Drug News

By Eddie Jimenez / The Fresno Bee “A 27-year-old employee of a Kingsburg pharmacy was arrested Thursday in connection with the sale of a prescription pain reliever to teenagers and young adults. The suspect was charging $3 for pills that cost 10 cents wholesale, Mims said. He had been employed by the pharmacy for seven…

Drugs Seized On Boats At SeaPOSTED: Friday, September 4, 2009 “The U.S. Coast Guard seized 10,000 pounds of cocaine worth a total of almost $100 million in two separate incidents at sea last month.” http://www.justnews.com/news/20725478/detail.html

Reported by: Marissa Cleaver “KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The car rolling next to you on the highway could be a rolling bomb, even though that’s not the intent.The Jackson County Drug Task Force says there is a new trend making its way to the metro. It’s called, “Shake and Bake” or “One Pot Method”. It’s…

“A New South Wales policeman is in an induced coma in hospital after being exposed to fumes from rotting drugs, during an audit of exhibits that were up to 13 years old.” http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/04/2645133.htm

International drug trade drives illicit safrole-oil factories deep in the Cardamom mountains.By Sam Campbell — Special to GlobalPost “Clandestine factories deep in the Cardamom Mountains of western Cambodia are producing safrole oil — also known as sassafras oil — the main ingredient in the party drug Ecstasy. There is a growing, and perhaps just as…

By ALFREDO CORCHADO and ANGELA KOCHERGA “CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico – The massacre of 18 people at a drug rehabilitation center near the Texas border is part of a final push by one drug cartel to finish off another, authorities and analysts say.” http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/world/stories/DN-juarez_04int.ART.State.Edition2.4bcfae5.html

“A Cumberland County nursing home worker is accused of stealing liquid morphine from patients and replacing the pain-relieving drug with water. Link worked at the Bridges at Bent Creek Assisted Living facility in Silver Springs Township. While there, police said Lint stole the morphine and other prescription drugs to feed her own habit.” http://www.wgal.com/cnn-news/20687523/detail.html

Border Crackdown Makes Farming in U.S. Forests Attractive; Cartel Links SuspectedBy STEPHANIE SIMON “Marijuana growers, many believed to be affiliated with Mexican drug cartels, are aggressively expanding their illegal farming operations in the U.S., clearing land to plant pot in dozens of national forests from coast to coast. Authorities have discovered pot farms in 61…

Mark SchlachtenhaufenThe Edmond Sun “Some metro hospitals, including Edmond Medical Center, are sharing medical records of patients electronically to combat prescription drug abuse and deaths, an escalating state problem.” http://www.edmondsun.com/local/local_story_244003349.html

AP “CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Sept. 3) – Gunmen broke into a drug rehabilitation center, lined people against a wall and shot 17 dead in a particularly bloody day in Mexico’s relentless drug war. The brazen attack followed the killing of the No. 2 security official in President Felipe Calderon’s home state.” http://news.aol.com/article/mexico-drug-rehab-center-shooting/517393