Drug Task Force searches home, arrests Canton man
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(US) Dafoe Jr. of Route 310 was arrested on a charge of 3rd degree Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance after task force members executed a search warrant at his home early Wednesday. (Thu Nov 20 10:48:42 2008 PST)
CALA still on McGraw's case
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Every year since the settlement, Purdue Pharma, which manufacturers the painkiller OxyContin, has paid McGraw's office $2.5 million. ... (Thu Nov 20 10:20:02 2008 PST)
Palm Coast doc convicted in drug case
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(US) A Pensacola jury found Klug guilty of dispensing controlled substances including Oxycontin, Lortab and methadone to patients who didn't need the drugs for pain control. A... (Wed Nov 19 23:20:36 2008 PST)
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Lawyers pursue Ledger millions
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(Australia) The Ledger family was upset ReliaStar appeared to reject autopsy results by the NY Medical Examiner's Office that the 28-year-old movie star died from an accidental overdose of a cocktail of prescription painkillers and sleeping pills, including OxyContin, Vicodin, Valium and Xanax. The Ledger family was upset ReliaStar appeared t... (Wed Nov 19 05:49:07 2008 PST)
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Busy day for Ontario Court of Justice
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(Canada) Peplinskie was also handed 12-months probation and a 10- year weapons prohibition. (Wed Nov 19 03:33:58 2008 PST)
Macomb County news in brief: Trial set in boy's overdose death
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(US) The parents of an 18-month-old boy who died of an OxyContin overdose are to stand trial Feb. 24. (Wed Nov 19 00:35:08 2008 PST)
Girard man indicted on four felony charges
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(US) B which are papers used by drug dealers that contain the names of individuals who owe money. (Tue Nov 18 21:50:02 2008 PST)