Tag: drug
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Florida deputies arrest 4 men on child pornography, drug charges during undercover operation
Website Timeout Issue – Error Code 524 Madrid, October 14, 2023 – Earlier today, an error code 524 temporarily disrupted access to the le-herisson.info website. If you’re wondering what happened, let’s break it down into simple terms. What Happened? The le-herisson.info website encountered an issue. This issue was due to the origin web server taking…
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Thrown out a window and left for dead in Philly’s open-air drug den. Now she helps others escape its grip
Philadelphia Woman’s Incredible Journey from Addiction to Saving Lives Sarah Laurel’s life took a horrifying turn when a fight with drug dealers in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood left her for dead. In 2017, she plummeted from a second-story window and lay in a vacant lot for 18 agonizing hours. Despite the excruciating pain from numerous injuries,…
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‘Fentanyl nexus’: Portland police’s bike squad faces ‘explosion’ of open-air drug use
PORTLAND, Ore. – Wheels squeal as officer David Baer wrenches his bike to the right and jumps it onto the sidewalk next to a Subaru. In one swift movement, he slides a portable spike strip behind the front tires and raps on the window. Then he takes a plastic bag of suspected fentanyl from the…
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Blue city drug haven – home to the infamous Kensington – passes bill to ban supervised drug sites
Philadelphia Council Passes Bill Restricting Supervised Drug Sites In a decisive move on Thursday afternoon, the Philadelphia City Council voted 13-1 in favor of a bill aimed at limiting the establishment of supervised drug consumption sites across the city. The legislation is now awaiting Mayor Jim Kenney’s signature for final approval. This bill, if enacted,…
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Son of Mexican drug cartel kingpin ‘El Chapo’ extradited to United States
Son of Mexican Drug Kingpin “El Chapo” Extradited to the United States Ovidio Guzman Lopez, the son of imprisoned Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera, has been extradited to the United States to face drug charges. He was in federal custody in Chicago after being removed from a Mexican prison. Guzman Lopez has…
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Arizona troopers recover $1.3 million worth of fentanyl, meth in drug bust
Arizona Authorities Seize $1.3 Million Worth of Illicit Substances in Recent Drug Bust In a recent operation that took place last month, authorities in Arizona made a significant dent in the illicit drug trade by confiscating over $1.3 million worth of illegal substances. The suspect at the center of this operation, 25-year-old Jorge Baldovinos-Jimenez, found…
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In Mexico, Drug Trade Flourished With the Help of the State
It was, even by the usual high standards of New York Times investigations, an article that took my breath away. On Saturday, my colleagues Natalie Kitroeff and Ronen Bergman published a story that used a vast cache of text messages, investigation records and other secret documents to shed light on one of Mexico’s most notorious…
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Portland City Council in Oregon votes to ban open drug use, but with one catch
The City of Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday voted to ban the use of hard drugs like fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine on public property. The emergency ordinance, approved 5-0 by the City Council, adds criminal penalties to using drugs in public. Tents and a wheelchair cover a sidewalk in downtown Portland, Ore., Feb. 17, 2023. (Hannah…