Topic: DRUGS - on November 18, 2013 at 2:03:00 PM CET
How the Feds Took Down the Silk Road Drug Wonderland
The dramatic takedown of the Silk Road drug market and the arrest of its alleged owner on drug trafficking and murder-for-hire charges last month began in part with an offhand tip to Department of Homeland Security investigators in Maryland in mid-2011.
The informant told DHS investigators in Baltimore about an online drug bazaar where international sales of illicit drugs and other contraband were conducted with impunity and with the ease of buying cocktail stirrers or underwear on Amazon.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 14, 2013 at 6:24:00 PM CET
Rechtsprechung: Kiffer riskieren ihren Führerschein auch ohne Autofahrt
Kiffen und Alkohol - wer sich derartig den Kopf zudröhnt, liefert den Beweis, dass er sich nicht fürs Autofahren eignet. Jedenfalls sehen das die Richter des Bundesverwaltungsgerichts so. Sie bestätigten den Entscheid der Münchener Verkehrbehörde, einem Kiffer den Führerschein zu entziehen.
Wer gelegentlich einen Joint raucht und ein Bier dazu trinkt, sollte sich dabei nach Möglichkeit nicht von einem Ordnungshüter beobachten lassen. Denn in solchen Fällen könnte er seinen Führerschein verlieren, selbst wenn er sich noch nie berauscht ans Steuer gesetzt hat. Das strenge Vorgehen hat das Bundesverwaltungsgericht in einem am Donnerstag verkündeten Urteil abgesegnet. Begründung: Der "Mischkonsum von Cannabis und Alkohol rechtfertigt selbst dann die Annahme mangelnder Fahreignung", wenn der Konsum "nicht im Zusammenhang mit der Teilnahme am Straßenverkehr steht".
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 13, 2013 at 3:00:00 PM CET
Afghanistan's poppy farmers plant record opium crop, UN report says
Despite 10 years of western efforts to curb production, a combination of economics and political instability means farmers in the world's largest heroin-producing country are as enthusiastic as ever for the poppy.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 12, 2013 at 5:48:00 PM CET
State legislators propose pharmacy marijuana sales
Five years after Michigan voters legalized marijuana use for medical purposes, lawmakers say it’s time the drug is brought into the fold of the health care industry so patients can buy it at their corner pharmacy.
A bill approved last week by a Senate committee would pave the way for the production and sale of “pharmaceutical-grade” cannabis. The measure essentially would create a second medical pot system in the state, one that proponents say would not interfere with the existing law under which patients can grow their own pot or obtain it from caregivers.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 12, 2013 at 4:20:00 PM CET
Czechs raid 100 stores in crackdown on pot growing
Czech police say they have opened investigations against 45 people amid nationwide raids on dozens of stores suspected of selling materials that help people illegally grow marijuana.
The Czech Republic doesn't allow the recreational use of marijuana.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 12, 2013 at 3:41:00 PM CET
Head of Silk Road 2.0 Says It Will Be Back In Minutes If Shut Down
It only took a month for the Silk Road 2.0 to go live after the now infamous Silk Road marketplace shuttered. One month. Should the budding deep-web bazaar experience the same fate as its predecessor, and be knocked out by authorities still whack-a-moling their way through the online front of the war on drugs, the Silk Road 3.0 would be up and running in 15 minutes, tops.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 12, 2013 at 3:40:00 PM CET
Paar darf Cannabis für Shiva anbauen
Ein englisches Gericht spricht ein Paar vom Vorwurf des Cannabis-Handels frei. Die beiden züchteten die Droge als Opfergabe für eine Hindu-Gottheit.
Ein britisches Ehepaar ist vom Vorwurf des Cannabis-Handels freigesprochen worden – weil es die Pflanzen nach eigenen Angaben als Opfer für den Gott Shiva anbaute.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 11, 2013 at 4:46:00 PM CET
Maine Police: We’ll Still Bust You for Weed
Even though possession of marijuana is now officially legal in the city of Portland, local police say they still plan to bust people for weed.
Portland Police Chief Michael Sauschuck said earlier in the week that even though his department had no issues with the city’s marijuana supporters getting out of hand while celebrating their legislative victory on Tuesday, his officers will remain steadfast about issuing citations for marijuana possession when necessary in accordance with the state law.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 11, 2013 at 3:13:00 PM CET
Man Dies After Drinking $50K Of Crystal Meth By Mistake
A man in Britain has died from mistakenly drinking over $50,000 worth of liquid crystal meth, having mistaken it for a health drink.
Romano Dias, aged 55, was given the deadly bottle of meth by his daughter Katee, who found it in a package which had been delivered to her home.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 11, 2013 at 2:24:00 PM CET
Miley Cyrus lights up a joint at European MTV awards in Amsterdam
US pop sensationalist Miley Cyrus took her publicity-seeking further still on Sunday by smoking a cannabis joint as she received her award for Best Video at the MTV European Music Awards in Amsterdam on Sunday.
The evening’s biggest winner was hip-hop icon Eminem who took home two awards, but Cyrus, 20, kept the spotlight firmly on herself after kicking off the show by twerking with a latex-clad dwarf called Little Britney.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 10, 2013 at 3:28:00 PM CET
Mexican Narco Armor Vehicles
Mexican Drug War report on improvised fighting vehicles, with images. Written by Robert j Bunker and Byron Ramirez -in cooperation with Borderland Beat, InSight Crime and Small Wars Journal-El Centro.
Over the past seven years Mexico has witnessed an unprecedented wave of violence. Increasing competition among drug cartels has left thousands dead and analysts wondering when the levels of violence will subside. According to several conservative estimates, the number of dead during the Felipe Calderon presidency (2006-2012) is around 70,000. Moreover, it is estimated that close to 30,000 disappeared during the same period. Ever since the Medellin and Cali drug cartels were dismantled in the 1990s, Mexico’s cartels became increasingly powerful. Over the past couple of decades Mexican cartels created effective drug distribution and transportation networks which enabled them to expand their reach and increase their pro´ts. These cartels, which now dominate the lucrative wholesale illicit drug market by controlling the great majority of the drugs that enter the United States, have branched out to many other illicit activities.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 7, 2013 at 3:24:00 PM CET
The Silk Road ist wieder online
Der Dark Net-Marktplatz The Silk Road ist nach der Verhaftung des ursprünglichen Betreibers Ross William Ulbricht wieder online. Der Umschlagplatz für Drogen und andere illegale oder fragwürdige Gegenstände und Dienstleistungen ging verschiedenen Berichten zufolge am Mittwoch Vormittag (US-Zeit) wieder online. Der Eigentümer der neuen Seite bezeichnet sich, wie auch bereits Ulbricht, selbst als „Dread Pirate Roberts“.
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