Santa Clara County’s child welfare agency is once again mired in a contentious blame game, as social workers say department leaders are scapegoating an attorney for a controversial practice that the county recently abandoned: inviting parents to attend child abuse interviews, even when the parent is the one suspected of abuse. The attorney, Bhavit Madhvani, … Read more
New York City, United States – The allegations shocked the courtroom. Last week, a confidential witness in a high-profile criminal case alleged that an Israeli embassy participated in a money-laundering scheme linked to the illicit trade of cocaine. It was a major twist in the trial of Juan Orlando Hernandez, a former Honduran president now … Read more
By Mark Stevenson | Associated Press MARAVATÍO, Mexico — Two mayoral hopefuls in the Mexican city of Maravatío have been gunned down within hours of each other, as experts warn the June 2 national elections could be the country’s most violent on record. The widening control of drug cartels in Mexico has been described as … Read more
Fatal drug overdoses from smoking substances, rather than injection, has increased dramatically in the United States, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found. Injection-related overdoses were previously the most commonly documented route for drug deaths in the country. However, a report published Thursday found that the rate decreased by … Read more
A California man has been arrested after authorities said he was making and peddling a new synthetic drug known as “pink cocaine.” Luis Carrillo-Moyeda, 32, was identified as a primary suspect after detectives uncovered evidence of the manufacturing and sale of illegal narcotics out of a business located in the 400 block of Blossom Hill Road in … Read more
By TRÂN NGUYỄN | Associated Press SACRAMENTO — A pair of California lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill on Tuesday to allow people 21 and older to consume psychedelic mushrooms under professional supervision as part of an agenda to tackle the state’s mental health and substance use crises. It comes after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom last … Read more
A man who died a day after he resisted arrest by Hong Kong police over an alleged HK$100 million (US$12.79 million) cocaine smuggling ring was city racing driver Anson Wong Kwai-wah, the Post has learned. Wong, 57, who had a history of heart disease, died in hospital last Thursday, a day after he passed out … Read more
When then-21-year-old Jacob Blackwell started slurring his words and stumbling up the hallway last year, his housemates assumed he was on drugs. They sent a text, hours later, to his mother, Chelsea Blackwell, telling her they believed it would be best if her son moved out of the sharehouse. Meanwhile, a potentially deadly infection was … Read more
A MAN who went missing three weeks ago had enjoyed an evening out with a gangster pal hours before he vanished, we can reveal. Daniel Fraser had been at a function with hood David Togher in Musselburgh, East Lothian. 2 Daniel Fraser with hood pal David TogherCredit: Supplied 2 Daniel was last seen outside The … Read more
RIOT cops armed with guns and shields helped bust ‘The Kane Line’ gang who peddled £100k of class A drugs each week. The thugs ran a major drug line in Luton, Bedfordshire and it took police six months to bring them down. 3 The moment cops busted into a house and brought a massive drug ring was caught on … Read more
