Their crimes range from terrorism to drug smuggling. And many young criminals in Afghanistan would have expected to serve their sentences in the notorious Pul-e-Charkhi prison, on the outskirts of Kabul. But in a sign of changing times, a new youth rehabilitation centre has been built, with money from the Italian government. Bernard Smith has been given exclusive access
Corrie star Denise Welch confesses: My cocaine shame - mirror.co.uk: "Shaking and sweating, Denise Welch locked herself in the Coronation Street toilets, clutching a s50 wrap of cocaine. Just a few feet away, on the set of the Rovers Return, her cast mates were filming Weatherfield stalwart Betty Drivers real life and on-screen 80th birthday celebrations. As the pub landlady and one of the soaps most famous faces, Denises character Natalie Barnes should have been in the hub of the scenes."
Doctor providing addicts with cocaine walks free | WorldHalt.com: "drug-addicted doctor who provided drug addicts in therapy with cocaine walked free from a Vienna court yesterday (Weds). Judge Patrick Aulebauer heard how suspended doc Peter A. supplied his patients with drugs before he was banned for life from the Doctors Chamber."
Michael Douglas' son Cameron has no one to blame but himself | Mail Online: "difficult week for Michael Douglas, who was in court to see his son given a five-year jail sentence for drug-dealing and his reputation as a father trashed into the gutter. Cameron Douglas, a DJ, bit-part actor, full-time heroin addict and total waste of space, was arrested last July after being found in possession of £12,000 of crystal methamphetamine in a New York hotel room. Cameron pleaded guilty, but in mitigation claimed that drug-dealing was 'simply' a way of funding his addiction and asked the judge to consider a lighter sentence."
Sports Briefing - Boxing - Valero Was Drug Addict, His Mother-In-Law Says - NYTimes.com: "Edwin Valero was addicted to cocaine and had grown increasingly violent before he was arrested in his wife’s murder and hanged himself in a Venezuelan jail, his mother-in-law, Mary Finol, said at the funeral of her daughter, Jennifer Carolina Viera. Valero, who won a record 27 straight knockouts, was arrested Sunday in the stabbing death of his 24-year-old wife. The police said he hanged himself in his cell Monday."
Sports Briefing - Boxing - Valero Was Drug Addict, His Mother-In-Law Says - NYTimes.com: "Edwin Valero was addicted to cocaine and had grown increasingly violent before he was arrested in his wife’s murder and hanged himself in a Venezuelan jail, his mother-in-law, Mary Finol, said at the funeral of her daughter, Jennifer Carolina Viera. Valero, who won a record 27 straight knockouts, was arrested Sunday in the stabbing death of his 24-year-old wife. The police said he hanged himself in his cell Monday."
Story of two former Santa Cruz residents on drug addiction reality show Wednesday - San Jose Mercury News: "Heroin and cocaine grabbed Annie Preece when she was 16 and waiting tables at a restaurant on Haight Street in San Francisco. Introduced by a friend, she thought using the drugs made her look glamorous. On top of the so-called glamour, Preece said the high from shooting cocaine and heroin into her veins — a mixture known as a 'speed ball' — was 'better than any love' she ever had. Preece, 29, an artist who moved to Santa Cruz two years ago, essentially gave her youth to the addiction and was 'on death's doorstep' when the producers of a TLC reality television show called 'Addicted' met her in December and started filming Preece's journey from rock-bottom to recovery."
Cocaine- related charges up 55%: "convicted drug dealer Richard Buttrose likened it to having a glass of wine, and now the latest crime statistics show that cocaine use is skyrocketing in Sydney. Cocaine-related charges laid by police in NSW rose 55 per cent in the 24 months to December and are now the highest in at least a decade. A report by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research shows 753 people were charged for use or possession of the drug last year. Two-thirds of those were in inner Sydney and the eastern suburbs. But researchers traditionally view official statistics about cocaine as less representative of the extent of its use because of a big number of ''hidden'' users."
Michael Douglas' son denied plea to be sentenced in secret | HollywoodNews.com: "Earlier this month we reported that Michael Douglas’ son, Cameron Douglas, was being charged for selling large amounts of drugs (including methamphetamine and cocaine), in a case in which he pleaded guilty. While it was unsure as to how the case was going to go and he could face up to 10 years in prison, he has obviously the center of attention since he hails from a top Hollywood star. His dark rode to drug addiction hailed from a very young age and it’s sad to see this troubled star fall."
