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Pakistan seizes 1,692kg of morphine
Pakistan seizes 1,692kg of morphine
January 11, 2005 - 4:49PM
Pakistani security officials acting on a tip-off raided a home in a remote town of southwestern Pakistan and seized 1,692 kilograms of morphine, an official said.
Weapons and munitions also were seized in the raid in Chaghi, a town 300 kilometres west of Quetta, said Colonel Rizwan Malik, spokesman for the paramilitary frontier constabulary.
The smugglers apparently dumped the drugs and arms at the house, he said.
No suspects were present when authorities arrived, and there were no arrests.
Drug seizures are common in Pakistan, which straddles a smuggling route from Afghanistan's poppy fields to markets in Europe and the Middle East.
Quetta is the capital of Baluchistan province.
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Pakistan seizes 1,692kg of morphine
January 11, 2005 - 4:49PM
Pakistani security officials acting on a tip-off raided a home in a remote town of southwestern Pakistan and seized 1,692 kilograms of morphine, an official said.
Weapons and munitions also were seized in the raid in Chaghi, a town 300 kilometres west of Quetta, said Colonel Rizwan Malik, spokesman for the paramilitary frontier constabulary.
The smugglers apparently dumped the drugs and arms at the house, he said.
No suspects were present when authorities arrived, and there were no arrests.
Drug seizures are common in Pakistan, which straddles a smuggling route from Afghanistan's poppy fields to markets in Europe and the Middle East.
Quetta is the capital of Baluchistan province.
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"Jam Cruise 3" Lands Twelve in Jail Before Ship Ever Leaves The Dock
"Jam Cruise 3" Lands Twelve in Jail Before Ship Ever Leaves The Dock
By Kyle Meenan
First Coast News
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- They came from all across the land to spend four days at sea on a ship with non-stop bands, music and dancing.
But a dozen passengers scheduled to set sail on "Jam Cruise 3" never made it on-board the Carnival Cruise Ship. They were arrested after trying to pass through U.S. Customs with illegal drugs.
The scenario was the same, over and over. As more than 1,200 passengers passed through the Jaxport terminal, they stopped for a photo, then proceeded on to Customs for a pre-boarding inspection.
Over a span of six hours, a dozen of those passengers were 'outed' by a proficient U.S. Customs and Border Protection drug dog named Megan.
As word filtered back through the line, many passengers dumped their stash in the terminals trash cans and toilets. One passenger even abandoned drug-laced brownies. They all presumably made it aboard.
According to police reports from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, which worked side-by side with Customs Officials, the following passengers never left the dock, except to be booked downtown:
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"Jam Cruise 3" officials did not return a call from First Coast News Sunday afternoon. It's presumed they are on the open ocean. A check of the company's website mentions several times to potential clients that they "NOT bring narcotics" on board.
Local U.S. Customs officials say the chat rooms of the "Jam Cruise" website had contributors offering suggestions of how passengers could safely sneak their stash aboard ship.
"We've read a lot of the chat room discussions that vacuum-sealing narcotics is a method of concealing narcotics in such a way to avoid the detection by the dog," said Richard Quinn of the Jacksonville office.
Quinn was quick to point out, the advice was bogus.
"Of 11 arrests, twelve seizures taken off individuals, the dog alerted to all 12, so the dog was quite effective," said Quinn.
One JSO officer involved in the searches who wished to remain anonymous put it in perspective whan asked about the relevance of these drug arrests to plans for the upcoming cruise ships and Super Bowl XXXIX:
"Come for the game and have a great party, but leave your stash at home!"
Created: 1/9/2005 8:52:23 PM
Updated: 1/11/2005 10:02:23 AM
Edited by Kyle Meenan, reporter
© 2004 First Coast News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, rewritten, or redistributed.
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"Jam Cruise 3" Lands Twelve in Jail Before Ship Ever Leaves The Dock
By Kyle Meenan
First Coast News
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- They came from all across the land to spend four days at sea on a ship with non-stop bands, music and dancing.
But a dozen passengers scheduled to set sail on "Jam Cruise 3" never made it on-board the Carnival Cruise Ship. They were arrested after trying to pass through U.S. Customs with illegal drugs.
The scenario was the same, over and over. As more than 1,200 passengers passed through the Jaxport terminal, they stopped for a photo, then proceeded on to Customs for a pre-boarding inspection.
Over a span of six hours, a dozen of those passengers were 'outed' by a proficient U.S. Customs and Border Protection drug dog named Megan.
As word filtered back through the line, many passengers dumped their stash in the terminals trash cans and toilets. One passenger even abandoned drug-laced brownies. They all presumably made it aboard.
