Judge tosses lawsuit filed by mother whose toddler was killed in LA police shootoutLOS ANGELES — A judge abruptly dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of a 19-month-old girl who died when her father used her as a human shield during a furious gun battle with police. ATF worries about Mexican cartel grenades coming into AmericaPHOENIX — It was a scenario U.S. law enforcement had long feared: A fragmentation grenade from Mexico’s bloody drug war tossed into a public place. Mexican authorities arrest suspect accused of moving half ton of meth into US each monthMEXICO CITY — Police raided a church service in western Mexico and arrested a man known as “The Truck” who is suspected of moving a half ton of crystal methamphetamine into the United States each month, federal officials said Monday. 4 arrested in California arms trafficking bust denied bail, 1 claims links to Mexico cartelLOS ANGELES — A judge refused to grant bail for four men arrested Friday for their roles in an alleged arms trafficking ring, with one man claiming he is a member of a notorious Mexican drug cartel, federal authorities said. 4 arrested in California gun ring bust; 1 claims to belong to Mexican drug cartelLOS ANGELES — Four people were arrested and charged Friday for their roles in a suspected gun ring that sold assault rifles and other high-powered weapons, with one man claiming he is a member of a notorious Mexican drug cartel, authorities said. Italy’s health officials allow use of abortion drug RU-486 in hospitals, drawing Vatican ireROME — Italy has approved the use of the abortion drug RU-486, capping years of debate and defying opposition from the Vatican, which warned of immediate excommunication for doctors prescribing the pill and for women who use it. Drug offenders could fall through cracks in Calif. budget, getting neither treatment nor jailSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thousands of California drug offenders could end up without treatment or jail time because of a clash between the state’s new budget and an initiative approved by voters nine years ago. California budget could leave drug offenders without treatment or jail timeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thousands of California drug offenders could end up without treatment or jail time because of a clash between the state’s new budget and an initiative voters approved nine years ago. Senate panel examines increased gang activity in Indian communitiesWASHINGTON — American Indian communities are being overwhelmed by gang violence and drug trafficking, tribal leaders told lawmakers Thursday, appealing for help with problems more commonly found in big cities. Feds seize heroin worth $17 million, indict 21 in Mexico, California drug ringSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities say federal drug agents have broken up a narcotics ring responsible for importing heroin valued at $17.5 million into California from Mexico. Ga. woman arrested and charged after police find pound of meth worth $13,000 in her braCROSSVILLE, Ala. — A 37-year-old Georgia woman was arrested and charged with padding her bra with methamphetamine. DeKalb County, Ala., Sheriff Jimmy Harris said the woman was arrested Tuesday and charged with trafficking in controlled substances. Gang kills Mexican police officer and his family in attack on home near GulfVERACRUZ, Mexico — Gunmen shot up and torched the home of a Mexican police commander Wednesday, killing the officer, his wife and his four children, including a 6-year-old boy. Authorities target property of Jackson doctor for second time in week in ongoing investigationLAS VEGAS — For the second time in less than a week, authorities have targeted the property of Michael Jackson’s personal doctor in their investigation into whether he committed manslaughter by administering a powerful anesthetic to help the pop singer sleep. Chavez recalls ambassador over Colombia’s report that rebels had weapons sold to VenezuelaCARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez recalled his ambassador from Bogota on Tuesday and threatened to halt Colombian imports after the neighboring country said anti-tank weapons found in a rebel arms cache came from Venezuela. Agents search Las Vegas home, office of Michael Jackson’s doctor in manslaughter investigationLAS VEGAS — Federal agents searched the home and office of Michael Jackson’s personal physician Tuesday in a widening investigation of whether administering a powerful anesthetic as a sleep aid was so reckless that it constitutes manslaughter. States desperate for cash eye cuts at prisons, worrying someST. LOUIS — Tony Ferranto worries as he walks his patrol at maximum-security Menard Correctional Center in Illinois. Federal agents search Las Vegas home, office of Michael Jackson’s doctor in manslaughter probeLAS VEGAS — Authorities searched the sprawling Las Vegas home and medical office of Michael Jackson’s personal doctor Tuesday, seeking documents as part of a manslaughter investigation into the singer’s death. Federal agents search Las Vegas home of Michael Jackson’s doctor in manslaughter probeLAS VEGAS — Federal authorities searched the Las Vegas home of Michael Jackson’s personal doctor Tuesday and arrived at his medical office as part of a manslaughter investigation into the singer’s death. Law enforcement official: Jackson doc told investigators he’d administered anestheticLOS ANGELES — A law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation into Michael Jackson’s death says the singer’s doctor told investigators he administered the powerful anesthetic that authorities believe killed the pop star. AP source: Jackson’s home chaotic, doc gave drug that authorities believe killed pop starLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s personal doctor gave him a powerful anesthetic through an intravenous drip to help him sleep, and authorities believe the drug caused the pop singer’s death, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. Mexico plans to test special drug courts in north, drawing praise from visiting US drug czarMEXICO CITY — Mexico announced a pilot program Monday to have special courts handle cases involving addicted offenders who commit crimes while under the influence of drugs. SF Zoo tiger attack victim arrested after traffic stopSAN JOSE, Calif. — A San Jose man attacked by a tiger at the San Francisco Zoo has been arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession and being under the influence of a controlled substance. APNewsBreak: Officals say Juarez lieutenant killed on US soil was informant working for fedsEL PASO, Texas — The eight bullets that leveled Jose Daniel Gonzalez Galeana outside his home just doors from the city’s police chief were fired at close range and left little doubt about their message. Police: Feud between rival drug gangs led to Baltimore cookout shooting that wounded 12BALTIMORE — Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld says a feud between rival drug gangs led to a shooting at a backyard cookout that left 12 people wounded Sunday night. US military increases attacks on Afghan drug syndicate as new US-NATO policy takes holdKABUL — U.S. Marines and Afghan forces have found and destroyed hundreds of tons of poppy seeds, opium and heroin in southern Afghanistan this month in raids that a top American official said show the new U.S. counter narcotics strategy in Afghanistan is working. Mexican police detain 11 suspected La Familia cartel members at meth labMEXICO CITY — Mexican police say they have captured 11 suspected members of the La Familia cartel and seized a methamphetamine lab in the western state of Michoacan. Tougher measures taken along US-Canada border as marijuana and ecstasy smuggling surgePLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — The world’s longest undefended border. It’s a catchy yet increasingly imprecise term for the U.S.-Canada frontier, as authorities on both sides ratchet up efforts to curb bustling traffic in illegal drugs and guns. Mystery substance sickens La. cops investigating possible narcotics in truck; 18 quarantinedKENNER, La. — A mystery substance found in a truck that authorities believe was hauling narcotics has sickened numerous law enforcement officers in Louisiana, and at least 18 have been quarantined as a precaution. Agents seize $1.2 billion worth of marijuana in 10-day sweep in California’s Sierra NevadaFRESNO, Calif. — Federal and state agents have arrested 83 people for growing more than $1.2 billion worth of marijuana in an ongoing crackdown on illegal pot gardens in California’s Sierra Nevada range. Rio police find clandestine drug gang ‘clinics’ that treated traffickers wounded in shootoutsRIO DE JANEIRO — Rio drug traffickers are operating makeshift medical clinics in the slums they control so wounded gang members don’t have to risk arrest by seeking treatment at hospitals, police said Thursday. |
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