May 16, 2023 Italian cocaine-sniffing dog finds 3 tons of drugs hidden in banana shipment Authorities and a police dog in Italy found more than three tons of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment from Ecuador. The shipment could have been worth $900 million in street sales.
May 16, 2023 Los Angeles cannabis dispensaries sell illegal mushrooms: report Several cannabis dispensaries in Los Angeles sell illegal "magic mushrooms" as the California state legislature debates whether to decriminalize the psychedelic drug.
May 16, 2023 Washington state scrambles to pass drug possession law before decriminalization deadline Washington will become the second state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and fentanyl if legislators can't craft a new law. Their deadline is approaching fast.
May 15, 2023 Fentanyl fuels string of deadly weekend overdoses in Portland, Oregon Police in Portland, Oregon, said at least eight people died from suspected drug overdoses over the weekend. Six of the eight deaths were likely related to fentanyl.
May 15, 2023 Cases of marijuana laced with fentanyl increasing, says Washington doctor There is an increase in cases of marijuana laced with fentanyl in numerous states, according to a Washington doctor, making it far more potent.
May 15, 2023 Biden's Title 42 disaster is making America Los Angeles Unless the proper steps are taken, what my family and other southern Californians have experienced for more than two years will become the new daily reality across America.
May 15, 2023 Two charged with drug trafficking in South Carolina after cocaine falls out of fake pregnant belly: police Two people were arrested and charged with trafficking cocaine in South Carolina after the female suspect allegedly used a fake pregnancy belly to conceal over 1,500 grams of the drug.
May 13, 2023 Ohio human trafficking sting nabs 10 men, including teacher, illegal immigrant Authorities in Ohio have arrested 10 men in a human trafficking sting in North Olmsted. That arrest came the same day a man in Lorain County was sentenced to life in prison.
May 12, 2023 Ohio bodycam footage captures suspects hiding in dryer, under blankets during drug bust Elyria Police Department on Ohio arrested seven individuals during a drug bust at a home May 6, with bodycam footage showing suspects trying to hide in clothes dryers and under blankets.
May 12, 2023 New Hampshire Gov. Sununu offers path to legal pot day after effort died in Legislature Republican New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Friday offered a potential path to eventually legalizing recreational marijuana under the condition that it is regulated like alcohol.