Drug News You Can Use
Meth Abuse Down – Heroin On the Rise
Reported by: Mike McClanahan
“Heroin killed seven people in Jefferson County in 2007, but the drug is being blamed for sixteen deaths so far in 2009.The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office made a huge heroin bust earlier this year. Lt. Randy Christian says dealers are trafficking more heroin because of a nationwide clamp down on ephedrine, the raw material needed to make meth.”
New Jersey: Entry Point for Smuggled Drugs
By CARA BUCKLEY
“New Jersey has the ignominious distinction of having street heroin that is among the purest in the nation, with purity levels reaching as high as 72 percent. This is largely because the state is home to large ports and a major airport, making it a direct entry point for drugs smuggled from South America.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/nyregion/27bheronj.html
DJ AM’s death ruled accidental drug overdose
“The toxicology report released Tuesday shows the 36-year-old had cocaine, OxyContin, Benadryl and another drug used to cut cocaine in his system.”
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h8FHlg5tiliZMQj9R3ayBI_CaNSwD9B120V81
Al Qaeda Bombers Learn from Drug Smugglers
New Technique of Storing Bomb Materials Inside Body Cavity Nearly Kills a Saudi Prince
By Sheila MacVicar
“Al Qaeda has developed a new tactic that allows suicide bombers to breach even the tightest security. Taking a trick from the narcotics trade – which has long smuggled drugs in body cavities – Asieri had a pound of high explosives, plus a detonator inserted in his rectum.”
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/09/28/eveningnews/main5347847.shtml
US, Colombian, Mexican officials seize $41 million
By EILEEN SULLIVAN (AP)
“U.S. and Colombian authorities seized $41 million in suspected drug money over the past two weeks — one of the largest seizures in the history of the countries’ joint efforts, law enforcement officials said Monday.”
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hFZuaDk1kg-Mlh8trM02f9M9RhsgD9B0F5D00
