Blog Posts in March, 2011
Posted on Mar 31, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
A New York nurse is charged with stealing and forging prescriptions at different pharmacies throughout Genesee County, New York. As part of his job as a nurse, he broke into a computer system and ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
Working on a tip received from an informant, police discovered a hydroponic marijuana grow room in a basement. The highly elaborate room had automatic watering, lighting systems, and 84 plants. Along ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
After a routine traffic stop, suspended Green Bay Packer Johnny Jolly was arrested for possessing a controlled substance with intent to deliver . In 2008, Jolly was arrested for having 200 grams of ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
If 16 pounds of marijuana was not enough, Lowel and Rhonda Shade also had one pound of marijuana fudge and 90 marijuana plants in their home. Obviously, they are charged with possession with intent to ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
It appears that drug crimes on our favorite cruise ships have taken a dramatic rise over the past year. According to an AOL travel article, it has increased 52%. It appears that the drug crimes are ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
Around 9 in the morning, a Tennessee State Trooper stopped a Ford Explorer for speeding. Interestingly, he "observed several indicators of suspicious criminal behavior" and called for the K-9 squad. ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
U.S. Attorneys announced a federal indictment of 35 members and associates of the Barrio Azteca. Barrio Azteca started as a prison gang and has evolved into one of the biggest drug cartels on the ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
A Las Vegas Deputy District Attorney was arrested on Saturday for purchasing cocaine from a street dealer. he was arrested after buying $40 worth of crack cocaine. The drug dealer told police that he ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
In 2004, Montana voters allowed for the legal cultivation and possession of marijuana for medical purposes. The number of medical marijuana patients or card-holders have increased from 1,000 to 28,000 ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
Jose Antonio Medina Arreguin, who has been referred to as the "King of Heroin" pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell narcotics in California. Only 36 years old, this overachiever was pocketing over ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
It appears that drug crimes on our favorite cruise ships have taken a dramatic rise over the past year. According to an AOL travel article, it has increased 52%. It appears that the drug crimes are ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
A teacher's aid in Daytona Beach went to the local Walmart to pick up her ex-boyfriend. Interestingly, he was attempting to escape from store security because he stole some pants and a razor blade. A ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
A man was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia after his home was searched. Police seized $44,000 worth of marijuana and heroin ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
An elementary student shared the cocaine that he brought to school with four other classmates. They ingested the drug by eating it and they were eventually transported to an area hospital for ...
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Posted on Mar 18, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
In Cameron County, Texas, a man and woman were arrested as a result of a Crime Stoppers tip. Upon investigation, the police found 13 pounds of cocaine in their vehicle. The police used a K-9 to search ...
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Posted on Mar 18, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
Democrat Representative Harold Dutton of Houston , filed a bill to reduce the offense of possession of marijuana less than two ounces from a Class B to a Class C offense. Currently, if a person is ...
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Posted on Mar 18, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
Mesquite Police Sergeant John David McAllister faces one charge of theft of government money. During an undercover courier operation, McAllister stole $2,000. In December, FBI agents received a tip ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
This 83 year old grandmother was arrested for having more than 538 grams of cocaine in her home. She also had over $20,000 in cash, two pistols, two rifles, and two shotguns located in her home. She ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
Fake marijuana , or K2 , is a mixture of chemicals that mimics the effects of smoking marijuana. The products contain synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol derivatives that mimic the sensation of being high ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
The Zetas have sprung up all over North Texas. We are not talking about your generic college sorority, either. The Zetas have historically controlled the area around Falcon Lake, on the Texas-Mexico ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
After a five-month investigation, the police arrested five men at a house where over 300 pounds of marijuana was stashed for their trafficking operation in Minnesota. The operation involved drug ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
U.S. Customs officials seized 59 pounds of "hard narcotics" over several busts which had an estimated street value of $1.7 million. In one bust, officers found twenty packages of cocaine in a sedan ...
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Posted on Mar 9, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
Travis Wright, a ten year Converse firefighter veteran, was arrested on Monday for possession with intent to deliver one to four grams of a controlled substance . Wright was arrested after a month ...
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Posted on Mar 8, 2011 By Plano Drug Attorney
Two people were arrested in Carson County after police had found over $70,000 worth of methamphetamine in the car. The pair were traveling on I-40 from Las Vegas, Nevada to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ...
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