Florida Man in Jail After Allegedly Stealing Sister’s Christmas Gifts
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- Florida Man in Jail After Allegedly Stealing Sister’s Christmas Gifts
- Troops find 2.5 tons of marijuana in Afghan school
- Border Patrol’s northern expansion causes friction
- More than 400 pounds of marijuana seized
- Call to teach cannabis dangers
Florida Man in Jail After Allegedly Stealing Sister’s Christmas Gifts
FXNews
A deputy later found the gifts at Kendall’s new home as well as prescription drugs. Kendall told a deputy he had taken the presents but hadn’t meant to take his sister’s gifts. Authorities charged him Wednesday with grand theft having prescription drugs without a prescription and possession of marijuana and drug a paraphernalia. He was still in jail Sunday. Bond was set at $13000.
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Troops find 2.5 tons of marijuana in Afghan school
AFP
5 tons of marijuana in Afghan school5 hours agoKABUL (AFP) — US and Afghan troops destroyed 2. 5 tons of marijuana they found in an abandoned school in volatile southern Afghanistan the US military said Sunday. The massive drugs stash was uncovered on Saturday during a joint US-Afghan operation against Taliban rebels in the Arghistan district of Kandahar province spokesman US Colonel Greg Julian told AFP. “Afghan and coalition troops found and destroyed two-and-a-half tons of marijuana in a school in southern Afghanistan” Julian said. “The troops were on a foot patrol and they checked on this compound the school and they found that stock of marijuana.
Border Patrol’s northern expansion causes friction
The Associated Press
Attorney Jeff Sullivan to the U. Border Patrol was short and to the point: Stop sending petty marijuana cases to his office. “It is our long-standing policy to use limited federal resources to pursue the sophisticated criminal organizations who smuggle millions of dollars of drugs guns and other contraband across our borders” Sullivan wrote in November. Sullivan’s note is one in a string of flare-ups as the Border Patrol expanded its influence and manpower here in recent months.
More than 400 pounds of marijuana seized
Chicago Tribune United States
fficials declined to release the specific location of the raid. The charges against the eight men and one woman are a mix offelonies and misdemeanors. Those who were arrested are from.
Call to teach cannabis dangers
Stuff.co.nz New Zealand
The call for primary school drug education is welcomed by the Wellington youth drug and alcohol counselling service WellTrust. The average age at which the trust's clients begin using cannabis is about 12 executive officer Murray Trenberth says. The report says users prefer marijuana grown indoors where "a consistently higher-quality product is achieved". Scientific tests ESR completed this year are believed to confirm increasing amounts of THC the ingredient responsible for the giving the "high" in cannabis. Police have refused a request for the THC test results but the report says levels are believed to have increased between six and 12 per cent since the late 1990s. HIGH TIMESKey findings in the Customs Police and Health Ministry report:* Cannabis-related hospital admissions exceeded the numbers admitted for opiates amphetamines and cocaine combined. * In 2005 more than 2062 hospital admissions were related to cannabis.