Michael Webster, Investigative ReporterMay 04, 2009 “American gangs are operating throughout the country representing the Mexican Drug Cartels (MDC´s). They represent the MDC´s by collecting millions owed by U.S. street dealers. They also act as enforcers for the cartels when ever the cartels feel they have been ripped off or someone owes the cartels money…

By Kathleen Brady SheaInquirer Staff Writer “Yesterday, Ian J. Kohn, 28, of Charlestown Township, waived his preliminary hearing on charges that include homicide and endangering the welfare of a child. He is accused of giving his toddler son a lethal cocktail of methadone and Ambien in March. Although Kohn initially denied giving his son drugs,…

BBC News – ‎Apr 30, 2009‎“Mexican police have arrested one of the country’s most sought-after suspected drugs bosses. He is accused of being one of the kingpins of the notorious Los Zetas drugs gang, the armed wing of the Mexican Gulf Cartel.”View Full Article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8026906.stm

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Traffickers supplied by a violent Mexican cartel allegedly delivered 5 to 15 kilos a month to Minnesota.By PAUL McENROE and TONY KENNEDY, Star Tribune staff writersLast update: April 29, 2009 – 9:36 PM “A high-volume cocaine pipeline between Texas and Minnesota, with ties to one of Mexico’s most violent crime syndicates, was severed in early…

By GARY FIELDS “The Obama administration said it favors shorter jail sentences for crimes involving crack cocaine, a stance likely to spark a debate with law-enforcement officials who have opposed easing the penalties. Under current law, a person caught with 500 grams of powder cocaine gets the mandatory minimum sentence of five years, while it…

By COLLEEN MENSCHING – Staff Writer “New drug-testing practices are one way officials hope to learn more about what they believe is a growing problem in San Diego County —- abuse of oxycodone.The expensive, potentially addictive synthetic opiate is prescribed to treat pain, but is abused for the heroinlike high it gives. While officials believe…

Busload Of Arrests Made From Top To Bottom Of Apartment ComplexPOSTED: 11:09 am EDT April 24, 2009 “CARNEGIE, Pa. — Drug sales in the Carnegie Towers were so plentiful and in such a wide variety that it was almost like a food court, according to District Attorney Stephen Zappala, who announced dozens of arrests at…

Associated Press5:14 AM CDT, April 23, 2009 “INDIANAPOLIS – Police have arrested two fifth-graders on charges that they were selling marijuana at their eastside Indianapolis elementary school.” To view full article visit: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-children-marijuan,0,7352910.story