How easy is it to buy illegal drugs on the Internet? Pretty darn easy, according to a new study by the United Nation’s International Narcotics Control Board.
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Medicine: Drug Detector
One of the big problems plaguing law-enforcement officers dealing with narcotics addicts is how to determine quickly and conclusively whether a suspect is or is not on drugs. Most seasoned addicts are expert at concealing needle marks
Fighting the Cocaine Wars
Worldwide production of illicit opium, coca leaf and cannabis is many times the amount currently consumed by drug abusers. Some governments do not have control of the narcotics growing regions, and prospects in several countries are dampened by corruption, even government involvement in the narcotics trade.
Where the Grass is Greener
Snow still caps the fir-covered mountains of southwest Oregon despite the warm spring sun that has lured burly loggers from their hibernation and drawn orchardmen back to their pear trees.
Five young adults charged in burglaries of celebrity homes
They’ve been called the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch and the Bling Ring. Now, five of the six young adults accused of burglarizing celebrity homes can be known as “booked.” “Shooting began several days ago [on the pilot] and will continue for the next few weeks,” E! told CNN
DEA personnel among 14 dead in Afghan copter crash
Three Drug Enforcement Administration personnel were among 14 Americans killed when three helicopters went down in Afghanistan on Monday, a law enforcement source said. The joint international security force killed more than a dozen enemy fighters while searching the compound, ISAF said
New charges filed in investigation of Anna Nicole Smith death
Anna Nicole Smith’s boyfriend and two doctors entered “not guilty” pleas Wednesday to new charges connected to the death of the former Playboy model and reality TV star in 2007.
Taliban suspected of stockpiling ‘missing’ Afghan opium
Enough Afghan opium to supply world demand for two years has effectively gone missing, with the Taliban suspected of stockpiling supplies in a bid to corner the market, the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has revealed.
Photos: Hong Kong drug addicts recover at school
Ketamine has become the drug of choice among young people, as the number of people under 21 taking drugs has surged 57 percent in the last four years in Hong Kong, said Commissioner for Narcotics, Sally Wong.