'Girlicious' Singer Arrested: Natalie Mejia Pleads Not Guilty to Cocaine Possession - KTLA: "singer in the pop group 'Girlicious' plead not guilty Thursday to a charge of cocaine possession with intent to sell. Natalie Mejia, 21, of Diamond Bar, was arrested in Glendale on March 9th after a car she was riding in was stopped for speeding, Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said.A Glendale officer said he found more than a dozen bags of cocaine inside her Gucci purse.Mejia spent the night in in jail after her arrest and was released in lieu of $30,000 bail. She appeared in Los Angeles courtroom and plead not guilty to the charge on Thursday. She says the drugs weren't hers and that she didn't know how they got there.The driver of the Mustang in which she was riding, Peter Asencio, 28, of Burbank, was charged for driving with a suspended license."
Brooke Mueller Flips Out Over Charlie... | Gather: "Brooke Mueller flipped out when she heard about Charlie Sheen’s hookers and coke relapse. Brooke has been in separate rehab from Charlie, so when she got wind of his disguises and antics, she blew a lid! More pictures of Brooke after the test… Brooke has been quietly rehabbing and staying out of the press"
Kirstie Alley Regrets Writing Cocaine-Fuelled Journal - Starpulse.com: "Kirstie Alley regrets writing drug-fuelled journal entries during her battle with addiction - because she once vowed to publish her ramblings while high on cocaine. The former Cheers star, who has now cleaned up her bad habit, admits she still can't believe some of the eccentric things she did while under the influence. She recalls, 'I was a druggie. Cocaine. That is a bad drug because it makes you think you're really smart and it makes you say really stupid things. I wrote a journal when I was doing coke. It was like, 'This was so profound somebody's gonna find this one day and it's going to change their life.' It was the dumbest s**t you've ever heard in your life.'"
Luis Miguel Hospitalized – Cocaine Rehab?: "Mega-popular Mexican singer, has been reported hospitalized at LA’s Cedar Sinai for several days. As you may know, this is the famous clinic where Britney was taken during her meltdown era. There have been many rumors on the Web, especially one that said he entered for cocaine rehab. Latest reports on Spanish media about the state of Luis Miguel say that the singer has been hospitalized after problems during plastic surgery. Is he deformed now?? We don’t know his state, and well, there are still rumors of cocaine rehab on the Web. Luis Miguel is now in a delicate state. Friends such as Sofia Vergara and Daisy Fuentes have gone to visit him, but they weren’t allowed due to the severity of his state. He can only be now visited by his rep Alejandro Asensi, his daughter Michelle Salas, and his brother Alejandro Basteri. We hope Luis Miguel recovers quickly!"
Gazette Live - News - Local News - Cleveland Police launch mephedrone drug raids: "door was smashed in at 8.50am and a man, two females and a child were found inside. Detective Sergeant Nigel McCartney confirmed a quantity of brown crystalline mephedrone was found. He said: “Arrests will be made - we are continuing our investigations.” The dangers of taking the synthetic drug, also known as meow meow, MCAT or bubbles, have been highlighted by suspected linked deaths of a growing number of young people in the UK and abroad. Its potentially lethal effects - it can cause heart problems and seizures - increase if combined with alcohol or other drugs."
Cocaine ring arrests in northwest suburbs - chicagotribune.com: "'Dial-a-Rock' by police, the ring operated out of a 'stash house' in Schaumburg, where kilos of cocaine, purchased for $28,000 apiece, were brought in to be cooked into crack or packaged as powder cocaine, authorities said in court Thursday. Operators would receive orders by phone — as many as hundreds each day — and runners, many recruited from Jalisco, Mexico, would deliver to customers, sometimes in quantities totaling a kilo per week, officials said. The man alleged to be the kingpin of the ring, Ector Cortez, 40, of the 2800 block of Algonquin Road in Rolling Meadows, was ordered held in lieu of $1 million cash bail Thursday on charges of unlawful criminal drug conspiracy and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, authorities said."
