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Doctor to plead guilty to selling prescriptions at coffeehouses
An Orange County doctor has agreed to serve at least eight years in federal prison for illegally selling prescriptions for powerful painkillers and other drugs out of Starbucks coffeehouses, according to court records. Alvin Ming-Czech Yee, 44, of...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Judges, Pharmaceuticals, Crime, Law and Justice, Alprazolam (drug)
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BRIEF: Atlantic City man charged with drug distribution in Hamilton Township, and other charges in Pleasantville
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.HAMILTON TOWNSHIP -- Police arrested an Atlantic City man located in the Woodlands Complex after an investigation resulted in large quantities of illegal drugs. Rasul Abdullah, 43, drove up to and stopped near an officer who was handling a towing...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Prosecution, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Alprazolam (drug), Atlantic County
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Witness says murder suspects asked him to participate in robbery
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y.Victor R. Gardner cried in the witness box Tuesday afternoon when asked how well he knew murder suspect Michael S. Thorpe. "My kids called him 'Uncle Mike,'" Mr. Gardner told St. Lawrence County Assistant District Attorney Amanda N. Nissen, before going...Tags: Watertown, Murder, Theft
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Smoking and the right to dumb choices
As thoroughly awful as everyone knows cigarettes to be — still the No. 1 cause of premature death in this country — public officials walk a blurry line when they try to reduce smoking's terrible toll. As long as they lack the will to ban...
Tags: Tobacco Products, Marketing, Michael Bloomberg, Advertising, New York City Council
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BRIEF: South Charleston man pleads guilty to federal drug charge
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A South Charleston man, who authorities say had hidden a loaded handgun in a toddler's bed, will spend more than two years in federal prison on a drug conviction. Thomas Henry Banks Jr., 40, also known as "Fat Cat", was sentenced...Tags: Prisons
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Four-month drug probe nabs 19 in Craven
Sun Journal, New Bern, N.C.A four-month investigation targeting the illegal sale of prescription drugs and other controlled substances in Craven County has resulted in 19 people charged, investigators say. The roundup by Coastal Narcotics Enforcement Team, specifically those from...Tags: Methylphenidate, Drug Trafficking, Valium (drug), Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy
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Crime & Punishment: Drunk Woman Discharges Can of Bear Repellant in Hotel
Last year, Operation Bloodline, a joint effort between local cops and federal agents, led to the arrests of 105 people allegedly involved in the crack-selling operation of New Haven street gangs. The sting has been credited with reducing the area's murder...
Tags: Meriden, Television Industry, Dannel P. Malloy , Barkhamsted, Milford (New Haven, Connecticut)
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BRIEF: Woman arrested for meth, prescription pills near Manchester Expressway
Columbus Ledger-EnquirerA woman was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine Monday at the intersection of Manchester Expressway and Interstate I-185, according to a Columbus Police report. Melisa Lynn Andrews, 32, was arrested Monday at about 10:10 a.m. after...Tags: Highway Transportation, Prosecution, Methamphetamine (drug), Tramadol (drug)
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Rx Drug Abuse: Arkansas Survey Tracks Abuse Among Students
Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark.Editor's Note: The Times Record today continues its series of reports on prescription drug abuse. Wednesday: Addiction treatment available locally. Locally, the percentage of sixth- through 12-graders in Arkansas reporting abuse of prescription drugs is...Tags: Hydrocodone (drug), National Institutes of Health, Drug Trafficking, Behavioral Conditions, Students
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Ogdensburg murder trial witnesses: ?job? was planned
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y.The details differed, but two witnesses testified Monday in St. Lawrence County Court to being aware of plans for a "job" the night an 83-year-old Ogdensburg man died after three masked men allegedly entered his Ford Street apartment to steal cash and...Tags: Witnesses, Muscle Relaxers, Watertown, Theft, Prosecution
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Wandering Down syndrome child leads to neglect and abuse charges for Boynton woman
The 5-year-old child with Down syndrome was dirty, alone and wandering around a Boynton Beach apartment complex. When an investigator from the state Department of Children and Families arrived Monday, they found the boy was back home — and his home...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Methadone (drug), Boynton Beach, Abusive Behavior
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Abuse-resistant OxyContin will be only version available: FDA
Three years after it approved a version of the opioid analgesic OxyContin designed to discourage the painkiller's abuse, the Food and Drug Administration has effectively barred the original form of the drug from ever reaching the legal U.S. market. The...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, Food and Drug Administration, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Pharmaceuticals
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