Topic: DRUGS - on April 7, 2007 at 10:36:00 AM CEST
Ukrainian woman smuggled dope in vibrator
A Ukranian woman failed in a bold attempt to smuggle marijuana from New Delhi to Kiev, despite hiding her stash in a vibrator's battery compartment on the grounds that "no one would ever think of touching it, let alone looking inside it".
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Topic: DRUGS - on April 7, 2007 at 10:35:00 AM CEST
Man caught with 'Easter grass'
Officers who pulled a man over for running a red light found a plush Easter bunny stuffed with marijuana in the car, police say.
The man had trouble finding his insurance documents Wednesday and asked to look for them in the back seat, police said.
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Topic: DRUGS - on April 5, 2007 at 11:21:00 AM CEST
International cocaine smuggler jailed for 30 years
The drugs baron Brian Wright, who ran the most successful global cocaine trafficking network ever discovered in the UK, was today jailed for 30 years.
As boss of the Wright organisation, he oversaw the shipment by luxury yacht of tonnes of cocaine worth hundreds of millions of pounds from South America. His underground contacts nicknamed him the Milkman, because he always delivered.
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Topic: DRUGS - on April 5, 2007 at 11:20:00 AM CEST
Drug smuggling network broken up on Cádiz coast
Christened ‘Operation Espuma,’ it started at the beginning of February and has seized since then 1.2 tons of the drug and confiscated four vehicles – one stolen – and a boat. Three people were taken into custody in that first phase.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 30, 2007 at 11:00:00 AM CEST
Psychedelic Research is Resurgent - RU Sirius Show #97
We talk to Jag Davies, Director of Communications for MAPS — Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies — about ongoing “legitimate” research into psychedelics and marijuana.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 28, 2007 at 11:52:00 AM CEST
15 tons of cannabis seized at Algeciras Port & more drug news
It was hidden amongst a lorry-load of vegetables on the ferry from Tangiers
----------Pot tunnel makes road collapse in Leeds
----------Israeli pro-marijuana party: No pot on Passover
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 25, 2007 at 4:46:00 PM CEST
18 kilos of cocaine seized at Granada Airport
Civil Guard authorities at Granada airport seized 18 kilos of cocaine on Wednesday which had been hidden inside chocolate cakes in an attempt to smuggle them into the country. A further 18 kilos were seized in a similar operation at Seville airport.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 25, 2007 at 4:44:00 PM CEST
Minister Sues LAPD Over Marijuana Raid At Church
A Los Angeles minister has sued the LAPD for $30 million over a marijuana raid at his church.
The Reverend Craig X Rubin, who was arrested for marijuana possession, contends his civil and religious rights were violated because he heads a church that uses pot during worship.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 25, 2007 at 4:42:00 PM CEST
Reserve Officer Accused Of Running Marijuana Ring
An Indianapolis reserve police officer and several other people were arrested Thursday on suspicion of conspiring to distribute more than 200 pounds of marijuana over the past four months, 6News' Jack Rinehart reported.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 23, 2007 at 10:39:00 AM CET
Alcohol worse than ecstasy on shock new drug list
Some of Britain's leading drug experts demand today that the government's classification regime be scrapped and replaced by one that more honestly reflects the harm caused by alcohol and tobacco. They say the current ABC system is "arbitrary" and not based on evidence.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 20, 2007 at 5:31:00 PM CET
Judge in Anna Nicole Case Busted Smoking Pot!
Broward Circuit Judge Lawrence Korda is facing a misdemeanor charge of marijuana possession after city police officers said they busted him for allegedly smoking pot in a Hollywood park Sunday afternoon.
The judge played a role in the Anna Nicole Smith case when he briefly handled a small part of the paternity battle over the former Playboy centerfold's infant daughter. Korda, 59, was not arrested but was issued a notice to appear on April 26 in the satellite courthouse in Hollywood.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 20, 2007 at 1:02:00 PM CET
400 Pounds Of Marijuana Found In Ambulance
Three men, including a Houston-area paramedic, were arrested after investigators found nearly 400 pounds of marijuana in an ambulance, KPRC Local 2 reported Friday.
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