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NEWS ABOUT: methamphetamine

methamphetamine stories: 19 news summaries

300 Arrested
in Drug Raids Across US

Feds crack down on violent Mexican cartel specializing in meth

Oct 22, 09 4:10 PM CDT
(AP) - In the largest single strike at Mexican drug operations in the US, federal officials today announced the arrests of more than 300 people in raids across the country aimed at the newest and most violent cartel. La Familia has earned a reputation for dominating the methamphetamine trade and for using... More »

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Mexico • drug trafficking • methamphetamine • drug cartel • Eric Holder • narcotics • Mexican drug cartel • La Familia

Veiled Women Nabbed in $12.5M Jakarta Drug Bust

Iranians arrested in record airport drug haul

Oct 21, 09 3:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eight veiled women were among a group of 10 Iranians arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling at Indonesia's main airport today. The $12.5 million haul of methamphetamines found in their hand baggage is the biggest drug bust in the airport's history, authorities say. Indonesian authorities have never seen veiled... More »

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Indonesia • Islamic veil • Muslim • methamphetamine • Jakarta • drug smuggling

(AP) - Mexico has enacted a controversial law decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs while encouraging free government treatment for drug dependency. The law sets out maximum "personal use" amounts for drugs, also including LSD and methamphetamine. People detained with those quantities will no longer... More »

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drugs • Mexico • heroin • cocaine • marijuana • methamphetamine • recreational drugs • LSD

 Ex-Olympic Skater 
 Bobek Busted 
 in Meth Ring 

1998 Olympian pleads not guilty

Jul 7, 09 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former US Olympic figure skater Nicole Bobek has a new career, allegedly: drug dealer. Bobek, 31, pleaded not guilty yesterday to a charge of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, the AP reports. A New Jersey prosecutor tells Fox affiliate WNYW-TV that the 1995 US champion “was actively involved in the... More »

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crime • drug dealing • methamphetamine • figure skating • Nicole Bobek

 Fawcett's Son 
 Busted for 
 Drugs 

Redmond nabbed at jail checkpoint as mom is in critical condition in LA hospital

Apr 6, 09 2:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - As actress Farrah Fawcett lay in critical condition in a Los Angeles hospital yesterday, her 24-year-old son was busted for drugs at a jail where he was visiting a friend, authorities said. It was Redmond O'Neal's second drug bust in seven months, reports Entertainment Weekly. Police didn't say what drugs... More »

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drugs • methamphetamine • Farrah Fawcett • Ryan O'Neal • Redmond O'Neal

Vegas Kidnap Case Turns to Mexican Drug Probe

6-year-old safe after abduction linked to theft from cartel

Oct 20, 08 2:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Investigators intensified their search yesterday for the drug-cartel kidnappers of a 6-year-old Las Vegas boy who was found safe on a city street. Detectives have distributed flyers of suspects they believe are linked to Mexican drug kingpins who likely ordered young Cole Puffenburger kidnapped to get even with his grandfather... More »

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Las Vegas • kidnapping • abduction • methamphetamine • Cole Puffinburger • Robin Puffinburger

 O'Neal 'Upset' at Meth Charge 

Actor, son charged with felony possession in Sept. bust

Oct 16, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The attorney for Ryan O’Neal says the actor “found it extremely frustrating and upsetting” that he and 23-year-old son Redmond were charged yesterday with felony possession of methamphetamine following a Sept. 17 bust in Malibu, Calif. “He's not a drug user and he doesn't want to be... More »

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celebrity • felony • Malibu • methamphetamine • drug charges • Ryan O'Neal • Redmond O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal, Son Busted
for Meth

Malibu cops' probation check on Redmond, 23, bags 67-year-old dad

Sep 17, 08 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Actor Ryan O'Neal received a rude awakening this morning as he and son Redmond were booked for allegedly having drugs in their Malibu, Calif., home, People reports. Police found "a vial of drugs" believed to be methamphetamines in Ryan's bedroom during a probation check on the younger O'Neal, who,... More »

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drugs • celebrity • methamphetamine • arrest • Tatum O'Neal • Ryan O'Neal • Redmond O'Neal

 8 Meds Docs Won't Take 

If trained professionals won't use them, why would you?

