US sanctions former Haitian president over alleged drug trafficking | Drugs News

US sanctions former Haitian president over alleged drug trafficking | Drugs News

US Treasury Department says Michel Joseph Martelly ‘abused his influence’ to facilitate drug trafficking to the US. The United States has imposed sanctions on Haiti’s former President Michel Joseph Martelly over alleged drug trafficking, accusing him of playing a significant role in perpetuating the continuing crisis in the country. The…

California mom of 8, Maria Ramos, fatally shot on Oakland street by teen suspected of selling drugs
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California mom of 8, Maria Ramos, fatally shot on Oakland street by teen suspected of selling drugs

A California mother of eight, who once suffered from drug abuse, was gunned down in the middle of the road by a group of teens she believed had sold one of her kids marijuana vape pens. Maria Ramos, 33, was visiting her mother in Oakland when the two spotted a…

NY Instagram model Maecee Marie Lathers blamed ‘pink cocaine’ for deadly Miami car crash
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NY Instagram model Maecee Marie Lathers blamed ‘pink cocaine’ for deadly Miami car crash

A Mercedes-driving Instagram model from New York blamed party drugs and time travel for the reason she allegedly caused a three-car wreck and killed two people — including a father — in downtown Miami last week. Maecee Marie Lathers, 24, confessed to police she was under the influence of “pink…

White House strikes deal to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost  billion yearly
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White House strikes deal to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly

The Biden administration is taking a victory lap after federal officials inked deals with drug companies to lower the price for 10 of Medicare’s most popular and costliest drugs, but shared few immediate details about the new price older Americans will pay when they fill those prescriptions. White House officials said Wednesday…

NY must restore involuntary commitment to end Midtown chaos
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NY must restore involuntary commitment to end Midtown chaos

Kudos to City Councilman Erik Bottcher for rejecting the status quo as people suffering from untreated mental illnesses and substance abuse die slowly on our streets. Last month Bottcher, a Democrat representing Manhattan’s West Side from Greenwich Village to Times Square, wrote to Mayor Adams about the “dire,” “heartbreaking” chaos…

Why are there questions about arrests of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel leaders? | Explainer News

Why are there questions about arrests of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel leaders? | Explainer News

On June 25, the United States Justice Department announced the arrest of two high-ranking leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel – co-founder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. “Both men are facing multiple charges in the United States…

‘I was ambushed’: Sinaloa cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ details capture | US-Mexico Border News

‘I was ambushed’: Sinaloa cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ details capture | US-Mexico Border News

Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada says he was taken against his will to US amid conflicting accounts of arrest last month. The co-founder of the Sinaloa drug cartel says he was kidnapped in Mexico and delivered into United States custody against his will, in the latest chapter of a dramatic case…

US says El Chapo son surrendered but El Mayo taken against will from Mexico | Drugs News

US says El Chapo son surrendered but El Mayo taken against will from Mexico | Drugs News

US ambassador to Mexico says no US resources were involved in the removal of El Mayo from Mexico to arrest in Texas. The US ambassador to Mexico has acknowledged that drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia was brought to the United States against his will when he arrived in Texas…

What is the fallout from the US arrest of the drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada? | Crime News

What is the fallout from the US arrest of the drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada? | Crime News

Monterrey, Mexico – It was a dramatic fall for two high-ranking members of Mexico’s infamous Sinaloa cartel. On July 25, the United States announced it had arrested 76-year-old Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and 38-year-old Joaquin Guzman Lopez at a rural airport near El Paso, Texas. One was the cartel’s co-founder….