By Josh RizzoRocket Sports EditorIssue date: 6/2/09 Section: News “A Slippery Rock University student was charged on Monday in connection with a $500,000 drug ring that sold marijuana mainly in Erie and on the campuses of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and SRU.Denton Sauers, 21, of Waterford, Erie County, is being charged with seven counts including…

By Brian Wagner San Pedro Sula, Honduras02 June 2009 “Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has pledged new support to Central American and Caribbean allies to combat violent drug traffickers. Clinton is meeting counterparts from across Latin America at a meeting in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.” View Article: http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-02-voa56.cfm

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPublished: June 1, 2009 “MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least 25 police officers were detained in northern Mexico on Monday, accused of having ties to drug traffickers, the authorities said.It was the Mexican government’s latest sweep to root out corruption among police and government officials, which has been a major impediment to…

“The office may only be 20 years old, but the war it has waged was declared four decades ago, when President Richard Nixon outlined the federal government’s illegal drug prohibition campaign. No one claims the war has been won. While fewer high school seniors say they’ve been offered marijuana or amphetamines than they were a…

Student tied to suspect barred from graduatingBy John R. Ellement and Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff May 23, 2009 “A plot to rob a marijuana dealer inside a Harvard residence hall Monday went badly awry and ended with the shooting death of a 21-year-old Cambridge man, authorities said yesterday, as details began to emerge about two…

By GRETCHEN PETERSPublished: May 18, 2009 “So far, Western-led efforts to fight the opium trade in Afghanistan have focused mainly on eradicating poppy crops, a policy that has done little to hamper the drug lords and simply victimized poppy farmers and poor sharecroppers who work the land. As the Obama administration overhauls strategy in Afghanistan,…

“SHAWNEETOWN, Ill. (AP) — Federal prosecutors are accusing the longtime sheriff of a county in southeastern Illinois of selling marijuana, often while on duty.” View Article: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j8abW12QSaJArx3XzIb4r8JRGwKwD989A0E80

“Mexican authorities have detained a prison governor and some 40 guards after an armed gang managed to free 53 inmates from a jail in central Mexico. The attackers, some dressed as police officers, gained entry to the prison in Zacatecas state and freed the prisoners without firing a shot. Many of those on the run…

“Story Highlights: – University of Mississippi lab is home to the nation’s only legal pot farm– The U.S. government grows marijuana, tests its potency– Study finds percentage of psychoactive ingredient in pot on the rise– Mexican cartels control most U.S. pot, but it’s lower quality” View Article: http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/18/government.marijuana.garden/index.html