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Several suspects arrested in El Centro in connection with drug-related incidents
Staff WriterSeven people were arrested this week on drug-related violations during two separate incidents that called for the involvement of El Centro Police Department’s SWAT team. SWAT team members used flash bang devices Wednesday at a location in the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Police Arrests, Methamphetamine (drug), Drug Trafficking
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Narcotics seized during search at Highway 86
Staff WriterSALTON CITY --- U.S. Border Patrol agents seized an amount of heroin and methamphetamine this week during a vehicle check at the Highway 86 checkpoint, officials said today. Three pounds of heroin and five pounds of methamphetamine that was worth a total...Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Drug Trafficking
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Valley Police Beat: Man jailed in connection with pipe bomb incident in Salton City
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterSALTON CITY - A 46-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats and other charges in connection with the discovery of two pipe bombs found at a location in Treadwell Boulevard, records show. The suspect, identified by records at...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Police Arrests, Crimes, Explosions, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Calexico corner traffic attracts crime
Staff WriterCALEXICO — Workers routinely flood the corner of East Third Street and Paulin Avenue where there’s a bus stop, places to eat and unfortunately, crime. Calexico resident Ruben Carbajal has gone to the corner for years to wait for work in the...Tags: Business, Crime, Law and Justice, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Customs agents seize close to $1M in narcotics over weekend
Imperial Valley Press Staff Writer, Copy EditorFour significant narcotics seizures during the weekend by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico and Andrade ports netted close to $1 million of contraband, authorities said. Twenty-nine pounds of cocaine were discovered hidden in...Tags: Organized Crime, Police Arrests, Methamphetamine (drug), Drug Trafficking
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Woman arrested in what is largest drug interception ever this year at Calipatria State Prison, official says
Staff WriterCALIPATRIA --- A woman could face criminal charges after she allegedly brought small quantities of methamphetamine and heroin while visiting an inmate over the weekend at Calipatria State Prison, official said today. The woman, identified as 27-year-...Tags: Prisons, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Los Angeles County woman could face charges in drug-related case at Calipatria prison
Staff WriterCALIPATRIA — A Los Angeles County woman could face charges for allegedly bringing in 22 bindles of narcotics to Calipatria State Prison in the biggest drug interception at the prison this year, an official said Monday. The woman, identified as 27-...Tags: Prisons, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Imperial County drug seizures up in 2011
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterNearly 5 million pounds of narcotics were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agents in 2011, a 20 percent increase from last fiscal year, according to a report by the CBP. In Southern California alone 158 tons of narcotics were...Tags: Environmental Issues, Organized Crime, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Organized Crime
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INKED! Keeping on schedule
Potheads are annoying. They talk too much, are way too chill and keep asking the same questions over and over.
But as a general rule they’ve never been in that criminal class like junkies, crackheads and tweakers, addicts who could conceivably...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Proposition 19 (California, 2010), Politics, Regional Authority, Health Treatments
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Are sales of drugs and pills tolerated?
I’d like to know why nothing is being done about people selling illegal drugs and pills outside the clinic? I have family members who are clients. They are doing good but they say this makes it very hard for them seeing it right there in their...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Methadone (drug)
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INKED! Rewriting a modern classic: "yes, yes, yes"
The “27 Club” has a new member among its exclusive ranks.
Soul singer Amy Winehouse joined the list of artists and musicians who have died from their addictions at the age of 27, adding to a roll call that includes Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin,...Tags: Family, Arts, Arts and Culture, Jimi Hendrix, Health
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Undeclared currency and narcotics discovered in three separate incidents, CBP authorities report
Staff WriterCALEXICO --- More than $818,000 in undeclared currency and 155 pounds of narcotics was among the items seized this week by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, authorities said today. CBP officers at the East Port of Entry found 28 wrapped...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Organized Crime, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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