According to police reports from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, which worked side-by side with Customs Officials, the following passengers never left the dock, except to be booked downtown:
/snip/
"Jam Cruise 3" officials did not return a call from First Coast News Sunday afternoon. It's presumed they are on the open ocean. A check of the company's website mentions several times to potential clients that they "NOT bring narcotics" on board.
Local U.S. Customs officials say the chat rooms of the "Jam Cruise" website had contributors offering suggestions of how passengers could safely sneak their stash aboard ship.
"We've read a lot of the chat room discussions that vacuum-sealing narcotics is a method of concealing narcotics in such a way to avoid the detection by the dog," said Richard Quinn of the Jacksonville office.
Quinn was quick to point out, the advice was bogus.
"Of 11 arrests, twelve seizures taken off individuals, the dog alerted to all 12, so the dog was quite effective," said Quinn.
One JSO officer involved in the searches who wished to remain anonymous put it in perspective whan asked about the relevance of these drug arrests to plans for the upcoming cruise ships and Super Bowl XXXIX:
"Come for the game and have a great party, but leave your stash at home!"
Created: 1/9/2005 8:52:23 PM
Updated: 1/11/2005 10:02:23 AM
Edited by Kyle Meenan, reporter
© 2004 First Coast News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, rewritten, or redistributed.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=30479
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I was thinking about going on that cruise....very glad I didn't.
It's just so frusterating that 'authorities' in this country feel that they can squash our way of life. Seeing people being arrested at jam shows is insane, as they are the nicest, most caring group of individuals I have ever met. Going to shows like that one along with mushroom use completely changed me as a person and took me out of a 4-year cycle of terrible, suicidal depression and put me into the happiest and most confident personality I could ever imagine being. Things like this make me wonder if we will ever see an end to this discrimination of other ways of living. I would love to see what drugs were caught...I'm guessing around 80% marijuana, 20% psychedelics...what a threat! I sit here knowing that I will never in the foreseeable future stop using mushrooms as sacraments, and it terribly saddens me that I will always be viewed as a 'junky' by a completely oblivious and terribly close-minded society.
It's just so frusterating that 'authorities' in this country feel that they can squash our way of life. Seeing people being arrested at jam shows is insane, as they are the nicest, most caring group of individuals I have ever met. Going to shows like that one along with mushroom use completely changed me as a person and took me out of a 4-year cycle of terrible, suicidal depression and put me into the happiest and most confident personality I could ever imagine being. Things like this make me wonder if we will ever see an end to this discrimination of other ways of living. I would love to see what drugs were caught...I'm guessing around 80% marijuana, 20% psychedelics...what a threat! I sit here knowing that I will never in the foreseeable future stop using mushrooms as sacraments, and it terribly saddens me that I will always be viewed as a 'junky' by a completely oblivious and terribly close-minded society.
Drugs were for charity ... Yeah, that's the ticket
By Mike McIntyre, Winnipeg Free Press
January 14, 2005
Jeff Konrad picked the worst time to wait for a train in Winnipeg.
The Quesnel, B.C., resident was caught carrying 31 pounds of marijuana by members of the city police and RCMP drug units who just happened to be conducting a training exercise at the time inside the downtown railway station.
Several drug-sniffing dogs wandered over to Konrad and began showing interest in three suitcases he was carrying, court was told yesterday.
The dogs signalled to their handlers that something was wrong, prompting a search that recovered $120,000 worth of high-grade pot stuffed inside the luggage in January 2003.
"This really was a case of bad luck for my client," defence lawyer Mike Cook said yesterday.
Konrad, 33, pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking and was given a two-year-less-a-day conditional sentence under a joint recommendation from Crown and defence lawyers. Konrad admits he was a "drug mule" attempting to move the marijuana to Ontario. He wouldn't say who the marijuana was going to.
"He just wanted to earn a little extra money by taking the drugs from point A to point B," Cook told court.
Konrad told a vastly different story at the time of his arrest.
According to police, Konrad claimed the drugs were for "compassionate" purposes and that he planned to give them away as a donation.
"You know, for people with AIDS and cancer," he told police.
Konrad's story got even more bizarre when he claimed some of the drugs would also be going to the "humane society," court was told. Konrad has one prior drug conviction from a decade ago and is now working as a truck driver in the logging industry, said Cook. He recently became a first-time father and will be subjected to a strict monitoring system while serving his penalty in B.C., said Cook.
Unlike Manitoba, justice officials in B.C. use electronic ankle bracelets to ensure criminals remain inside their homes under court-ordered curfews, he said.
Any breaches would trigger Konrad's telephone to notify his supervisors that he has breached, he said.
Konrad will be allowed to leave his home to work and for medical emergencies. The drugs have been forfeited, meaning he or someone else is out quite a bit of money, said Cook.
