Gardai in Cork seize 80,000 euros worth of cannabis
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- Gardai in Cork seize 80,000 euros worth of cannabis
- Vikings’ Smith cited for marijuana possession
- DEA alerts pot-store landlords
- Traffic stop nets 21 pounds of marijuana
- Illegal immigrant tended cannabis crop to repay smugglers
Gardai in Cork seize 80,000 euros worth of cannabis
Belfast Telegraph – Dec 15, 2007
Four kilos of the drug was uncovered when a car was stopped on the Blarney Road while another 4 kilos was seized on the Orchard Road. Four men – all in their twenties – have been arrested. They are being questioned at Gurranabraher Garda Station and the Bridewell under drug trafficking legislation. They can be held for up to 7 days.
Vikings’ Smith cited for marijuana possession
pittsburghlive.com – Dec 15, 2007
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A man who answered Smith’s cell phone said Smith wasn’t there and took a callback message. Smith’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, didn’t immediately return a callback message left by The Associated Press Friday evening. The fine for misdemeanor possession of marijuana is $125 for a first offense, but Smith could face punishment from the NFL under its substance abuse policy. Last year, Smith was cited by police for indecent conduct with a woman in a downtown stairwell and was suspended by Childress for last season’s opening game as punishment. Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
DEA alerts pot-store landlords
Sacramento Bee – Dec 15, 2007
However, since then, the DEA has raided dozens of dispensaries and prosecuted their owners. A court decision handed down this week provided a victory for federal officials. On Thursday the 9th U. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction that forced three California cannabis clubs to stop distributing medical marijuana. About the writer:Call The Bee’s Christina Jewett, (916) 321-1201. Recommend this story at Yahoo! Buzz:.
Traffic stop nets 21 pounds of marijuana
Mail Tribune – Dec 15, 2007
The car was northbound on Interstate 5 at about milepost 18 when it was stopped, police said. An OSP drug-sniffing dog at the traffic stop alerted officers of drugs in the trunk, police said in a news release. A search discovered 19 vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana concealed in camouflage duffel bags and backpacks inside the trunk. Estimated value of the marijuana was approximately $35,000, police said. Driver Christopher Watson, 24, of Lacy, Wash. , and passenger Alta Marie Schufreider, 22, of Newcastle, Wash. , were arrested on charges of possession, distribution and manufacture of marijuana.
Illegal immigrant tended cannabis crop to repay smugglers
Peterborough Evening Telegraph – Dec 15, 2007
Police swooped on an ordinary-looking home in Peterborough Road, Farcet, to discover five rooms crammed with more than 400 plants and 400 seedlings. At the early morning November 8 raid 45-year-old Be Ho was arrested, along with another man, who denied his part in the operation. Ho made full admissions to the charge of producing cannabis, telling police she was paying pack a debt owed to her Vietnamese smugglers. Sentencing her to 21 months in prison at Peterborough Crown Court yesterday, Judge Nicholas Coleman said: “You were repaying a debt incurred in Vietnam no doubt connected with your illegal entry into this country, and felt compelled to work illegally. “I accept you were not someone who set up the operation. But it can’t be said you were someone at the low end. Gardeners are important.