Tennessee State University Police Department is making the most of her time while most of the students have vacated campus for winter break. Officer Katelynn Adams seized 14 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 31, 2018

Louisiana Police Invite Drug Users to Bring Meth to Department for 'Testing'

The Harahan (LA) Police Department is attempting to get drug users in the area to bring their meth to the department for "testing."

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 17, 2018

Agents Seize Nearly $7M in Illegal Drugs at US-Mexico Border

Border agents at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge cargo facility reportedly seized nearly $7 million worth of illegal narcotics, including 320 pounds of methamphetamine and 40 pounds of cocaine.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 30, 2018

3 Philippine Police Officers Found Guilty of Murder in 'Drug War' Incident

Drug enforcement efforts in the Philippines under the direction of President Rodrigo Duterte—who took office in June 2016—have been particularly violent, with President Duterte even urging members of the public to kill suspected criminals and drug addicts.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 21, 2018

Study: Majority of Subjects Killed by Georgia Police Had Drugs in Their System

According to a report by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, in nearly 20 percent of the fatal shootings involving police officers since 2012 the subject had methamphetamine in their system.

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