November 16, 2019 Father arrested after son, 5, brings heroin to school, says tasting it turns him into Spider-Man A Massachusetts father was arrested and charged Friday after his 5-year-old son allegedly brought a bag of heroin to kindergarten and told his teacher he turns into Spider Man when he tastes it.
November 16, 2019 Ohio Catholic school announces mandatory random drug testing for all students A Catholic high school in Ohio announced this week that it will begin administering random drug tests beginning January 2020 in order to enforce its new policy banning the use of drugs and nicotine.
November 16, 2019 Coast Guard intercepts narco-sub with 5,000 pounds of cocaine worth $69M A U.S. Coast Guard cutter has seized a narco-sub with $69 million worth of cocaine during an interdiction operation in the Pacific Ocean.
November 16, 2019 Woman wearing fake pregnancy belly arrested in Argentina in failed pot-smuggling attempt A woman was arrested in Argentina this week for attempting to smuggle 9 pounds of marijuana inside a fake pregnancy bump, Argentina’s Gendarmería Nacional tweeted Wednesday.
November 15, 2019 Texas Democrat accused of cocaine possession in arrest warrant, surrenders A prominent member of the Texas State Legislature turned himself in Thursday after an arrest warrant was issued accusing him of dropping an envelope containing small plastic bags of cocaine at an Austin airport in September.
November 15, 2019 Washington Redskins' Montae Nicholson cooperating with authorities after woman's overdose death: report Washington Redskins safety Montae Nicholson is cooperating with local police in their investigation surrounding the overdose death of a 21-year-old woman, according to a report.
November 14, 2019 CBP chief warns Mexican ‘super labs’ flooding US with meth, as seizures nearly double The acting head of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) warned Thursday that “super labs” in Mexico are flooding the U.S. with purer, cheaper forms of methamphetamine -- and that seizures of the deadly drug were up 90 percent last month compared with the same time last year.
November 13, 2019 Feral hogs uncover huge cocaine stash in Italy forest, reports say A pack of feral hogs (say, 30-50 perhaps?) reportedly sniffed out and destroyed a stash of cocaine worth $22,000 hidden by drug dealers in an Italian forest.
November 13, 2019 Ex-Venezuelan spy chief wanted by US is missing, Spanish police say Spanish police said Wednesday they have been unable to locate a Venezuelan former spymaster wanted by the United States for extradition on charges of drug trafficking.
November 13, 2019 Mexican cartels poisoning US national parks through hidden pot growing operations: report Mexican cartel members – who for years have carried out large scale, hidden pot-growing operations in U.S. national parks in California – are poisoning water and wildlife through the use of illegal pesticides banned by the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a new report published Tuesday.