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By Mike McIntyre, Winnipeg Free Press
January 14, 2005
Jeff Konrad picked the worst time to wait for a train in Winnipeg.
The Quesnel, B.C., resident was caught carrying 31 pounds of marijuana by members of the city police and RCMP drug units who just happened to be conducting a training exercise at the time inside the downtown railway station.
Several drug-sniffing dogs wandered over to Konrad and began showing interest in three suitcases he was carrying, court was told yesterday.
The dogs signalled to their handlers that something was wrong, prompting a search that recovered $120,000 worth of high-grade pot stuffed inside the luggage in January 2003.
"This really was a case of bad luck for my client," defence lawyer Mike Cook said yesterday.
Konrad, 33, pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking and was given a two-year-less-a-day conditional sentence under a joint recommendation from Crown and defence lawyers. Konrad admits he was a "drug mule" attempting to move the marijuana to Ontario. He wouldn't say who the marijuana was going to.
"He just wanted to earn a little extra money by taking the drugs from point A to point B," Cook told court.
Konrad told a vastly different story at the time of his arrest.
According to police, Konrad claimed the drugs were for "compassionate" purposes and that he planned to give them away as a donation.
"You know, for people with AIDS and cancer," he told police.
Konrad's story got even more bizarre when he claimed some of the drugs would also be going to the "humane society," court was told. Konrad has one prior drug conviction from a decade ago and is now working as a truck driver in the logging industry, said Cook. He recently became a first-time father and will be subjected to a strict monitoring system while serving his penalty in B.C., said Cook.
Unlike Manitoba, justice officials in B.C. use electronic ankle bracelets to ensure criminals remain inside their homes under court-ordered curfews, he said.
Any breaches would trigger Konrad's telephone to notify his supervisors that he has breached, he said.
Konrad will be allowed to leave his home to work and for medical emergencies. The drugs have been forfeited, meaning he or someone else is out quite a bit of money, said Cook.
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UK soccer stars outed for drug use
UK soccer stars outed for drug use
January 18, 2005
The problem of footballers using recreational drugs has reared its head again after it was revealed that two players have been banned for six months after twice testing positive for drugs - one for cocaine and the other for marijuana.
In a similar case a third player has been given a suspended six-month ban after twice testing positive for marijuana, while a fourth player has been warned for using the drug ecstasy.
The findings have been made public after the Football Association, who are not naming the players, agreed to details of drugs cases dating back to the summer of 2003 being published on UK Sport's anti-doping database.
The most recent case concerns a player at a Football League club who first tested positive for cocaine late last season and appeared before a disciplinary hearing in August.
He was ordered to reappear in April 2005 while his case was reviewed but was caught again when drug-testers swooped between October and December.
The player appeared before an FA disciplinary hearing last month and was banned from all football-related activity for six months and fined.
The two similar marijuana cases saw the players involved target-tested in the months following their first finding and again returning results showing they had recently used cannabis.
The were both dealt with before Christmas, both receiving six-month bans but one of the players had his ban suspended for two years.
The ecstasy case goes back to the summer of 2003, and an FA disciplinary commission decided that no suspension would be imposed and issued a warning to the player as to his future conduct.
There have been 323 drugs tests carried out on behalf of the FA since April last year of which six have returned positive findings.
The most high-profile case has been than of Romanian striker Adrian Mutu who was banned for seven months and sacked by Chelsea in October after testing positive for cocaine and admitting to using the drug.
In 2003, Australian `keeper Mark Bosnich received a nine-month ban after testing positive for cocaine - he was also sacked by Chelsea. He claimed his drink was spiked.
None of the players whose suspensions have been revealed are big names - they play for Football League rather than Premier League clubs and both are understood to be squad players rather than first-team regulars.
The FA will not comment further beyond what has appeared on the UK Sport database.
In relation to the latest cocaine case this reads: "The player was due to re-appear before a disciplinary commission in April 2005 following a previous finding in 2003-2004 season. However, a target test returned a positive finding between the original hearing date and the scheduled April 2005 hearing.
"The player has been fined and suspended from all football activities for six months commencing December 2004."
The current crop of football-related doping offences have been published now following months of talks between the FA and UK Sport about how positive tests should be reported.
Under the agreement, players will only be named for taking performance-enhancing drugs or for testing positive for recreational drugs immediately after a match.
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UK soccer stars outed for drug use
January 18, 2005
The problem of footballers using recreational drugs has reared its head again after it was revealed that two players have been banned for six months after twice testing positive for drugs - one for cocaine and the other for marijuana.
In a similar case a third player has been given a suspended six-month ban after twice testing positive for marijuana, while a fourth player has been warned for using the drug ecstasy.
