High School Quarterback Faces Serious Drug Charges for Selling Marijuana at School On Tuesday, October 1st, South Pointe High School in Rock Hill, SC saw the arrest of their starting quarterback on drug charges, after the teenager was arrested for selling marijuana to fellow students. Davonta … [Read more...]
Synthetic Marijuana Does Not Show Up on Drug Tests
October 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Synthetic Marijuana and Other Designer Drugs Do Not Show Up on Conventional Drug Tests, Study Shows According to a new study by the Office of National Drug Control Policy, a quarter to one-third of young men passing through the District of Columbia’s criminal justice system tested clean on … [Read more...]
Meth Lab Bust After Short Foot Chase in Lexington County
October 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Lexington County Man Busted for Operating Meth Lab After Leading Police on Short Chase Another Lexington County resident was busted for operating a meth lab out of his home. Deandre Malcom Black, 38, who lived on Two Notch Road near Lexington, was arrested on Monday, September 23rd, for … [Read more...]
Craigslist Under Fire for Illegal Prescription Drug Sales
September 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
California Lawmakers Crack Down on Craigslist for Allowing Illegal Prescription Drug Deals An anonymous seller posted on Craigslist: “Had a left over bottle [of Norco] from a car accident … I’m not the police. You shouldn’t be either.” Norco is a strong prescription painkiller. The anonymous … [Read more...]
DEA Reports that Molly is Not Ecstasy, Could Be Bath Salts or Worse
September 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
After Four Deaths in the Northeast, DEA Cracks Down on Molly Dealers, Reports Drugs Are Not Pure A bad batch of Molly, a popular club drug that is marketed as a pure and safe form of ecstasy, was reportedly responsible for the deaths of four young adults in the Northeast at the end of … [Read more...]
First Federal Synthetic Marijuana Trial Begins
September 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Federal Drug Trial Against Minnesota Synthetic Marijuana Retailer Begins In May, the DEA made three types of synthetic marijuana illegal with a “temporary” statute that put a halt to sales of the drugs for two years, so the agency could further study the side effects of designer drugs. Synthetic … [Read more...]
Lake Murray Home Used as Meth Lab
September 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Four People Arrested for Operating Meth Lab in Vacant Lake Murray Home Lexington County investigators arrested four people on Monday, September 9th, for operating a meth lab and breaking into a vacant home to set up their operation. The owners of the Lake Murray home reportedly do not live there … [Read more...]
Three People Arrested in Small Marijuana Growing Operation
September 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Three People Arrested for Growing Marijuana in Springdale, SC Springdale Police have arrested three people in connection with a small marijuana growing operation. On Tuesday, September 10th, officers received an anonymous tip about the small marijuana operation in West Columbia. At approximately … [Read more...]
FDA Announced New Safety Rules for Prescription Painkillers
September 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
FDA Announces New Regulations to Help Prevent Prescription Painkiller Abuse On Wednesday, September 11th, the FDA announced that they will make changes to safety labeling and post-market study requirements to help prevent prescription painkiller abuse and addiction, especially with long-acting and … [Read more...]
Two Men Arrested in Five Points on Drug Charges
September 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Changes in Policing Policy Land Two Arrests on Drug Charges in Five Points After promising to refocusing their policing efforts in Five Points, the Columbia Police Department has landed two arrests on drug charges over the weekend of September 6th. On Friday, September 6th, police reports say … [Read more...]
