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A woman who gave her young daughter a lethal dosage of methamphetamine in 2016 was Friday sentenced to a 20-year prison term. Natalie Russell, the 30-year-old Arizona woman, pleaded guilty to child abuse and second-degree murder before Judge Warren Granville in Maricopa County Superior Court. The authorities alleged that Russell gave Adalynn Russell, her then …
Actor Kieffer Delp, who starred in ‘Teen Mom 2’, has been charged with running a drug operation which produced the potent central nervous system stimulant, Methamphetamine. Delp (28), whose career has included MTV as well as playing Jenelle Evans’ boyfriend in the popular TV series, has a large following on social media network, Twitter, sometimes …
On New Year’s Eve, Michael Lester called 911 at around 9 p.m. and told the dispatcher in Polk County, Florida, that he was driving drunk and needed to be pulled over. Lester admitted to having consumed several beers and taken methamphetamine. He also indicated that he had barely slept for several days. All of these …
In Violet, Louisiana, a couple was arrested after narcotics agents bought methamphetamine from each of them on separate occasions. Stephen Schule and Leila Robinson were arrested in their home on the 2300 block of Riverbend Drive, where agents found not only methamphetamine, but dextroamphetamine, heroin, Alprazolam, Oxycodone, and drug paraphernalia. The paraphernalia included a glass …
Methamphetamine, also known as meth, is used by roughly 4% of the American population. Meth is an illicit stimulant and Schedule II drug with a high potential for abuse, dependency, and addiction, and produces a wide range of serious long-term health problems including tooth loss, anxiety, and hallucinations. Using meth is dangerous for your physical …
The San Francisco police released a statement via Twitter announcing a drug bust that resulted in the confiscation of 83 bundles of crack cocaine, 102 bundles of heroin, 16 pills, and 16 bindles of cocaine salt. The police arrested the suspect at Hyde and Turk streets, in the Tenderloin area of the city. According to …
Ten people from San Mateo County’s Maple Street Correctional Center are accused of being involved in a scheme to distribute methamphetamine inside the prison, according to the sheriff’s deputies. Five female inmates were held on suspicion of attempting to bring drugs into a correctional facility, attempted possession of a controlled substance and criminal conspiracy. During …
The combined efforts of law enforcement resulted in multiple arrests and almost $2 million worth of meth being taken off the streets in Cleveland. The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office, NC State Bureau of Investigation, Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, McDowell County Sheriff’s Office, Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration announced the results of …
The execution of a search warrant by the Narcotic Vice Squad detectives in Nassau County has left two men facing drug charges after crystal methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and various drug paraphernalia were found in their Fairhaven Boulevard apartment. Police arrested Dennis Sneden and Nicholas Hollis on Tuesday, December 26, according to a report by the …
Roughly 50% of marriages in which one spouse heavily abuses alcohol are likely to end in divorce. Up to 60% of all intimate partner violence between couples occur due to addiction and substance use disorders. A person’s risk for addiction increases by 50% if addiction runs in the family, or if a person grows up …
A Washington woman was unconscious for two weeks after her car was struck Sept. 9 by a driver who police said had been drinking and using methamphetamine. According to authorities in Thurston County, in western Washington, Kathleen C. Hentze was drunk and also high on meth when she veered out of her lane and crashed …
Law enforcement has moved forward to address a recent upswing in drug overdoses within Marion County, Florida, with MCSO’s Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team’s “Operation Life Saver.” Deputies stated that the goal is to “identify, arrest, and prosecute every individual and organized network responsible for heroin-related drug crimes.” In the ten months of the operation, …