The findings have been made public after the Football Association, who are not naming the players, agreed to details of drugs cases dating back to the summer of 2003 being published on UK Sport's anti-doping database.
The most recent case concerns a player at a Football League club who first tested positive for cocaine late last season and appeared before a disciplinary hearing in August.
He was ordered to reappear in April 2005 while his case was reviewed but was caught again when drug-testers swooped between October and December.
The player appeared before an FA disciplinary hearing last month and was banned from all football-related activity for six months and fined.
The two similar marijuana cases saw the players involved target-tested in the months following their first finding and again returning results showing they had recently used cannabis.
The were both dealt with before Christmas, both receiving six-month bans but one of the players had his ban suspended for two years.
The ecstasy case goes back to the summer of 2003, and an FA disciplinary commission decided that no suspension would be imposed and issued a warning to the player as to his future conduct.
There have been 323 drugs tests carried out on behalf of the FA since April last year of which six have returned positive findings.
The most high-profile case has been than of Romanian striker Adrian Mutu who was banned for seven months and sacked by Chelsea in October after testing positive for cocaine and admitting to using the drug.
In 2003, Australian `keeper Mark Bosnich received a nine-month ban after testing positive for cocaine - he was also sacked by Chelsea. He claimed his drink was spiked.
None of the players whose suspensions have been revealed are big names - they play for Football League rather than Premier League clubs and both are understood to be squad players rather than first-team regulars.
The FA will not comment further beyond what has appeared on the UK Sport database.
In relation to the latest cocaine case this reads: "The player was due to re-appear before a disciplinary commission in April 2005 following a previous finding in 2003-2004 season. However, a target test returned a positive finding between the original hearing date and the scheduled April 2005 hearing.
"The player has been fined and suspended from all football activities for six months commencing December 2004."
The current crop of football-related doping offences have been published now following months of talks between the FA and UK Sport about how positive tests should be reported.
Under the agreement, players will only be named for taking performance-enhancing drugs or for testing positive for recreational drugs immediately after a match.
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Long John Silver's manager arrested for selling marijuana at restaurant
By Arie Wilson and Sue Thackeray, Courier staff
01/19/2005
Several people were arrested after the manager of a Conroe fast-food restaurant allegedly sold more than burgers and fish in the business' parking lot.
Conroe police arrested John Kevin Sweeten, 31, for allegedly selling drugs out of the parking lot of the Long John Silver's/A&W restaurant at the intersection of North Loop 336 and Texas 75.
Conroe Police Department narcotics officers first received information last fall about Sweeten's alleged side business at the restaurant, and investigators allegedly made an undercover narcotics buy from Sweeten at that time, Conroe Police Sgt. Bob Berry said.
The case was turned over to the Montgomery County District Attorney's office for presentation to the grand jury. Within the past two weeks, the grand jury returned a felony indictment, charging Sweeten, a general manager at the restaurant, with possession of marijuana.
Rick Maynard, a spokesman for Long John Silver's/A&W, said Sweeten had not been fired after the arrest, but was placed on leave without pay.
"We have a strict no-tolerance policy regarding drugs in the workplace," Maynard said. "The employee has been placed on a leave of absence pending the result of the police investigation."
Maynard said Long John Silver's/A&W is cooperating with local law enforcement officials who are investigating.
Conroe narcotics officers went to the restaurant Friday afternoon to monitor Sweeten's activity.
"The officers were conducting surveillance outside the restaurant, hoping to arrest Sweeten as he left for the day," Berry said. "They wanted to avoid disrupting the business inside the restaurant, so they were going to wait outside and arrest him after he left the property."
However, while police were watching the building, they observed Sweeten going to his vehicle in the parking lot, meeting with people and taking money from them.
Sweeten then would go back into the store and return with a Long John Silver's take-out box, which he allegedly loaded with marijuana and gave to the people in the vehicles.
The investigators called for marked Conroe police units to come to the area and conduct traffic stops on some of the vehicles that had been involved in the apparent drug transactions with Sweeten.
The patrol officers made stops on two vehicles and allegedly found marijuana inside them. Police arrested Marshall Tyner, 19; Chad Allen Cannon, 17; and Gail Stanford, 37, on charges of misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Stanford also was arrested on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance after officers allegedly found marijuana and cocaine in her vehicle.
"We feel confident that Miss Stanford bought the marijuana from Sweeten, but we aren't sure about the cocaine," Berry said.
About 6 p.m. Friday, officers arrested Sweeten at the restaurant. They located 3.5 pounds of marijuana inside his vehicle, along with $1,400 in cash, Berry said. Investigators also found a bank bag in the vehicle believed to contain a Long John Silver's bank deposit.
The marijuana seized from Sweeten's vehicle has an estimated street value of $1,575.
