By JULIE WATSON and ALICIA A. CALDWELL Associated Press WritersMay 2, 2009, 2:08PM “It seemed an odd precaution, given his risky way of life: A man targeted by drug traffickers was wearing a germ-blocking surgical mask when his bullet-riddled body was found.Even people caught in Mexico’s murderous drug war are heeding advice to use face…
Mother slid from ‘top of the world’ into jailBy Nicole Young • THE TENNESSEAN • May 3, 2009 “Lisa Scott decided to try methamphetamine for the first time when she was 25 years old, and after only two hits she was addicted. It would take nearly 15 years, two arrests and a year of counseling…
Tribune staff reportMay 2, 2009 “Twenty-one University of Illinois students, including some from the Chicago suburbs, were arrested this week in connection with a yearlong investigation into drug dealing on campus.Students were arrested Wednesday and Thursday in two dorms, at three fraternities, a sorority and at several off-campus houses and apartments in Urbana and Champaign….
The women, 70 and 65 years old, have been arrested and charged with selling heroin.By Joe McDonaldMay 4, 2009 “Elizabeth Marie Grube, 70, and her sister, Elaine Volkert, 65, seemed to be typical women of their age, living modest lives in their mobile home park just outside Stroudsburg, Pa.But last month, authorities arrested and charged…
Michael Webster, Investigative ReporterMay 04, 2009 “American gangs are operating throughout the country representing the Mexican Drug Cartels (MDC´s). They represent the MDC´s by collecting millions owed by U.S. street dealers. They also act as enforcers for the cartels when ever the cartels feel they have been ripped off or someone owes the cartels money…
By Kathleen Brady SheaInquirer Staff Writer “Yesterday, Ian J. Kohn, 28, of Charlestown Township, waived his preliminary hearing on charges that include homicide and endangering the welfare of a child. He is accused of giving his toddler son a lethal cocktail of methadone and Ambien in March. Although Kohn initially denied giving his son drugs,…
BBC News – Apr 30, 2009“Mexican police have arrested one of the country’s most sought-after suspected drugs bosses. He is accused of being one of the kingpins of the notorious Los Zetas drugs gang, the armed wing of the Mexican Gulf Cartel.”View Full Article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8026906.stm
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Traffickers supplied by a violent Mexican cartel allegedly delivered 5 to 15 kilos a month to Minnesota.By PAUL McENROE and TONY KENNEDY, Star Tribune staff writersLast update: April 29, 2009 – 9:36 PM “A high-volume cocaine pipeline between Texas and Minnesota, with ties to one of Mexico’s most violent crime syndicates, was severed in early…
