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Cops: Driver Hid Meth Pipe in Beer Bottle
By Ben Muessig - AOL NewsWhen you're trying to hide something, it makes sense to stash the object somewhere that won't attract any attention. But police in California say Martin Ortega Perez took the opposite approach, assembling a veritable nesting doll of criminality when he hid a meth pipe inside an open beer bottle while he was driving. Tehama County deputies say they pulled over the 40-year-old near Red Bluff on Feb. 20 and spotted the beer bottle inside his vehicle, the Record Searchlight reports. ...
Brandi Favre, Brett Favre's Sister, Arrested After Meth Raid; 5 Facts on Her
By Torie Bosch - AOL News2011 is not shaping up to be a good year for the Favre family. First Brett Favre gets slapped with a sexual harassment lawsuit, and now his sister, Brandi Favre, has been arrested on methamphetamine-related charges. The arrest came after authorities raided a suspected Mississippi meth lab on Wednesday. Surge Desk introduces you to Brandi Favre. 1. She's the only girl in the family Brandi grew up with three brothers, including Brett, who was the second born. At 34, Brandi is seven years younger than 41-year-old Brett. 2. She was once allegedly involved in a drive-by shooting In 1996, Brandi ...
Tracking Drug Sales May Be Fueling Meth Problem [VIDEO]
By not in system - AOL NewsStates ravaged by methamphetamine are fighting back by electronically tracking sales of cold and sinus pills containing pseudoephedrine. But an Associated Press analysis indicates the tracking laws may actually be making the problem worse. ...
CVS Fined $77.6M for Selling Meth Ingredient
By Allan Lengel - AOL News
(Oct. 14) -- CVS Pharmacy, the largest retail drug store chain in the nation, agreed to pay $77.6 million in fines for unlawfully selling pseudoephedrine to criminals who made methamphetamine, the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles announced today. It's the biggest civil penalty in the history of the Controlled Substances Act. CVS' troubles began in mid-2007, when Mexico banned the sale of pseudoephedrine. Los Angeles County soon saw a spike in sales of cold and cough remedies that contained the ingredient used to make the often addictive methamphetamine street drug. Criminals were ...
Ex-Skating Champ Hopes to Rebuild Life After Drug Use
By Kathryn Yao - AOL News(Aug. 17) -- Former U.S. figure skating champion Nicole Bobeck says she turned to methamphetamine use and trafficking after a period of great loss, during which her aunt and coach passed away. Immersing herself in the drug world led to an arrest, jail time, fines and now probation. As a result, Bobeck told NBC's "Today", she has been given an opportunity to "prove to myself that I can come out of this hole that I've dug myself into." Earlier this week, the 32-year-old was sentenced to 250 hours of community service, a $2,500 fine and a five-year probation for participating in a New Jersey ...
Snails High On Meth!? (And Lots of Other Drugs)
By Carl Franzen - Politics DailyDrug addiction is a terrible affliction for millions, and methamphetamine is pretty much one of the worst drugs a person can be addicted to. So what are scientists doing administering it to snails and poking them repeatedly with sticks? Simple, explains LiveScience: they're testing the relationship between memory formation and meth to see just why the brain makes it so hard to kick the habit. And what researchers at Washington State University in the U.S. and Unviersity of Calgary, Canada found as a result of their slimy experiment might come as something of a surprise. When half of a group ...
Mexico Decriminalizes Pot, Cocaine and Heroin
By David Knowles - Politics DailyMexican President Felipe Calderon has signed into law a bill passed by the country's congress last spring. The new measure decriminalizes possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, LSD, methamphetamines and heroin, setting limits for what constitutes "personal use" quantities. At the same time, it provides free treatment for those with drug addiction. The hope is that the law will distinguish casual users from addicts. Before, those arrested for drug possession -- even for small amounts -- were handed long jail terms. Studies show that drug use is on the rise in Mexico, calling into ...
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