Sweeten was charged in connection with the felony indictment and an additional charge of felony possession of marijuana.
Long John Silver's/A&W patrons were shocked by Sweeten's arrest.
Paul O'Neal, 17, said he believed the restaurant was in a safe part of town and never considered that anything illegal happened on the property.
"I've brought my grandmother in here before," O'Neal said. "This is crazy, plain crazy. I can't believe it."
John Mayfield, a retired construction worker, was traveling to a friend's home in Bryan when he stopped at the restaurant for a fish basket Tuesday afternoon.
"It is scary because when people are buying drugs, they can be desperate, and you have no way of knowing what a desperate person might do," Mayfield said. "I've seen good men do ugly, bad things when they were in trouble like that, and you just never know what can happen because of it."
Other customers said the incident would not affect their trips to Long John Silver's/A&W.
Mary Ferguson said employers are at the mercy of the resumes and references of workers they employee. One employee's indiscretions are not necessarily reflective of the business they work for.
"You never know who you are hiring," Ferguson said. "Someone might look good on paper but have problems no one is aware of."
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By Arie Wilson and Sue Thackeray, Courier staff
01/19/2005
Several people were arrested after the manager of a Conroe fast-food restaurant allegedly sold more than burgers and fish in the business' parking lot.
Conroe police arrested John Kevin Sweeten, 31, for allegedly selling drugs out of the parking lot of the Long John Silver's/A&W restaurant at the intersection of North Loop 336 and Texas 75.
Conroe Police Department narcotics officers first received information last fall about Sweeten's alleged side business at the restaurant, and investigators allegedly made an undercover narcotics buy from Sweeten at that time, Conroe Police Sgt. Bob Berry said.
The case was turned over to the Montgomery County District Attorney's office for presentation to the grand jury. Within the past two weeks, the grand jury returned a felony indictment, charging Sweeten, a general manager at the restaurant, with possession of marijuana.
Rick Maynard, a spokesman for Long John Silver's/A&W, said Sweeten had not been fired after the arrest, but was placed on leave without pay.
"We have a strict no-tolerance policy regarding drugs in the workplace," Maynard said. "The employee has been placed on a leave of absence pending the result of the police investigation."
Maynard said Long John Silver's/A&W is cooperating with local law enforcement officials who are investigating.
Conroe narcotics officers went to the restaurant Friday afternoon to monitor Sweeten's activity.
"The officers were conducting surveillance outside the restaurant, hoping to arrest Sweeten as he left for the day," Berry said. "They wanted to avoid disrupting the business inside the restaurant, so they were going to wait outside and arrest him after he left the property."
However, while police were watching the building, they observed Sweeten going to his vehicle in the parking lot, meeting with people and taking money from them.
Sweeten then would go back into the store and return with a Long John Silver's take-out box, which he allegedly loaded with marijuana and gave to the people in the vehicles.
The investigators called for marked Conroe police units to come to the area and conduct traffic stops on some of the vehicles that had been involved in the apparent drug transactions with Sweeten.
The patrol officers made stops on two vehicles and allegedly found marijuana inside them. Police arrested Marshall Tyner, 19; Chad Allen Cannon, 17; and Gail Stanford, 37, on charges of misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Stanford also was arrested on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance after officers allegedly found marijuana and cocaine in her vehicle.
"We feel confident that Miss Stanford bought the marijuana from Sweeten, but we aren't sure about the cocaine," Berry said.
About 6 p.m. Friday, officers arrested Sweeten at the restaurant. They located 3.5 pounds of marijuana inside his vehicle, along with $1,400 in cash, Berry said. Investigators also found a bank bag in the vehicle believed to contain a Long John Silver's bank deposit.
The marijuana seized from Sweeten's vehicle has an estimated street value of $1,575.
Sweeten was charged in connection with the felony indictment and an additional charge of felony possession of marijuana.
Long John Silver's/A&W patrons were shocked by Sweeten's arrest.
Paul O'Neal, 17, said he believed the restaurant was in a safe part of town and never considered that anything illegal happened on the property.
"I've brought my grandmother in here before," O'Neal said. "This is crazy, plain crazy. I can't believe it."
John Mayfield, a retired construction worker, was traveling to a friend's home in Bryan when he stopped at the restaurant for a fish basket Tuesday afternoon.
"It is scary because when people are buying drugs, they can be desperate, and you have no way of knowing what a desperate person might do," Mayfield said. "I've seen good men do ugly, bad things when they were in trouble like that, and you just never know what can happen because of it."
Other customers said the incident would not affect their trips to Long John Silver's/A&W.
Mary Ferguson said employers are at the mercy of the resumes and references of workers they employee. One employee's indiscretions are not necessarily reflective of the business they work for.
