Addiction Runs in the Family
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dailyrx - (US) People who are addicted to drugs share similar brain abnormalities with their siblings. These new findings allow us to understand more about why people with a family history of drug abuse are themselves at a higher risk of addiction. (Wed Feb 08 13:26:04 2012 PST)
Troops target drugs to defund Afghan militants
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armytimes - (US) We will fail in Afghanistan. T find a drug trafficking organization that is not connected to the insurgency. Senior International Security Assistance Force military leaders have approved Army units to assist the Drug Enforcement Agency. (Wed Feb 08 09:26:15 2012 PST)
Bologna: operazione antidroga carabinieri, 14 ordinanze e 3 arresti (3)
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parma.repubblica.it - (Italy) Tra loro la Campagna trovata in possesso di circa 800 grammi di marijuana. Nel corso delle perquisizioni di stamattina sono stati arrestati Salvatore Are, 35enne operaio bolognese con precedenti specifici di polizia, trovato in possesso di 15 grammi di marjuana e di un bilancino di precisione; Matteo Vincenzini, 25enne operaio bolognese resi... (Wed Feb 08 09:26:15 2012 PST)
Messina; sorvegliato speciale arrestato dai Carabinieri.
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mnews.it - (Italy) In particolare, i militari di una pattuglia del Nucleo Radiomobile, in questa Piazza Unione Europea, sottoponevano a controllo gli occupanti di una autovettura, i quali alla vista dei Carabinieri tentavano di... (Wed Feb 08 04:50:00 2012 PST)
Il Quotidiano Italiano
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ilquotidianoitaliano.it - (Italy) Le Fiamme Gialle hanno sequestrato nel torinese 280 chilogrammi di droga (hashish, marijuana e cocaina) e una pistola, 60 chili di hashish nascosti in un garage intestato a un prestanome, compiuto piC9 di 30 perquisizioni e denunciato 54 insospettabili corrieri, il cui ruolo era fondamentale nello spostamento di ingenti quantitativi di sostanze stupefacenti da uno Stato... (Wed Feb 08 02:35:19 2012 PST)
Cannabis campaigner jailed for growing drugs
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getsurrey - (UK) Prosecutor Rhiannon Sadler said police had visited Mr Matthews' one-bed council house on three occasions between August and December 2010 and seized 84 plants which would have produced thousands of pounds worth of cannabis as well as 4.75g of cannabis and 7.36g of cannabis resin. (Wed Feb 08 02:05:44 2012 PST)
Addict sold drugs to fund his habit
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sheffieldtelegraph - (UK) Andrew Taylor, jailed for dealing cannabis. A DRUG dealer from South Yorkshire who stashed more than #500 worth of cannabis in his garden has been jailed for 16 months. Andrew Taylor was caug... (Wed Feb 08 01:36:53 2012 PST)