BC man arrested in Washington after marijuana seizure
The News Review:
- BC man arrested in Washington after marijuana seizure
- Dropped charges in medical pot case called ‘huge victory’
- Forces conduct joint operations
- Officers seize coke, pot, steroids
- Gaming machines lose against thieves
- Carbon monoxide threat for children in grow-ops, social worker says
BC man arrested in Washington after marijuana seizure
cbc.ca – Dec 18, 2007
man arrested in Washington after marijuana seizure. , man was arrested in Washington after American border guards in Lynden seized almost 210 kilograms of marijuana in a truck he was allegedly driving.
Dropped charges in medical pot case called ‘huge victory’
Rocky Mountain News – Dec 18, 2007
“This is a huge victory – a decisive victory. The times they are a-changin’. It’s time for police to figure out that medical marijuana is legal. On Monday, Dickes and his attorneys filed a motion in Arapahoe District Court to get the 71 plants seized April 27 from his Aurora basement returned. Police have said the plants are dead. A constitutional amendment passed by voters in 2000 allows the use of marijuana to alleviate pain and symptoms of various illnesses. The law also stipulates that medical marijuana or plants seized from state-certified patients during criminal investigations be returned in good shape at the end of court cases… Police have said the plants are dead. A constitutional amendment passed by voters in 2000 allows the use of marijuana to alleviate pain and symptoms of various illnesses. The law also stipulates that medical marijuana or plants seized from state-certified patients during criminal investigations be returned in good shape at the end of court cases. “He was carefully and meticulously cultivating this. Dickes should get his medicine back,” Corry said. Marijuana recently returned to state-registered medical marijuana patients James and Lisa Masters in Fort Collins was moldy, and only a small amount could be used for medicinal purposes.
Forces conduct joint operations
Sun St.Kitts/Nevis – Dec 18, 2007
Reuben Govia of Molyneuax was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis after joint search operations uncovered a quantity of cannabis at a residence in the area. Meanwhile, Natalie Francis and Lynette Pemberton of Mad House Alley, Newtown, as well as Kenza Brantley of Lower Cayon and Quincy Duncan of Caunt Street, Newtown, were all arrested and charged for possession of cannabis… The public is asked to be cautious when accepting currency notes, and to contact the nearest police station if you have doubts about the authenticity of notes tendered. George Elliot of Caunt Street, Newtown, was arrested and charged last Saturday for indecently assaulting a young girl. Further, police uprooted 75 marijuana plants in the Tabernacle area. The plants ranged in height from seedlings to 14 inches. In the mean time, the police are investigating a shooting incident that occurred in Conaree on 14 Dec. , where a lone gunman shot at a young man. He was able to escape unharmed.
Officers seize coke, pot, steroids
Citizen.com – The Citizen.com – Dec 18, 2007
With possessions like these, it might take a get-out-of-jail card to get home in time for Christmas. Drug busts do not take a holiday, according to agents with Fayette’s Drug Task Force (DTF). The first of three recent busts occurred Dec. 11 when undercover DTF agents arrested three men in a buy-bust at the BP service station at Ga… Also arrested was 29-year-old Prentice Deon Hamm, of Union City, charged with sale of cocaine, trafficking in cocaine, sale of marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, said Thomas. The bust occurred after Pierc, Barnett and Hamm arrived at the station and made contact with undercover DTF agents. Hamm sold agents approximately 28 grams of suspected marijuana and approximately two grams of suspected cocaine, Thomas said. Found in the vehicle during the subsequent search was approximately one pound of suspected marijuana and approximately 70 pre-packaged grams of suspected cocaine, said Thomas. The second bust, one involving the seizure of steroids, occurred Dec. 13 outside World Gym in Fayetteville. Robert Sawyer, 44, of Locust Grove, was charged with sale of steroids and suspended license after receiving $400 for four vials of injectable testosterone to undercover agents, Thomas said.
Gaming machines lose against thieves
Shelbyville Times-Gazette – Dec 18, 2007
to find the door’s lock pried and the Pot O’ Silver machine’s glass broken. Smell’s a giveawayAn officer who said she smelled marijuana in a car stopped for a traffic violation late Friday night arrested two passengers on drug charges. Officer Tracey Nelson said drug dog Remy detected a small amount of marijuana in the car’s rear seat following a traffic stop at Lane Parkway and North Main Street. Nelson walked Remy in front of the occupants after all denied ownership of the drug. Remy alerted on Evelyn Jean Navarrette, 18, Gowen Drive, who admitted to having marijuana and a grinder in her pants. At that point all denied the marijuana was theirs except Andrew Lee Fuentes, 19, Kingwood Avenue… Nelson walked Remy in front of the occupants after all denied ownership of the drug. Remy alerted on Evelyn Jean Navarrette, 18, Gowen Drive, who admitted to having marijuana and a grinder in her pants. At that point all denied the marijuana was theirs except Andrew Lee Fuentes, 19, Kingwood Avenue. He was charged with possession of a schedule VI drug and, on a previous warrant, with theft of property. As of Monday he was being held on $6,000 bond at Bedford County Jail. Navarette was charged with possession of a schedule VI drug and possession of drug paraphernalia. She posted $1,000 bond.
Carbon monoxide threat for children in grow-ops, social worker says
cbc.ca – Dec 18, 2007
Association of Social Workers member and spokesman Paul Jenkinson told CBC News that it’s becoming increasingly common for people running illegal marijuana grow-ops to vent the furnace back into the home to increase carbon dioxide levels to boost the growth of the plants, but the waste gases also include deadly carbon monoxide. Jenkinson believes it’s time for the Ministry of Children and Families to draw up a formal policy to treat grow-op homes as a risk to child safety. “It’s unbelievable that in the multi-dangers of marijuana grow-ops, the ministry hasn’t produced this document, and also said to the public, ‘Here’s how we do this,’” said Jenkinson. Tom Christensen, B. ‘s minister of children and families, told CBC News Tuesday morning the government policy is already clear enough: If children are at risk, remove them from the home. ”To single out the environment of grow-ops from any other dangerous environment doesn’t actually result in any better protection of children,” said Christiansen.