"You never know who you are hiring," Ferguson said. "Someone might look good on paper but have problems no one is aware of."
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Men Ticketed For Pot After Picking Up Injured Mountain Lion
Wildlife Official Says Trio Was Lucky To Have Escaped Injury
February 1, 2005
Story by thedenverchannel.com
-- Three men who thought they rescued an injured bobcat or lynx in the middle of the highway were shocked to learn it was a 65-pound mountain lion.
They were even more shocked when two of them were ticketed for drug possession.
The trio was driving on U.S. Highway 36 from Estes Park, Colo., on the evening of Jan. 26, when they spotted an injured animal in the middle of the road near Pinewood Springs.
"It looked up as if to say, 'Help me,'" Jason Lee Laird told the Boulder Daily Camera.
The three men decided to rescue the animal so that it wouldn't be hit by another car, and take it to a 24-hour veterinary clinic in Longmont.
While Laird's friends directed traffic, he scooped up the large feline into his jacket and the three men lifted the animal into the back of the Jeep they were driving. One of the men sat in the back seat and stroked the animal to reassure it as they drove toward Longmont.
They stopped in the next town, ironically called Lyons, and flagged down a Boulder County sheriff's deputy who took one look at the animal and told them they had picked up a mountain lion. The deputy notified the Colorado Division of Wildlife.
The deputy told the men that he smelled marijuana in the Jeep and Laird suggested it was because the cat had relieved herself in the back of the Jeep. They deputy didn't buy it, telling the men "mountain lions don't smoke marijuana," according to the deputy's report of the incident.
Laird, 21, and Zachariah Deming, 19, were ticketed for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The injured mountain lion, which wildlife officers guessed was four or five months old, had to be euthanized.
A DOW spokesman said the men were lucky to have survived the encounter without serious injuries. Todd Malmsbury told the newspaper that he had never heard of the rescue of a mountain lion that size.
"A mountain lion that large can kill a deer -- that's how they make a living," Malmsbury told the Camera.
Even possession of wildlife is against the law, but the men were not ticketed for that infraction, a sheriff's department spokesman said, because they were acting in good faith.
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Wildlife Official Says Trio Was Lucky To Have Escaped Injury
February 1, 2005
Story by thedenverchannel.com
-- Three men who thought they rescued an injured bobcat or lynx in the middle of the highway were shocked to learn it was a 65-pound mountain lion.
They were even more shocked when two of them were ticketed for drug possession.
The trio was driving on U.S. Highway 36 from Estes Park, Colo., on the evening of Jan. 26, when they spotted an injured animal in the middle of the road near Pinewood Springs.
"It looked up as if to say, 'Help me,'" Jason Lee Laird told the Boulder Daily Camera.
The three men decided to rescue the animal so that it wouldn't be hit by another car, and take it to a 24-hour veterinary clinic in Longmont.
While Laird's friends directed traffic, he scooped up the large feline into his jacket and the three men lifted the animal into the back of the Jeep they were driving. One of the men sat in the back seat and stroked the animal to reassure it as they drove toward Longmont.
They stopped in the next town, ironically called Lyons, and flagged down a Boulder County sheriff's deputy who took one look at the animal and told them they had picked up a mountain lion. The deputy notified the Colorado Division of Wildlife.
The deputy told the men that he smelled marijuana in the Jeep and Laird suggested it was because the cat had relieved herself in the back of the Jeep. They deputy didn't buy it, telling the men "mountain lions don't smoke marijuana," according to the deputy's report of the incident.
Laird, 21, and Zachariah Deming, 19, were ticketed for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The injured mountain lion, which wildlife officers guessed was four or five months old, had to be euthanized.
A DOW spokesman said the men were lucky to have survived the encounter without serious injuries. Todd Malmsbury told the newspaper that he had never heard of the rescue of a mountain lion that size.
"A mountain lion that large can kill a deer -- that's how they make a living," Malmsbury told the Camera.
Even possession of wildlife is against the law, but the men were not ticketed for that infraction, a sheriff's department spokesman said, because they were acting in good faith.
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The deputy told the men that he smelled marijuana in the Jeep and Laird suggested it was because the cat had relieved herself in the back of the Jeep. They deputy didn't buy it, telling the men "mountain lions don't smoke marijuana," according to the deputy's report of the incident.
either that or the sheriff never saw harold an kumar smoke out a cheeta
Even possession of wildlife is against the law, but the men were not ticketed for that infraction, a sheriff's department spokesman said, because they were acting in good faith.
cause they were that blitz'd -- if they were totaly high they probably would have hit the lion thinking it was a speed bump
either that or the sheriff never saw harold an kumar smoke out a cheeta
Even possession of wildlife is against the law, but the men were not ticketed for that infraction, a sheriff's department spokesman said, because they were acting in good faith.
cause they were that blitz'd -- if they were totaly high they probably would have hit the lion thinking it was a speed bump
fruitfly said:
The poor thing, exposed to such heinous drug-abuse at such a young age.... They were right to put it to sleep, it would have never recovered. 3 months from now we would have been hearing about a young mountain lion ODing in Las Vegas after doing lines off a strippers ass...
