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How’s the War on Drugs going?
The DEA announced that it had seized enough fentanyl to kill every American, and a Colorado library closed after “higher than acceptable” levels of methamphetamine were found in its air ducts. –From Harper’s Weekly Review (1) Oh yeah? Well, DEA, … Continue reading
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Tagged DEA, fentanyl, Harper's, methamphetamine, War on Drugs
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Paths Crossed: When drug raids go radically bad
The horrendous police shooting of Breonna Taylor reminded me of a case I once did some work on — a case which demonstrates how cops can miserably fuck up when they investigate illegal drug cases, especially when their warrants depend … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, Paths Crossed, The Facts of Life
Tagged Breonna Taylor, confidential informants, Drug Enforcement Agency, drug raids go bad, Environmental Protection Agency, qualified immunity, War on Drugs
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Pot brownies, a verbally abused (napping?) cat and other stuff
From 538’s Significant Digits for today: 4 pot brownies An Omaha man ate four brownies that turned out to be pot brownies his kid left in the back of the car. According to a report in the Omaha World-Herald, the … Continue reading
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Tagged criminal actions, criminalizing drugs, Drug Enforcement Agency, War on Drugs
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