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  • November 2007

    • UK Teens Guilty of Cocaine Smuggling in Ghana

      Times (UK)  |  Nov 21, 07 5:05 PM CST

      UK Teens Guilty of Cocaine Smuggling in Ghana

      (Newser) - Two 16-year-olds were found guilty today of attempting to sneak $600,000 of cocaine from Ghana to Britain, the Times reports. The conviction could mean up to three years in a Ghanaian juvenile detention center for the British girls, who claimed they had been set up when they were arrested with the drugs hidden in computer bags at an airport in Accra. More »

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      Great Britain  • United Kingdom  • teenagers  • cocaine  • smuggling  • Ghana

    • Sentence Cuts In Store for 19,500 Crack Convicts

      Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 12, 07 12:43 PM CST

      Sentence Cuts In Store for 19,500 Crack Convicts

      (Newser) - The federal panel that sets sentencing guidelines for judges may decide as soon as tomorrow to cut at least 2 years off the sentences of 19,500 inmates convicted of using crack, the LA Times reports. New rules introduced this month equalize crack and powdered cocaine sentences, and tomorrow will see a vote on whether to apply them retroactively. More »

    • Cocaine & Meth Prices Get High

      USA Today  |  Nov 9, 07 3:00 AM CST

      Cocaine &amp; Meth Prices Get High

      (Newser) - Prices for cocaine and methamphetamine have jumped for the fourth quarter in a row, indicating a short supply of the dangerous drugs, according to the latest figures from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. A gram of pure cocaine cost $137 in September, up from $93 last year, and meth jumped from $133 to $245. More »

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      drugs  • cocaine  • methamphetamine  • DEA

    • New Standards Reduce Crack Cocaine Terms

      New York Times  |  Nov 2, 07 9:35 AM CDT

      New Standards Reduce Crack Cocaine Terms

      (Newser) - Crack cocaine offenders will receive shorter prison sentences under new federal guidelines, which replaced rules that treated a gram of crack like 100 grams of powder cocaine. The rules introduced yesterday reduce the average sentence to 8 years, 10 months, the Times reports, and may reflect an effort to restore credibility to sentencing guidelines judges often ignored. More »

    • Hingis Fails Coke Test, Retires

      Associated Press  |  Nov 1, 07 1:55 PM CDT

      Hingis Fails Coke Test, Retires

      (Newser) - Tennis star Martina Hingis today admitted that she tested positive for cocaine in a pre-Wimbledon drug test, and announced her retirement, citing age and health problems. The five-time Grand Slam champ denies taking drugs, the AP reports. "I find this accusation so horrendous that I've decided to confront it head on," Hingis says. More »

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      tennis  • cocaine  • Wimbledon  • sports doping  • WTA  • Martina Hingis  • Grand Slams

  • October 2007

    • 'Preppie Killer' Busted in NYC Drug Sting

      New York Times  |  Oct 24, 07 5:17 AM CDT

      'Preppie Killer' Busted in NYC Drug Sting

      (Newser) - Robert Chambers, the notorious "preppie killer" who served 15 years in prison for strangling a young woman in Central Park during what he said was rough sex, has been arrested for repeatedly selling cocaine to undercover police, according to law enforcement authorities. Chambers, 41, struggled with police during the raid and broke one officer's wrist, the New York Times reports. More »

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      murder  • New York City  • cocaine  • Manhattan  • drug dealing  • Robert Chambers

    • Colombian Rebel Dodges Justice Again

      Reuters  |  Oct 5, 07 3:35 PM CDT

      Colombian Rebel Dodges Justice Again

      (Newser) - The US Justice Department was unable to gain a conviction against Colombian rebel leader Ricardo Palmera, Reuters reports, with a judge declaring a mistrial yesterday after jurors deadlocked on a drug-trafficking charge. Palmera, captured in Colombia in 2004, was convicted in July in a 2003 kidnapping of American contractors, but jurors could not reach a verdict on four other counts. More »

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      terrorism  • Colombia  • FARC  • cocaine  • Rebel

    • US Cocaine Supply Plummets

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 3, 07 5:46 AM CDT

      US Cocaine Supply Plummets

      (Newser) - The cocaine supply has dropped sharply in the last year in 37 US cities, which law enforcement officials attribute to a crackdown on drug cartels by Mexican authorities and a record volume of drugs seized at sea. New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco were among major cities experiencing sharp reductions in supply. The shortage has driven the price of cocaine to its highest level in almost 20 years. More »

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      Los Angeles  • New York  • Mexico  • San Francisco  • cocaine  • San Diego  • drug trafficking  • Felipe Calderon  • drug cartel  • War on Drugs

  • August 2007
  • July 2007

    • 'I'm Innocent' Lohan Says

      Associated Press  |  Jul 25, 07 5:28 PM CDT

      'I'm Innocent' Lohan Says

      (Newser) - Troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan has proclaimed her innocence after being arrested yesterday for DUI and cocaine possession. In an email to Access Hollywood the 21-year-old said the drugs "were not mine," and that she was "almost hit" in a parking lot car chase with the mother of her former assistant. More »

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      cocaine  • Lindsay Lohan  • DUI

    • Lohan Arrested on DUI Suspicion

      CNN  |  Jul 24, 07 2:58 PM CDT

      Lohan Arrested on DUI Suspicion

      (Newser) - Santa Monica cops booked actress Lindsay Lohan early this morning on five counts, including drunk driving and cocaine possession. The hits keep coming for Lohan: The arrest comes two weeks after she checked out of an chic California rehab clinic and only five days after she was booked on a DUI-related misdemeanor from May. More »

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      celebrity  • cocaine  • Lindsay Lohan  • drunk driving  • DUI

  • June 2007
  • May 2007

    • Lohan Arrested in DUI After Hitting Curb

      CNN  |  May 26, 07 6:00 PM CDT

      Lohan Arrested in DUI After Hitting Curb

      (Newser) - Lindsay Lohan had a run-in with a curb on Sunset Boulevard early this morning, leading to hospitalization for apparently minor injuries and an arrest for possible DUI.  Cocaine was found on one of the two passengers in her convertible, the AP reports. More »

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      alcohol  • cocaine  • Lindsay Lohan  • paparazzi  • drunk driving  • rehab  • car accident

    • Snow Job: 21-Ton Coke Bust

      Newsweek  |  May 9, 07 6:43 AM CDT

      Snow Job: 21-Ton Coke Bust

      (Newser) - It's the biggest cocaine seizure on the high seas and the second biggest bust in US history: The Coast Guard boarded a Panamanian freighter and discovered, inside cargo containers on deck, 21 tons of cocaine with a street value of $300 Million. "It was fast and furious," says Joseph Evans, DEA attache in Panama. More »

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      drugs  • cocaine  • Coast Guard  • War on Drugs  • Panama  • DEA

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