Amber Howard, 33, of Briensburg, on multiple Methamphetamine and drug charges...
MARSHALL CO, Ky – A woman faces multiple charges, including trafficking a controlled substance, after a traffic stop Friday afternoon. Kentucky State Police say 33-year-old Amber Howard of Briensburg...
View ArticleAmanda Dawn Armstrong, 27, of Bessemer City, Elizabeth Mary Buchanan, 27, and...
Three people are facing felony charges after Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies found three active one-pot meth labs inside a vehicle. Robert Gregory Wray, 40, and Elizabeth Mary Buchanan, 27,...
View ArticlePhilippine military finds Methampetamine worth more than $2.77 million in...
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – The Philippine military found methamphetamine worth between US$2 million and US$5 million (S$2.77 million and S$6.91 million) while clearing rebel positions in...
View ArticleMethamphetamine, Synthetic Drug Escalation a New Threat for Asia Communities
BANGKOK — The United Nations says it sees an escalation in the production and use of amphetamines and synthetic drugs as a new threat for communities in Asia. In northern Thailand’s Chiang Rai...
View Article44 pounds of Methamphetamine found during traffic stop in Tulsa – Kevin...
Tulsa police seized 44 pounds of methamphetamine after an officer stopped a man for an alleged traffic violation on U.S. 169. Kevin Jameson, 58, failed to signal a left turn onto the highway Sunday...
View ArticleAngelica Yarnell-Ross, 48, of Coquille, tried to smuggle Methamphetamine into...
COQUILLE, Ore. – A woman faces accusations she tried to smuggle a bag of meth into the Coos County Jail concealed inside a hollowed-out bar of soap, narcotics detectives said. That incident happened...
View ArticleNathaniel Lee, 19, of Nixa, admits guilt in shooting of Oscar...
A Nixa teenager admitted Monday to shooting and killing a Mexican man in rural Webster County in connection with a local woman’s drug debt. Nathaniel Lee, 19, admitted to using a firearm to commit a...
View Article‘Nothing Short of Torture’ – Melissa Shales, 26, and Michael Shales, 31, of...
A Pennsylvania couple was sentenced to 10 to 21 years each for abusing their infant twin daughters in what the judge described as “one of the most horrific examples of child abuse that I’ve ever seen,”...
View ArticleNarco-millennials: Sons of Mexican drug bosses take control
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Noreste article Subject Matter: Sons of Mexican Capos Recommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge required The new generation of narcos...
View ArticleU.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Nogales arrest 39-year-old...
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Nogales arrested a 39-year-old Nogales, Arizona woman on Monday for an alleged attempt to smuggle more than 50 pounds of...
View ArticleBrooke Danielle Beckley, 20, and Jourdan Ashley McGinnis, 28, both of Nixa,...
Three Nixa residents have pleaded guilty in federal court June 20 to their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, which resulted in the murder of a Mexican national, Oscar Adan...
View ArticleAmanda Bentley, 36, of Kingsport, smokes Methamphetamine with her own...
BLOUNTVILLE — A Kingsport pair was arrested for allegedly giving methamphetamine to a juvenile, and the female suspect claimed she wanted her curious daughter to do the drug with her rather than “be...
View ArticleAshley Cecilia Castaneda, 33, of Waco, who hid a loaded Smith and Wesson...
WACO, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman who police said packed a loaded pistol in her vagina has been sentenced to probation after she pleaded guilty to drug possession. Ashley Cecilia Castaneda has been...
View ArticleMethamphetamine busts keep climbing in San Diego County, but problems persist
Since the start of June, border patrol in four separate drug busts seized more than $500,000 worth of methamphetamines. While this amount would be considered huge a few years ago, today it is common...
View ArticleMethamphetamine continues to be abused throughout north Iowa
A couple weeks ago, I wrote an article about Heroin and it’s presence in Mitchell County. This week I would like to bring awareness to another controlled substance found all over Iowa and also in...
View Article‘Badly burned’ woman from at The Cove of Lake Geneva hotel explosion, Melissa...
ELKHORN—A “badly burned” woman who was hospitalized after a methamphetamine lab explosion at a Lake Geneva hotel now faces meth manufacturing charges in Walworth County Court. Authorities had responded...
View ArticleFelicia Farruggia pleads guilty in Concord to getting Methamphetamine...
CONCORD, N.H. — A woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to reckless conduct after she was accused of allowing herself to be injected with methamphetamine while she was in labor. Felicia Farruggia told the...
View ArticleMethamphetamine overshadows opioid crisis in rural areas
We sat down with Michael Schiks and Sherry Parker at Project Turnabout to talk about meth problems in our communities, opioides, the health insurance industry, and how American society views addiction...
View Article$200,000 Worth of Liquid Methamphetamine – 138 Pounds – Discovered in Gas...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers discovered 138 pounds of liquid methamphetamine inside the gas tank of a car at the Calexico downtown port of entry Tuesday. The drugs were valued at...
View Article26 pounds of crystal Methamphetamine seized by Ohio State Highway Patrol...
A 39-year-old man and 20-year-old woman face a federal charge of attempting to distribute methamphetamine after they were found Wednesday morning with 26 pounds of crystal meth in their car, according...
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