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Ecstacy Lab Uncovered, Largest in Virginia
Police say the lab, found in house on Clay Street is the largest in Virginia.
Ellen Biltz
Associate News Editor
Police discovered the first ecstasy lab in Blacksburg Tuesday at 317 Clay St. Blacksburg Police, members of the Drug Enforcement Agency, the New River Drug Task Force and the Virginia State Police were all present in uncovering the ecstasy equipment, also known as an MDMA lab.
“The (lab) we got yesterday was the largest one we’ve ever seen in the state of Virginia,” said Laura DiCesare, public information officer for the Washington division of the DEA.
While the exact amount of drugs seized has not yet been released by the police, a police news release said, “Equipment, chemicals and precursors consistent with the manufacturing of ecstasy were discovered.”
Lt. Don Goodman of the Virginia Tech Police Department said at this point the police cannot say whether any other types of drugs or paraphernalia were uncovered.
No arrests or charges in connection with the lab equipment or owners of the house had been made at press time. Information about the residents of 317 Clay St. has not been released due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, Goodman said.
The investigation and removal of MDMA lab equipment lasted the majority of Tuesday afternoon, beginning at 2:30 p.m. and ending after dark, Goodman said.
“We wouldn’t leave anything at the residence,” he said.
DiCesare said the lab equipment found did not include a pill-press to make the ecstasy pills. Instead, the manufacturers were emptying capsules of other medicines and filling them with MDMA.
Although a pill-press was not found, DiCesare said they did have very high-grade equipment.
“They had very sophisticated, professional-grade glassware,” she said. “We are not going to (speculate) about where they got it from, but it was very sophisticated.”
Goodman said MDMA and methamphetamine are similar in chemical makeup but different in composition.
“These labs are dangerous simply because of the chemicals that are used to make the drugs,” he said.
While both drugs are synthetically made, DiCesare said the main difference between the two is that ecstasy is more of a hallucinogen that is popular with the partying or club scene, while meth is a more addictive drug, like cocaine or heroin.
“MDMA has two other components that meth doesn’t,” she said.
Goodman also said that while there have previously been methamphetamine labs in Montgomery County, the Town of Blacksburg has never encountered one.
According to the DEA website, there are a limited number of ecstasy labs in the United States. In 2001, only 17 were found.
DiCesare said in the last three to four years, since domestic production of MDMA has become popular, there have been a total of four in the state of Virginia.
Police say the lab, found in house on Clay Street is the largest in Virginia.
Ellen Biltz
Associate News Editor
Police discovered the first ecstasy lab in Blacksburg Tuesday at 317 Clay St. Blacksburg Police, members of the Drug Enforcement Agency, the New River Drug Task Force and the Virginia State Police were all present in uncovering the ecstasy equipment, also known as an MDMA lab.
“The (lab) we got yesterday was the largest one we’ve ever seen in the state of Virginia,” said Laura DiCesare, public information officer for the Washington division of the DEA.
While the exact amount of drugs seized has not yet been released by the police, a police news release said, “Equipment, chemicals and precursors consistent with the manufacturing of ecstasy were discovered.”
Lt. Don Goodman of the Virginia Tech Police Department said at this point the police cannot say whether any other types of drugs or paraphernalia were uncovered.
No arrests or charges in connection with the lab equipment or owners of the house had been made at press time. Information about the residents of 317 Clay St. has not been released due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, Goodman said.
The investigation and removal of MDMA lab equipment lasted the majority of Tuesday afternoon, beginning at 2:30 p.m. and ending after dark, Goodman said.
“We wouldn’t leave anything at the residence,” he said.
DiCesare said the lab equipment found did not include a pill-press to make the ecstasy pills. Instead, the manufacturers were emptying capsules of other medicines and filling them with MDMA.
Although a pill-press was not found, DiCesare said they did have very high-grade equipment.
“They had very sophisticated, professional-grade glassware,” she said. “We are not going to (speculate) about where they got it from, but it was very sophisticated.”
Goodman said MDMA and methamphetamine are similar in chemical makeup but different in composition.
“These labs are dangerous simply because of the chemicals that are used to make the drugs,” he said.
While both drugs are synthetically made, DiCesare said the main difference between the two is that ecstasy is more of a hallucinogen that is popular with the partying or club scene, while meth is a more addictive drug, like cocaine or heroin.
