War on Drugs

An investigation into what is being captured on the body cams worn by Los Angeles police has turned up evidence of officers planting drugs in a suspect’s wallet while believing their cameras were off. According to CBS-LA, Los Angeles police are now wearing the body cams, but police officials are withholding the videos from the … Read more

HOUSTON, Texas – A Houston Police Department officer appeared in court today after being charged with narcotics-related evidence tampering, the department confirmed. Julissa Guzman Diaz was arrested and relieved of duty on Thursday. Diaz was sworn in more than a decade ago and assigned to the Clear Lake patrol division. According to sources, she was … Read more

WEST DEPTFORD, N.J. — A West Deptford police officer is off the job after he is accused of tampering with evidence and filing false reports. For the last four years on the force, 30-year-old Officer Thomas McWain has won awards for cleaning up the streets of New Jersey and making arrest after arrest for drug … Read more

In an effort to better test drivers suspected of operating a vehicle under the influence of illicit substances, police from 12 Michigan agencies will experiment using handheld devices that will test drivers’ saliva for the use of several drugs. The Michigan State Police will begin a one-year pilot program for roadside drug testing starting on … Read more

TROUP COUNTY, GA – The Troup County Sheriff’s Office arrested two people after seizing more than $1 million worth of marijuana during a traffic stop. On November 2, around 8:43 p.m., Sgt. Nathan Taylor with the Troup County Sheriff’s Office, stopped a white in color Freightliner tractor pulling a trailer on I-85 around mile marker … Read more

ATLANTA — A Georgia sheriff accused of violating the civil rights of hundreds of high school students when he ordered a massive school drug search is now accused of interfering with a Georgia Bureau of Investigation probe into his son’s recent drug arrest. In April, Worth County Sheriff Jeff Hobby drew ire from scores of … Read more

A brand new dispensary in Nevada claims that it is the “Largest marijuana store on the planet”. While situated in downtown Las Vegas, the store is actually on tribal lands, off of Main Street and Washington Avenue. Officials say that since the dispensary is tribe owned and self regualted, while clients will be paying the … Read more

WASHINGTON — The Drug Enforcement Administration has for five years steadfastly defended the behavior of its agents in a late-night drug seizure carried out with Honduran forces on the remote Mosquito Coast, a mission that resulted in the deaths of four Honduran civilians. In the D.E.A.’s view, the dead — one man, two women and … Read more

The teenage son of the southwest Georgia sheriff indicted for ordering a massive school-wide drug search has now run afoul with the law on a drug-related charge. The drug arrest of Zachary Lewis Hobby last week has renewed speculation that Worth County Sheriff Jeff Hobby’s decision to search the entire local high school last April … Read more

Salt Lake County, Utah – Last week, West Valley City agreed to pay out $650,000 to settle two federal court cases filed amidst allegations of police misconduct and the controversial disbanding of the discredited Neighborhood Narcotics Unit several years ago. The city awarded half a million to Terry and Brandy Christiansen, who filed a lawsuit … Read more

MERIDIAN, Miss. – A former sheriff’s deputy and police officer has been arrested in Lauderdale County on drug related charges. Wesley Alan Stevens was booked into the Lauderdale County jail Thursday. He was booked in for sale of a controlled substance. We have been unable to find out exactly what that controlled substance might have … Read more