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GEORGE F. WILL

 Drug Czar Needs 
 to Look Beyond 
 Worthless Laws  


Enforcement doesn't work, but there is hope elsewhere

Oct 29, 09 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a chat with new czar Gil Kerlikowske, George Will notes that the war on drugs, as it has been waged, is an utter failure. Harsh drug laws have done nothing to reduce drug-taking, he writes, and incarcerating drug users is looking more and more wasteful to strapped states. “... More »

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War on Drugs • alcohol • DEA • Drug Enforcement Administration • George Will • Office of National Drug Control Policy • Obama administration • Gil Kerlikowske

OH BROTHER


 Big Brother 
 Winner 
 Nabbed for 
 Peddling Oxy 

Jasinski says he used $500K prize to buy, sell painkillers

Oct 20, 09 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Big Brother 9 winner Adam Jasinski made his first court appearance today in Massachusetts after being charged with trying to sell 2,000 prescription painkiller pills. After a brief struggle with agents, the DEA says Jasinski waived his Miranda rights and confessed to using his $500,000 winnings from... More »

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reality TV • OxyContin • DEA • prescription drugs • Drug Enforcement Administration • Oxycodone • Big Brother • contestants • prescription painkillers • Adam Jasinski • winner

 DEA Raids Jacko Doc's 
 Vegas Home, Office 

Follows search of Houston office last week

Jul 28, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - DEA agents and police raided the Las Vegas home and office of Michael Jackson doctor Conrad Murray this morning after a raid last week on his Houston office, Fox News reports. Murray is a suspect in the manslaughter investigation of Jackson's death; the warrant served last week called for “... More »

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police • Las Vegas • DEA • doctor • Drug Enforcement Administration • raid • Michael Jackson • search warrant • Conrad Murray

 DEA Hits Jacko Doc's Office 


Jul 22, 09 12:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - A task force of federal drug-enforcement agents, Los Angeles detectives, and local police raided the Houston offices of Michael Jackson’s personal doctor today, ABC News reports. Sources say a search warrant was obtained based on preliminary autopsy results linking Jackson’s death to an anesthetic used only in hospitals.... More »

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entertainment • DEA • autopsy • doctor • Drug Enforcement Administration • Michael Jackson • cardiologists • police raids • criminal investigation • search warrant • Conrad Murray • cause of death • Propofol

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's personal doctor lacks a license to prescribe controlled medicines in California, federal authorities tell Fox News. Conrad Murray didn't register with the DEA in the singer's home state, officials say, meaning it would have been illegal for him to prescribe or administer Demerol, OxyContin, or even strong cough... More »

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OxyContin • DEA • prescription drugs • Drug Enforcement Administration • Michael Jackson • Demerol • Conrad Murray

 DEA Joins Jackson Death Probe

LAPD asks federal investigators for help investigating circumstances of star's death

Jul 2, 09 1:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Federal investigators are assisting local authorities with the probe into Michael Jackson's death, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Drug Enforcement Administration joined the investigation at the request of the LAPD, a source tells the AP. Authorities have removed prescription drugs and other medical evidence from Jackson's home and are... More »

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DEA • prescription drugs • Drug Enforcement Administration • Michael Jackson • celebrity death

(Newser) - It's not a lark anymore: Miniature submarines now carry about a third of the cocaine smuggled into the US. With the numbers up, the Washington Post takes a look at how these so-called semi-submersibles have gotten more and more high-tech over the last 2 years. Authorities say sub builders are... More »

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cocaine • Pacific Ocean • Colombia • DEA • drug trafficking • submarine • submersibles • evidence • prosecutions • remote control

Stanford Was a Drug Informant: Report

Fraudster was likely shielded from SEC in 2006 for his trouble

May 11, 09 7:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Allen Stanford may have received earlier protection from the SEC by working as a drug trade informant, a BBC investigation has found. The accused fraudster’s bank paid $3.1 million to the DEA a decade ago as a middleman for a Mexican drug lord, and in 2006 an SEC... More »

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fraud • drugs • DEA • SEC • Drug Enforcement Administration • drug trade • Ponzi scheme • bank fraud • Robert Allen Stanford • Securities and Exchange Commission

(Newser) - Supporters of medical marijuana are celebrating a remark by Attorney General Eric Holder that went largely unnoticed this week, MSNBC reports. Asked about federal drug raids on state-approved dispensaries that led to 775 arrests, Holder said such busts are a thing of the past. What President Obama "said during... More »

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California • medical marijuana • DEA • raids • marijuana legalization • Bill Maher • Bill Maher Grid

 Latin American 
 Nations Reject DEA 

Bolivia, Ecuador latest to repudiate US anti-drug operations

Nov 10, 08 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Some Latin American countries are pushing back against the US by cutting off DEA operations, the Christian Science Monitor reports. President Evo Morales, saying DEA agents "worked to conduct political espionage," gave them 3 months to leave Bolivia. Ecuador, meanwhile, has refused to renew the US lease on... More »

