Mischa Barton charged with DUI, marijuana possession
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- Mischa Barton charged with DUI, marijuana possession
- Dubai pardons Briton ‘with cannabis on shoe’
- Gold Coast cannabis crop disguised as hedge
- Marijuana use prompted attack, trial told
- Three women arrested with 57 kilos of marijuana
- How we concealed 870kg of Indian hemp in detergent bags - Hemp traffic…
Mischa Barton charged with DUI, marijuana possession
央视国际 - Feb 27, 2008
27 (Xinhuanet) - British-born star Mischa Barton has been charged with driving under the influence and possession of marijuana by L. police, media reported Wednesday.
Dubai pardons Briton ‘with cannabis on shoe’
The Age - Feb 27, 2008
The Gulf News reported on February 19 that a Dubai court hadsentenced British dance DJ Grooverider to four years in prison fordrug possession. The newspaper said 2. 16 grams of marijuana was found in hisluggage at the airport in November when he arrived to perform a gigin the emirate. floor(1000000*Math.
Gold Coast cannabis crop disguised as hedge
NEWS.com.au - Feb 27, 2008
Neighbours thought it was an average Nerang back yard with an above-ground pool and neatly trimmed hedges - but a closer look at the shrubbery revealed they were actually cannabis plants, putting a new twist on the expression ‘cultivating drugs’. Nerang officer-in-charge Senior Sergeant Gary Symons said police yesterday removed 30 healthy and mature plants, some more than 2m tall, with a street value of more than $100,000. Sen-Sgt Symons said he had never seen cannabis shaped and trimmed into a hedge in his 25 years in the police service.
Marijuana use prompted attack, trial told
Toronto Star - Feb 27, 2008
Hucker concluded Bucknor was suffering from a psychotic episode when Cote was brutally beaten within moments of returning two young children to her friend, who lived upstairs in their rented home. Hucker also told the court he didn’t think Bucknor’s mental illness was "an act" because he wasn’t sophisticated enough to pretend to be delusional or schizophrenic. Court heard that when Bucknor was arrested he was given anti-psychotic medicine to alleviate symptoms of mental illness. Bucknor was a daily user of marijuana. Hucker said studies have determined that frequent users of cannabis have double the risk of developing mental illness or schizophrenia. Bucknor directed Peel Police to the grisly scene after initially being arrested under the Mental Health Act when he was found completely naked in the back seat of a stranger’s car down the street. After killing Cote, Bucknor left the residence and took off his clothes and ran naked down the street, throwing money to various people and shouting that he was a "messenger from God.
Three women arrested with 57 kilos of marijuana
Globe and Mail - Feb 27, 2008
– Three Canadian women are in an upstate New York jail after a sheriff’s deputy confiscated garbage bags containing 57 kilograms of marijuana. The Warren County Sheriff’s Department says the pot was being transferred from one car to another in Lake George on Sunday night. The full text of this article has 169 words.
How we concealed 870kg of Indian hemp in detergent bags - Hemp traffic…
Nigerian Tribune - Feb 27, 2008
However, narcotic agents in Oyo State are not giving them a breathing space as two suspects who were alleged to be the brain behind the crime have been arrested by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command. At a media parley with newsmen recently, the Oyo State Commander of the NDLEA, ‘Jadi Suleiman, explained that the suspects’ arrest was made possible through an operation code named ‘Quick Sand’ which was recently launched by the command to flush out drug traffickers from the state. According to the NDLEA boss, “the command recently launched the operation, suggestive of the season we are in right now, to give hemp dealers a false sense of security while we swoop on them when they least expect. And in just two weeks of our operations, four persons were arrested with 870kg of Indian hemp… According to the NDLEA boss, “the command recently launched the operation, suggestive of the season we are in right now, to give hemp dealers a false sense of security while we swoop on them when they least expect. And in just two weeks of our operations, four persons were arrested with 870kg of Indian hemp. Tunde Muraina, male, aged 29 and Mohammed Abubakar, male, aged 22 were arrested with 778kg of cannabis sativa in Olokuta village in Ogunmakin area of Oluyole Local Government of Oyo State while Ucheman Iwuafor, male, aged 29 and Mohammed Abubakr, male, aged 22 were arrested with 92kg of cannabis sativa neatly concealed in detergent bags in Oyo town while trying to transport their deadly merchandise to Mekera town in Niger State. While explaining the motive behind the concealment of the substance in detergent bags, one of the suspects, Tunde Muraina, explained to Crime File that they were desperate to beat the security network of narcotic agents in the state who had been giving them sleepless nights. According to Muraina, “we decided to load the Indian hemp in the detergent bags so as to shield the substance from the prying eyes of narcotic agents but they beat us to our tricks”, the suspect lamented. “We are alarmed at the way our youths are increasingly engaged in Indian hemp trafficking. The suspects fall within the age bracket of 20 and 30 years while their plight encapsulates the Get-rich-quick syndrome that has now gained currency among our youths.