Jun 23, 08 7:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some drugs have such serious drawbacks that even doctors won’t take them, Men’s Health reports. The big eight:
  • Advair: Can actually increase the severity of asthma attacks
  • Avandia: Diabetes drug carries risk of heart attack
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drugs • Avandia • prescription drugs • doctor • medical treatment • methamphetamine • over-the-counter drugs • opinion • Visine • Advair • pseudoephedrine • Celebrex • Ketek • Prilosec • Nexium

Cities' Sewage Serves as Giant Drug Test

Analyzing waste for
illicit substances
sheds light on use

Jun 23, 08 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Across the world, raw sewage is being analyzed for clues to illegal drug use. Environmental scientists are testing waste from US and European cities to gather data, which reveals everything from what's popular to which days see the greatest use of which substances. "Every sample has one illicit drug... More »

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drugs • London • Las Vegas • heroin • cocaine • methamphetamine • Milan • sewage • drug test

 7 Cops Cut Down
 in Mexican Drug Battle 

Latest victims in Mexico's spiraling drug violence

May 28, 08 4:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - A gun battle in Mexico's drug capital of Culiacan ended with seven federal police officers and a civilian lying dead, and four officers wounded. Drug dealers opened fire and hurled a grenade as police raided a drug house in the city, where 1,000 people have died in drug-related violence... More »

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Mexico • cocaine • Felipe Calderon • murder • Mexican drug war • methamphetamine • drug cartel • Culiacan • federal police • Gen. Jose Antonio Guzman

 Montana Ad Blitz
 Busts Meth Use

'Unselling the product' leads to 70% drop among adults, 45% in teens

Mar 27, 08 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - In 2005, Montana had the fifth-worst methamphetamine problem in the US; now it’s 39th, and negative advertising is to credit for much of the stunning turnaround. Montana’s nonprofit Meth Project launched a massive blitz against the drug, blanketing airwaves, websites, newspapers, and billboards. “The intention is to... More »

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War on Drugs • Montana • Drug Enforcement Administration • methamphetamine • Quest Diagnostics • Office of National Drug Control Policy • Meth Project • Siebel Foundation • Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America • Partnership for a Drug-Free America

Feds Target 'Extreme Ecstasy' Spread

Potentially lethal drug, mixed with meth, coming from Canada

Jan 4, 08 6:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Federal drug-enforcement agents are setting their sights on a new form of ecstasy containing methamphetamines being smuggled across the border from Canada, the Detroit News reports. Known as "extreme Ecstasy," the combination of the two drugs could easily lead to overdoses and death recalling a recent wave of... More »

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War on Drugs • Canada • drug trafficking • methamphetamine • Scott Burns

Shots Could End Coke Addiction

Vaccine stops drug from producing a high

Jan 2, 08 8:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have developed a potential vaccine against cocaine addiction and have asked the federal Food and Drug Administration to greenlight large-scale clinical trials. The injections of modified cocaine work by stimulating the immune system to attack cocaine when it's ingested, preventing the drug from producing a high, reports the Houston ... More »

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FDA • heroin • cocaine • vaccine • addiction • methamphetamine • Baylor College of Medicine • clinical trials • National Institute of Drug Abuse

Meth Use Spreading in Europe

Boom in Czech labs
has UN officials fearing US-style epidemic

Nov 23, 07 9:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Methamphetamine use appears to be on the rise across Central Europe, following an explosion in the number of small home meth labs in the Czech Republic. Czech authorities have raided 416 methamphetamine labs this year—up from 19 in 2000, reports the New York Times. UN officials worry that the... More »

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drugs • Czech Republic • methamphetamine • meth labs

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

The Life and Times of
Crystal Meth

A new book traces the drug's history, from panacea to pandemic

Aug 21, 07 6:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even when it has the word "crystal" in front of it, meth is a downmarket drug, which summons up images of makeshift drug labs in run-down trailer parks. But meth, Salon notes in an essay on Frank Owen's new book, "No Speed Limit," has a rich history... More »

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drugs • drug addiction • schizophrenia • methamphetamine • crystal meth • Frank Owen • No Speed Limit • Benzedrine • book

Mexican Meth Mogul Nabbed in Mall Restaurant

Chinese-born fugitive doesn't get to finish his codfish, DEA says

Jul 25, 07 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - A reputed Mexican drug lord known for his flamboyant lifestyle and vast supply of cash fell into the hands of the DEA Monday in a decidedly unglamorous setting: a suburban Maryland mall. Zhenli Ye Gon faces charges under US drug laws, the Washington Post reports, and Mexico wants him extradited.... More »

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Mexico City • Mexico • drug trafficking • Mexican drug war • Drug Enforcement Administration • methamphetamine • Zhenli Ye Gon • mall

Dealers Making Drugs for Kids

Heroin mixed with
cold medicine is a
hit with middle-school customers

May 9, 07 9:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Drug traffickers are pursuing the middle-school crowd by mixing snortable dope with everyday products like cold medicine and candy, and pushing the product under kid-friendly names. A blend of black tar heroin and Tylenol PM labeled "cheese" has been linked to the deaths of 19 teenagers in Dallas. More »

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drugs • heroin • Dallas • drug dealing • methamphetamine • teenager

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