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Latin America • War on Drugs • Venezuela • DEA • Bolivia • Drug Enforcement Administration • Evo Morales • Ecuador • Hugo Chávez • George W. Bush

Bolivia Prez Shuts Down
'Spying' US Drug Team

US officials call accusations 'absurd'

Nov 2, 08 5:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Leftist Bolivian President Evo Morales has barred US federal drug agents from operating in his country after accusing them of "spying" and financing violent anti-government protest groups. He halted all Drug Enforcement Administration efforts to battle the cocaine trade in Bolivia, but stopped short of expelling agents. US officials... More »

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drugs • cocaine • DEA • Bolivia • Evo Morales

Hallucinogenic Plant's High May Knock Medical Use Down

States try to crack down on promising herb

Sep 9, 08 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A hallucinogenic herb pharmacologists believe holds great promise for pain relief and mental health treatment is facing tough restrictions thanks to thrill-seekers, the New York Times reports. Users of the highly potent psychedelic Salvia divinorum—dubbed "Magic Mint" by users—have been posting videos of their trips on YouTube,... More »

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drugs • mental health • DEA • substance abuse • hallucinogenic • hallucinogens

 Feds Close Ledger Case 

Mary-Kate Olsen will not have to testify

Aug 6, 08 10:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal prosecutors have closed their investigation into the death of Heath Ledger without filing charges, meaning Mary-Kate Olsen will not have to testify, People reports. The US attorney's office in Manhattan had been trying to determine whether the painkillers Ledger took were obtained illegally. More »

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US attorney • OxyContin • DEA • Vicodin • Heath Ledger • Mary-Kate Olsen • Michelle Williams • Diana Wolozin • Helena Christiansen

GLOSSIES

 On the Trail of
 Medical Marijuana 

California's system has plenty of gray areas, New Yorker finds

Jul 21, 08 4:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - California's legalization of medical marijuana helped create a cultivation and distribution network that promises big money for those willing to work in legal gray areas. Guided by an old friend, Blue, who's a dealer in all but name, David Samuels of the New Yorker follows the trail of Tibetan... More »

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California • medical marijuana • Los Angeles • DEA • marijuana • police raids • Humboldt County • cultivation

DEA Bust Yields Trove of Rare Baseball Cards

Agency now holds $280K worth of vintage  Ty Cobbs, others

Jul 6, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Long accustomed to confiscating snazzy cars and jewelry from those who run afoul of the law, the DEA found itself in possession of something a little more unusual when it nabbed a Tennessee doctor who was dispensing fraudulent prescriptions—an impressive collection of baseball cards worth $280,000. The doc... More »

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DEA • Drug Enforcement Administration • Willie Mays • sports collectibles • baseball cards • trading cards • collectible • Ty Cobb

 After Drug Arrest, 
 Pats Lineman
 Aids in Bust 

Kaczur helps cops nab dealer of prescription painkiller OxyContin

Jun 5, 08 12:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - New England Patriots offensive tackle Nicholas Kaczur wore a wire to help authorities nail a drug dealer after he was arrested in April for possession of prescription painkillers, the Boston Globe reported yesterday. The 28-year-old starter secretly recorded three $3,900 OxyContin transactions with Daniel Ekasala, sources say. But Kaczur... More »

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New England Patriots • OxyContin • football • DEA • drug dealer • Nicholas Kaczur

Only in LA: Pot Vending Machines

Machine provides 'lower prices, safety, anonymity,' says inventor

Jan 30, 08 10:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Always on the leading edge, LA is now the first city to have 24-hour medical marijuana vending machines. The bulky black boxes scan patrons' fingerprints and a prepaid card, dispensing neat green envelopes of pot. The machines provide "convenient access, lower prices, safety, anonymity," the inventor tells the... More »

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California • medical marijuana • Los Angeles • DEA • marijuana • vending machine

Cocaine & Meth Prices Get High

Drug fighters encouraged as hefty price hikes signal supply shortage

Nov 9, 07 3:00 AM CST
(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... More »

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drugs • cocaine • DEA • methamphetamine

DEA Scores Largest Steroid Crackdown in History

Biggest crackdown in history will yield thousands of names

Sep 24, 07 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The DEA racked up the biggest steroid bust in history in a series of raids over the last four days, Yahoo News reports, arresting 124 people at 56 labs across the country. More than 11 million doses of the performance-enhancing drugs were seized from an illegal, underground network, as well... More »

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China • steroids • DEA • anabolic steroids • Drug Enforcement Administration

Feds Crack Down on California Pot Operations

Raids stepped up on medicinal marijuana dispensaries considered legal by the state

Aug 15, 07 12:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The federal Drug Enforcement Agency is stepping up raids on California's medicinal marijuana distributors, confiscating drugs and arresting vendors at ten Los Angeles operations last month alone, Reuters reports. California legalized medicinal marijuana use more than ten years ago, but possession of the drug violates federal law. Federal officials argue... More »

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California • drugs • medical marijuana • DEA • marijuana • prescription drugs • Drug Enforcement Administration • Marinol

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