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Trump Administration Drops Obama-Era Easing Of Marijuana Prosecutions
The US Justice Department on Thursday rescinded an Obama administration policy that had eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that legalized the drug, instead giving federal prosecutors wide latitude to pursue criminal charges.
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3 Charged In Australia Over Light Plane Drugs Plot
An elderly pilot is among three men charged for allegedly plotting to smuggle large amounts of the drug "ice" from the United States to Australia in a light plane, officials said Thursday.
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Zydus Pharma Inc Recalls 9,504 Bottles of Risperidone Tablets
The ongoing Class III US nationwide including Puerto Rico voluntary recall is for Risperidone orally disintegrating tablets in the strength of 2 mg, United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) said in it's Enforcement Report for the week of March 2.
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Drug Overdose Epidemic Top Cause of US Injury Deaths
Drug overdoses have reached epidemic levels in the United States where they are the leading cause of injury deaths, surpassing car accidents and gunshots, the Drug Enforcement Administration said on Wednesday.
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Pakistani Alleged Narco Brothers Extradited to US
Two Pakistani brothers were extradited to New York on Friday to face charges that they conspired to smuggle heroin into America and sell missile launchers to Colombian rebels, prosecutors said.
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Judge Rules Fugitive Mexico Kingpin to be Sent to US
A Mexican judge has issued an order to extradite fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States -- if he is recaptured after his jailbreak, authorities said on Thursday.
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Mexican Drug Kingpin, El Chapo, Escapes Prison Through Tunnel
Mexican security forces hunted Sunday for drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman after he escaped through a long tunnel under his prison cell's shower, dealing a blow to the government.
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Ex-US Soldier 'Rambo' Pleads Guilty in Murder-For-Hire Case
A former US soldier accused of recruiting an international team of military-trained snipers to carry out contract killings for a drug cartel pleaded guilty in New York federal court on Friday.
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Woman Sues US Federal Agent Over Fake Facebook Page
A woman is suing the United States and a federal agent who set up a fake Facebook page in her name with racy pictures from her cell phone in a bid to ensnare drug traffickers.
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Mexico Drug Lord Loses Bid to Block Extradition
A Mexican judge has denied a fugitive drug lord an injunction against any possible extradition to the United States, where he is wanted in the killing of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, judicial authorities said Tuesday.
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US House Moves to End Raids on Medical Marijuana
Reflecting growing public support for easing marijuana laws, the House of Representatives voted on Friday to bar federal authorities from raiding medical marijuana facilities or growers in states that have legalized its use.
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US lawmakers, drug enforcement clash on marijuana law
US lawmakers who support steady relaxation of state laws on marijuana sparred on Tuesday with Obama administration officials who continue to label the drug in the same high-danger category as heroin.
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US student drank urine to survive after forgotten in a cell, to get 4 million dollars
An attorney for the man who was abandoned in a Drug Enforcement Administration holding cell for four days without food or water says his client has agreed to settle claims for 4.1 million dollars.
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American authorities deployed Headley despite warning
American authorities sent David C. Headley, a small-time drug dealer and sometime informant, to work for them in Pakistan months after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, despite a warning that he sympathized with radical Islamic groups, according to court records and interviews. Not long after Mr. Headley arrived there, he began training with terrorists,...
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Trump Administration Drops Obama-Era Easing Of Marijuana Prosecutions
The US Justice Department on Thursday rescinded an Obama administration policy that had eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that legalized the drug, instead giving federal prosecutors wide latitude to pursue criminal charges.
-
3 Charged In Australia Over Light Plane Drugs Plot
An elderly pilot is among three men charged for allegedly plotting to smuggle large amounts of the drug "ice" from the United States to Australia in a light plane, officials said Thursday.
-
Zydus Pharma Inc Recalls 9,504 Bottles of Risperidone Tablets
The ongoing Class III US nationwide including Puerto Rico voluntary recall is for Risperidone orally disintegrating tablets in the strength of 2 mg, United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) said in it's Enforcement Report for the week of March 2.
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Drug Overdose Epidemic Top Cause of US Injury Deaths
Drug overdoses have reached epidemic levels in the United States where they are the leading cause of injury deaths, surpassing car accidents and gunshots, the Drug Enforcement Administration said on Wednesday.
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Pakistani Alleged Narco Brothers Extradited to US
Two Pakistani brothers were extradited to New York on Friday to face charges that they conspired to smuggle heroin into America and sell missile launchers to Colombian rebels, prosecutors said.
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Judge Rules Fugitive Mexico Kingpin to be Sent to US
A Mexican judge has issued an order to extradite fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States -- if he is recaptured after his jailbreak, authorities said on Thursday.
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Mexican Drug Kingpin, El Chapo, Escapes Prison Through Tunnel
Mexican security forces hunted Sunday for drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman after he escaped through a long tunnel under his prison cell's shower, dealing a blow to the government.
-
Ex-US Soldier 'Rambo' Pleads Guilty in Murder-For-Hire Case
A former US soldier accused of recruiting an international team of military-trained snipers to carry out contract killings for a drug cartel pleaded guilty in New York federal court on Friday.
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Woman Sues US Federal Agent Over Fake Facebook Page
A woman is suing the United States and a federal agent who set up a fake Facebook page in her name with racy pictures from her cell phone in a bid to ensnare drug traffickers.
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Mexico Drug Lord Loses Bid to Block Extradition
A Mexican judge has denied a fugitive drug lord an injunction against any possible extradition to the United States, where he is wanted in the killing of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, judicial authorities said Tuesday.
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US House Moves to End Raids on Medical Marijuana
Reflecting growing public support for easing marijuana laws, the House of Representatives voted on Friday to bar federal authorities from raiding medical marijuana facilities or growers in states that have legalized its use.
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US lawmakers, drug enforcement clash on marijuana law
US lawmakers who support steady relaxation of state laws on marijuana sparred on Tuesday with Obama administration officials who continue to label the drug in the same high-danger category as heroin.
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US student drank urine to survive after forgotten in a cell, to get 4 million dollars
An attorney for the man who was abandoned in a Drug Enforcement Administration holding cell for four days without food or water says his client has agreed to settle claims for 4.1 million dollars.
-
American authorities deployed Headley despite warning
American authorities sent David C. Headley, a small-time drug dealer and sometime informant, to work for them in Pakistan months after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, despite a warning that he sympathized with radical Islamic groups, according to court records and interviews. Not long after Mr. Headley arrived there, he began training with terrorists,...
