Tag: drug crimes
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Philippines’ Duterte faces 3 counts of murder before ICC
MANILA, Philippines — Former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte has been charged by International Criminal Court prosecutors with three counts of murder for the killings of alleged drug suspects while he was mayor and president. “Duterte and his co-perpetrators shared a common plan or agreement to ‘neutralize’ alleged criminals in the Philippines (including those perceived or…
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Dominican Republic says it seized cocaine that was on speedboat destroyed by US Navy
Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have confiscated some of the cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the U.S. Navy, as the Trump administration carries out a controversial anti narcotics mission in the southern Caribbean
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Stolen motorcycle, drugs seized in Colorado Springs traffic stop
A stolen motorcycle, drugs and thousands of dollars in cash were seized during a Thursday evening traffic stop, Colorado Springs police said. At about 6 p.m., officers stopped Michael Sandoval, who was riding a motorcycle on the sidewalk in the 3600 block of North Carefree Circle. They discovered that the motorcycle had been reported stolen…
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Hondurans are glued to their former president’s drug trafficking trial in a New York courtroom
Hondurans call it the “Trial of the Century,” but it’s occurring in a New York courtroom some 3,500 miles away
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Ex-Honduran president defends himself at New York drug trafficking trial
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández took the witness stand in his defense at his New York trial, denying that he teamed up with drug dealers to protect them in return for millions of dollars in bribes
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Miami Beach is breaking up with spring break — or at least trying to
Miami Beach is trying to break up with spring break, but it’s not yet clear whether spring break will take the hint
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Oregon may revive penalties for drug possession. What will the change do?
Oregon is poised to step back from its first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law
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The Missouri governor shortens the DWI prison sentence of former Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has shortened the prison sentence of former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid for a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a girl
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A movie star, a suicide and a nation’s war on drugs
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun learned he was being investigated for illegal drug use after reading about it in the news. The story that leaked to the South Korean news media was that detectives from the city of Incheon were acting on a tip that Lee had taken ketamine and marijuana.…
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Rare post-trial problem with jurors throws guilty verdicts of ex-premier into question
MIAMI — Minutes after 12 Miami federal jurors agreed to convict a former British Virgin Islands premier of a drug-trafficking conspiracy, two of them contacted the judge to tell her they really didn’t share the views of the other panelists and changed their minds about the defendant’s guilt. But it was too late. U.S. District…