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• APNewsBreak: Daughter of Mexican drug lord held

  October 15, 2012 in Nation/World SAN DIEGO (AP) — The daughter of one of the world’s most sought-after drug lords has been charged with trying to enter the United States on someone else’s passport, U.S. …

• Violent street gang: US targets finances of MS-13

  October 11, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration declared the ultra-violent street gang MS-13 to be an international criminal group on Thursday, an unprecedented crackdown targeting the finances of the sprawling U.S. …

• 21 accused in NYC of selling meds on Craigslist

  October 11, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — The Craigslist ad offered black-market Percocet pills for sale but warned potential customers: “No LE please.” Meaning: No law enforcement. Like that made a difference.

• Glued toddler’s mother admits to drug, alcohol use

  October 11, 2012 in Nation/World DALLAS (AP) — A young mother of five facing prison time for beating her 2-year-old daughter and gluing the toddler’s hands to a wall admitted Thursday to using drugs and …

• US targets violent, central American street gang

  October 11, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A Central American street gang known for using machetes to hack and stab rivals to death became the first street gang to be labeled a transnational criminal … 1

• AP IMPACT: Cartels flood US with cheap meth

  October 11, 2012 in Nation/World ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mexican drug cartels are quietly filling the void in the nation’s drug market created by the long effort to crack down on American-made methamphetamine, flooding U.S. …

• Police: Student took LSD before campus shooting

  October 9, 2012 in Nation/World MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A nude University of South Alabama freshman had taken LSD and assaulted others before he chased the campus police officer who fatally shot him, authorities said …

• Panetta: Syria clash with Turkey may escalate

  October 6, 2012 in Nation/World MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — The continued exchange of artillery fire between Syria and Turkey raises additional concerns that the conflict may escalate and spread to neighboring countries, Defense Secretary Leon …

• Criminal freed over Mass. lab scandal skips court

  October 5, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — Career criminal Marcus Pixley got a break when his bail was reduced after allegations that a state police lab chemist put thousands of drug cases like his …

• Criminal freed over Mass. lab scandal skips court

  October 4, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — Career criminal Marcus Pixley, whose bail was reduced after allegations that a state police lab chemist mishandled thousands of drug samples, has become a fugitive. A Suffolk …

• Criminal freed over Mass. lab scandal now fugitive

  October 4, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — A career criminal and convicted rapist whose bail was reduced after a chemist was accused of mishandling drug samples at a state lab failed to show up …

• Chicago police find about 1,500 pot plants in city

  October 4, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — In Chicago, a bustling urban metropolis where skyscrapers are as likely to sprout up as anything a farmer might plant, someone decided there was just enough room … 2

• Chicago police find about 1,000 pot plants in city

  October 3, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — In Chicago, a bustling urban metropolis where skyscrapers are as likely to sprout up as anything a farmer might plant, someone decided there was just enough room … 2

• NYPD to boost gang unit over social media violence

  October 2, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department is planning to double the size of its gang unit to 300 detectives to combat teen violence fueled by dares and …

• NYPD plans to double size of gang unit

  October 1, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department is planning to double the size of its gang unit to 300 detectives to combat teen violence fueled by dares and …

• Crime at the US-Mexico border goes corporate

  September 29, 2012 in Nation/World BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — When a regional manager for the Mexican Gulf cartel moved his operation to a more lucrative territory on the border, he took along not only his …

• Chemist in Mass. lab scandal could see new charges

  September 29, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — A chemist accused of lying about drug samples she tested at a state lab could face additional charges as prosecutors and defense attorneys sift through thousands of …

• Mass. chemist in drug test flap is arrested

  September 28, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts chemist accused of faking drug test results now finds herself in the same position as the accused drug dealers she testified against: charged with a …

• Suspicions ignored as bosses let chemist work on

  September 27, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — Chemist Annie Dookhan was “Superwoman,” a colleague at a Massachusetts state crime lab used to joke. She seemed unstoppable in her quest to please prosecutors, police and …

• Mass. gov says he expects charges in lab scandal

  September 27, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said Thursday he expects criminal charges will be brought in an investigation of misconduct by a state lab chemist who admitted faking drug …

• Arkansas court upholds medical marijuana proposal

  September 27, 2012 in Health, Nation/World LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a proposed ballot measure that, if successful, would make the state the first in the South to legalize … 3

• Co-workers: We worried about Mass. chemist’s work

  September 27, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — Chemists who worked with the woman at the center of a Massachusetts state drug lab scandal told investigators they had concerns about her work for several years, …

• Police chief resigns, NM force has gone to the dog

  September 27, 2012 in Nation/World VAUGHN, N.M. (AP) — A drug-sniffing dog now is the only certified member of the police force in the small eastern New Mexico town of Vaughn. Police Chief Ernest “Chris” …

• Mass. lawyers troubled by lab case revelations

  September 27, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — Advocates for defendants whose drug samples were handled by a chemist at the center of a state lab shutdown say they’re shocked and troubled over new revelations …

• Mass. chemist’s colleagues had questioned her work

  September 26, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — A chemist at the center of a drug lab testing scandal admitted she faked results for two to three years, forged signatures and skipped proper procedures, a …

• Police chief resigns, NM force has gone to the dog

  September 26, 2012 in Nation/World VAUGHN, N.M. (AP) — The police chief of the small eastern New Mexico town of Vaughn resigned Wednesday, leaving the town with just one certified member on its police force …

• Chemist told Mass. police she ‘messed up bad’

  September 26, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — The chemist at the center of a Massachusetts drug lab scandal admitted she faked test results for two to three years, forged signatures and skipped proper procedures, …

• Chemist’s inflated resume gives lawyers new doubts

  September 26, 2012 BOSTON (AP) — Revelations that a chemist at the center of a scandal at a Massachusetts drug lab might have lied about her educational background have given defense attorneys new …

• Chemist’s education questioned in drug lab scandal

  September 25, 2012 BOSTON (AP) — A chemist whose alleged mishandling of drug samples has thrown thousands of criminal cases into question testified under oath that she holds a master’s degree in chemistry …

• Mass. lab probe starts with 1,140 inmate cases

  September 25, 2012 BOSTON (AP) — Faced with the daunting task of evaluating more than 34,000 drug cases handled by a Massachusetts chemist accused of misconduct, prosecutors and defense attorneys are starting with …

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