“MDMA has two other components that meth doesn’t,” she said.
Goodman also said that while there have previously been methamphetamine labs in Montgomery County, the Town of Blacksburg has never encountered one.
According to the DEA website, there are a limited number of ecstasy labs in the United States. In 2001, only 17 were found.
DiCesare said in the last three to four years, since domestic production of MDMA has become popular, there have been a total of four in the state of Virginia.
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High School Teacher Arrested On Meth Charge
Police Investigating Whether Drug Was Sold At School
POSTED: 2:44 pm MST February 9, 2005
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. -- A Wyoming high school teacher was arrested at her school after police allegedly found drugs at her home and in her purse at school.
Karen Coffee Echols, 51, of Rock Springs was charged Monday with felony drug possession and released on $30,000 bond.
Echols did not have a listed phone number and could not be reached for comment by The Associated Press.
Police said a school janitor found what was thought to be methamphetamine inside a school bathroom at Independence High School, the city's alternative school, during a time when Echols was the only other person in the building. Echols also teaches at Rock Springs High School.
Officers reported finding several pipes with what appeared to be burned methamphetamine at Echols' home.
Police said they confronted Echols at Independence, where they found pipes and methamphetamine in her purse.
Detective Tim Robinson said the drugs were individually bagged, as if for sale, and that police were investigating whether Echols might have sold drugs at the school.
Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/education/4181754/detail.html
Police Investigating Whether Drug Was Sold At School
POSTED: 2:44 pm MST February 9, 2005
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. -- A Wyoming high school teacher was arrested at her school after police allegedly found drugs at her home and in her purse at school.
Karen Coffee Echols, 51, of Rock Springs was charged Monday with felony drug possession and released on $30,000 bond.
Echols did not have a listed phone number and could not be reached for comment by The Associated Press.
Police said a school janitor found what was thought to be methamphetamine inside a school bathroom at Independence High School, the city's alternative school, during a time when Echols was the only other person in the building. Echols also teaches at Rock Springs High School.
Officers reported finding several pipes with what appeared to be burned methamphetamine at Echols' home.
Police said they confronted Echols at Independence, where they found pipes and methamphetamine in her purse.
Detective Tim Robinson said the drugs were individually bagged, as if for sale, and that police were investigating whether Echols might have sold drugs at the school.
Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/education/4181754/detail.html
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PORTLAND -- More than 13 pounds of methamphetamine were discovered late Sunday at Portland International Airport.
Customs agents allegedly found the meth during an inspection of Maria Concepcion Busto-Ortiz's checked luggage. It was concealed inside three horse saddles.
"Sometimes it still comes down to good old-fashioned customs work knowing when intuition tells you something just isn't right," Dave Ferguson told KOIN News 6.
The 41-year-old Vancouver, Wash., woman was arriving from Guadalajara, Mexico. She was arrested early Monday and later charged by a federal grand jury for importation of meth.
A custody hearing was set for Feb. 17, with the trial set for April 19. If convicted, she faces 10 years to life in prison and a fine of up to $4 million.
The street value of the drugs is around a half-million dollars.
Customs agents allegedly found the meth during an inspection of Maria Concepcion Busto-Ortiz's checked luggage. It was concealed inside three horse saddles.
"Sometimes it still comes down to good old-fashioned customs work knowing when intuition tells you something just isn't right," Dave Ferguson told KOIN News 6.
The 41-year-old Vancouver, Wash., woman was arriving from Guadalajara, Mexico. She was arrested early Monday and later charged by a federal grand jury for importation of meth.
A custody hearing was set for Feb. 17, with the trial set for April 19. If convicted, she faces 10 years to life in prison and a fine of up to $4 million.
The street value of the drugs is around a half-million dollars.
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DexterMeth
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Greezooo said:
LMFAO
halucinajustin
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850 pounds of Marijuana siezed in Michigan
http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/news/022805_NW_da_narcotics.html
was coming from Canada and heading possibly Gary, Indiana. Estimated value at 3.8 million dollars.
http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/news/022805_NW_da_narcotics.html
was coming from Canada and heading possibly Gary, Indiana. Estimated value at 3.8 million dollars.
toolazy2think
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3.8 mil my ass, mass produced pot isn't of very high quality, and street value probably woudlnt exceed 1200 or so, putting the price at about 1 mil. I don't understand where all these media stories get their price estimates from, they're almost always vastly inflated.
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I thought it was a bit high too.....but i was thinking more around 2.5.
1 Mil is definately low
1 Mil is definately low
toolazy2think
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depends on the quality, my friend gets lb's of commercial quality (mids) for 1250, so multiply that by 850 you get 1.0625 mil. It just depends on the quality of bud.
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