New Zealand charity unknowingly gives out sweets with lethal levels of meth | New Zealand
A charity that helps homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand, has been unwittingly distributing sweets laced with lethal doses of methamphetamine inside food parcels donated by members of the public. Auckland City Mission told reporters on Wednesday that staff have begun contacting up to 400 people to trace packages that may contain the candy – […]
Florida woman busted carrying crack and meth in pouch labeled ‘Bag of Drugs’
What had betrayed her? A Florida woman was arrested after officers discovered her during a traffic stop and found her in possession of large amounts of crack, methamphetamine and pills in a ziplock bag labeled “bag of drugs,” police said. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Lauren Riley, 41, was sitting in the passenger seat […]
‘Like the devil on meth’: New Zealand feral cat killing competition produces record haul | New Zealand
A controversial contest that lets children hunt stray cats for a prize in rural New Zealand has produced its biggest haul yet, with around 340 animals killed, about 100 more than last year’s event. North Canterbury’s annual fundraising event, which finished this weekend, was open to children and adults and featured deer, pigs, ducks, possums […]
Supreme Court Rules 6-3 to Uphold Conviction of Drug Mule Caught with Meth at Southern Border
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against a drug trafficker who was fighting his conviction by arguing that expert testimony by special agents of the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) violated the Federal Rules of Evidence. In 2020, Delilah Diaz was stopped at a checkpoint on the US-Mexico border. Border Patrol agents searched her vehicle and found […]
Bumbling drug dealer’s smuggling plan blows up in his face when he stashes meth, fentanyl in grenades
His drug smuggling plan really did fail. A South Carolina drug dealer was sentenced to 18 years in prison this week for trying to transport methamphetamine and fentanyl inside hollowed-out grenades last spring. Corey Gerald Bell, 36, was stopped in May 2023 by a Greenwood County Sheriff’s deputy who noticed Bell’s taillight was broken. According […]
Feds Seize Tons of Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl in May at California Border Crossings
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents assigned to the San Diego Field Office seized tons of illegal drugs in May, seizing more than 11,000 pounds of methamphetamine in a single smuggling attempt — the third-largest methamphetamine seizure in CBP history. On May 20, CBP officers assigned to the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility inspected a trailer […]
Previously deported illegal alien arrested for allegedly dealing meth in Utah — media still tries to hide immigration status
An illegal immigrant who has been deported multiple times has been arrested in connection with nearly 50 pounds of methamphetamine seized in the Salt Lake City area. Last month, Fermin Castro Tovar, a 25-year-old Mexican national residing in the United States illegally, came under the radar of local police for “delivering controlled substances” to law […]
Drug Dogs Find 6 Tons Of Meth Hidden In Shipment Of Green Squash, CBP Says
Drug-sniffing canines identified nearly six tons of methamphetamines being transported Monday over the U.S. border into California, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). CBP officers stopped a 44-year-old man driving a commercial tractor-trailer transporting a shipment of green squash on Monday morning, according to a CBP news release. Following a preliminary scan […]
Kentucky driver hands over bag of meth, fentanyl, $3K when cops ask for ID
What a stimulant. A Kentucky man was asked to show his identification by a police officer and removed a bag of drugs and a wad of cash. David Ratliff, 43, passed out Friday behind the wheel of his car in a video store parking lot on Route 421 in Manchester, about 100 miles south of […]
Former KY prosecutor accused of trading favors for meth and sex pleads guilty
A former eastern Kentucky prosecutor pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges accusing him of offering favors to criminal defendants in exchange for methamphetamine and sexual favors. Former Ohio deputy detective sentenced to 11 years in prison for sex worker kidnapping Scott Blair, 51, pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. Mr. […]