Cambodian authorities on Friday destroyed more than seven tons of illicit drugs and the ingredients for them, as a drug-fighting official said educating people about their danger is the best way of combating the illegal trade. Some 4.1 tonnes of the destroyed items were drugs including heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine, ecstasy and ketamine that had been […]
The Memphis Police Department has made 12 arrests following an operation in South Memphis, just outside of downtown Memphis, in an operation dubbed “All Off Boyd.” Most of the people arrested, MPD interim Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis said during a Tuesday morning press conference, had some affiliation with a All Off The Blade, a local […]
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Monday released May drug seizure stats for the San Diego Field Office. The San Diego Field Office — comprised of the San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, San Diego air and seaport, Calexico East/West, Tecate, and Andrade Ports of Entry — seized $38.3 million worth of […]
A Gainesville man tried getting away from police, but wasn’t able to escape. Police say Noe Demetrio, 21, was “kind enough” to toss some drugs out the window of his car right in front of a police officer on Wednesday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] When officers tried pulling him […]
A California man was sentenced in Tacoma on Thursday to 66 months in prison and four years of supervised release for dealing fentanyl and laundering drug money in Washington, as well as smuggling people across the U.S. and Mexico border. U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman announced Friday that 28-year-old Andre Jackson had been identified as […]
A British-Mexican man who says he was targeted for being gay and arrested on false drug charges in Qatar has been given a suspended six-month jail sentence, a fine amounting to about $2,700, and a deportation order by a court in the Arab nation, which is a vital U.S. ally in the Middle East, according […]
According to a recent survey, one in eight U.S. adults have taken a GLP-1 drug such as Ozempic or Mounjaro — and two in five report using that medication with the sole intention of losing weight rather than to treat a condition like diabetes. Weight loss drugs have officially hit the mainstream, with celebrities discussing […]
In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Asit Sharma and host Dylan Lewis discuss: Hims & Hers getting into the business of GLP-1 weight loss injections, and what the compounded market means for Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly. Wix‘s successful pivot to a free-cash-flow orientation, and how the AI wave is pushing the company forward. Gym […]
An Arizona high school biology teacher had his last week of teaching after becoming exasperated with his students’ constant smartphone usage in the classroom. Sahuaro High School’s Mitchell Rutherford spoke to a local Tucson NBC affiliate early last week, saying that he has done everything he can to try and get his students to break […]
SAN RAMON, Calif. – A driver, allegedly under the influence of drugs, was involved in a two-vehicle crash before they barricaded themselves in their vehicle Saturday in San Ramon, California Highway Patrol says. San Ramon Police Department initially said this was an armed and barricaded subject on southbound Interstate 680. CHP said the driver was […]
Singer Nicki Minaj is in police custody in Amsterdam after being arrested after drugs were reportedly found in her luggage just hours before she is due to perform in Manchester, according to a spokesperson for Netherlands border police. “At this moment she is in custody,” said Robert van Kapel, a spokesperson for Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, […]
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A man was arrested after deputies found multiple drugs inside a home on May 10, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Man who killed roommate in 2022 found guilty by Escambia Co. jury, awaits sentencing An ECSO Facebook post said deputies with the SWAT Team and Narcotics Unit executed […]