Jun. 4—Four Odessans were arrested on felony drug charges Sunday after an officer reported finding thousands of dollars in cash, fentanyl and crystal methamphetamine in their possession following a traffic stop. According to an Odessa Police Department report, the officer was on patrol on Andrews Highway when he pulled over the driver of a Ford […]
BANGKOK (AP) — East and Southeast Asia are awash in record amounts of methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime said in a new report Tuesday. It traced their source largely to the cross-border region known as the Golden Triangle where Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet. The region is historically […]
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham criticized Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ response to cannabis seizures by border patrol agents in the state during a recent phone call. The Democratic governor further complained that she feels “boxed in” by the federal government’s crackdown on New Mexico’s state-legal cannabis industry. Lujan Grisham’s comments came […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol is asserting its authority to seize cannabis shipments — including commercial, state-authorized supplies — as licensed cannabis providers file complaints that more than $300,000 worth of marijuana has been confiscated in recent months at highway checkpoints in southern New Mexico. New Mexico’s Democratic governor says the […]
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case on Monday, averting asset seizures by state authorities that could have hobbled the former U.S. president’s business empire. The Republican Trump, set to face Democratic President Joe Biden in the November U.S. election, was found liable […]
By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump won a bid on Monday to pause his $454 million civil fraud judgment if he posts a smaller $175 million bond within 10 days, in a victory for the former U.S. president that blocks New York state authorities from taking steps to seize his […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York state Attorney General Letitia James this month registered judgments against former U.S. President Donald Trump in Westchester County, where he owns property, according to county clerk records. Trump faces a Monday deadline to post a bond covering a $454 million civil judgment against him for overstating the value of his […]
Jan. 17—GRAND FORKS — The Drug Enforcement Administration Omaha Division recorded a significant increase in fentanyl seizures in 2023, with the largest increase across its jurisdiction occurring in Minnesota. According to a press release from the agency, the DEA Omaha Division seized more than 417,000 fentanyl pills in Minnesota during 2023 — a 127% increase […]
Jan. 11—The Odessa Police Department seized more than seven pounds of marijuana and other drugs Tuesday night while investigating a shooting at the Westwood Square Apartments on Pleasant Avenue. According to authorities, officers received reports that multiple shots had been fired from an apartment and when they arrived they found a broken window and a […]
A North Texas mom who was arrested in 2022 and accused of poisoning her 4-year-old with Benadryl overdoses to fake a seizure disorder pleaded guilty Wednesday, according to Tarrant County court documents. Jesika Jones, 31, of Krum, pleaded guilty in a Tarrant County district court to injury to a child and endangering a child. Jones […]