Anxiety during Withdrawal from Cocaine | Drug Addiction Treatment: "Relapse is common among those struggling to overcome an addiction to cocaine. Besides the physical ailments associated with discontinuing use of a drug, often psychological factors cause the drug user to be susceptible to a relapse. It is important to understand the symptoms of a withdrawal, so that treatment centers may be able to better assist individuals with avoiding a relapse. The symptoms of withdrawal are often combated with other medications to ease their potency, making withdrawal more successful. Santucci and Rosario (2010) recently examined the consequences of withdrawal in an animal model study, looking at how symptoms of anxiety develop during withdrawal from cocaine. The objective of the study was to examine the ways that anxiety levels are influenced by withdrawal, in anticipation that when applied to human beings, relapse risk might be reduced. The researchers randomly assigned 26 male adolescent Long-Evans hooded rats to one of three groups. The first received daily injections of saline, the second received daily injections of 10 mg/kg of cocaine hydrochloride, and the third received daily injections of 20 mg/kg cocaine hydrochloride."
Richfield man charged in heroin overdose death - JSOnline: "Michael A. Cacchione, 24, is charged with party to the crime of first-degree reckless homicide in the death of Courtney M. Broeckel, according to a criminal complaint filed in Washington County Circuit Court. Broeckel, 28, died March 11 in her home from what the Washington County Medical Examiner's office ruled acute heroin intoxication, according to the complaint. Cacchoine told investigators that he gave Broeckel a line of heroin so she could feel better because she was 'dope sick.' He also admitted being a heroin user and said he 'believes his source is the source of the bad heroin that is hurting people in the Washington County area,' according to the complaint. The charge came a day after two men were bound over for trial in connection with the heroin overdose death of another Washington County woman. Jason R. Bennett, 23, and Paul J. Lehmann Jr., 30, are each charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the death of Jamie L. McKeever, 25. McKeever, of Kewaskum, died of a heroin overdose early in the morning of Nov. 5."
Lady Gaga – the new street name for heroin? « EarSucker: "Among the many names for heroin, you wouldn’t think that Lady Gaga’s name would be a part of it. Not in the traditional sense, that we’re aware of. There’s a new heroin on the street and it’s called Lady Gaga. Sound crazy? A man in Syracuse, New York, was popped by cops on Tuesday after a tipster ratted him out. He was delivering 400 glassine bags of heroin, in his pants. Each bag was stamped in red ink, “Lady Gaga”. Altogether, police found 15.6 grams of the stuff, which equates to $6,000."
30000 Russians die from heroin this year , Clusters - ecPulse.com: "30000 Russians die of young men and there are more of mothers cried over losing their sons, and the reason behind this die is heroin, where the heroin has increased between young men. In Russia there are now around 2.5 million heroin addicts due to the depression is a big problem, while in U.S there are around 800000 heroin addicts. The most factor affects on heroin increased in Russia is the geography factor, which nears from Afghanistan, where afghan heroin rose on the streets Russia."
Heroin Addicts: UN Office Of Drugs And Crime Launches New Report – Talk Radio News Service: "widespread drug abuse in Russia, Iran and Western Europe–main buyers of opium from Afghanistan. Some 30,000 Russians now die from heroin addiction each year. There are two and a half million people (mostly youth) addicted to heroin throughout Russia. The underlying reasons seem to be linked to unemployment, social frustration and general youth disenfranchisement on domestic issues. Iran has one of the highest proportion of hard drug users in the world as cheap opium and refined heroin easily flow over from the Afghan border. Some estimates put the number of heroin users as high as three million – one in 20 of the population. “The whole issue is a problem of shared responsibility,” said Walter Kemp, Spokesperson for the UNODC in a phone interview from Vienna. “The question is how to reduce demand and at the same time improve health, justice and security. Afghanistan seizes only 4-5 percent of its drug production while it produces 90 percent of the world’s opium.” UNODC’s largest criminal justice reform program is in Afghanistan, where the organization strives to rebuild human and infrastructural capacity, and develop national policies in areas of justice and counter-narcotics. In the United States, the UNODC estimates around 800,000 heroin addicts"
Whitney Houston has canceled more shows in Europe and her “people” are saying it is due to an upper respiratory infection. Just as reports of Houston’s illness surface, a witness, Marlon David, has come forward to In Touch magazine claiming he saw Whitney (who was hanging out with ex-husbad Bobby Brown) do cocaine at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in LA on March 10th. Marlon says that Houston looked terrible, a disheveled mess. She reportedly came into the bar screaming, “I want a f***ing drink!” followed by more lovely language. Marlon says she seemed completely oblivious as to who was watching. He claims he later saw her do a line of coke while in the establishment.“I saw her pull a plastic bag out, put a folded bill to her nose and discreetly snort a line from it of what to me certainly looked like cocaine. She’s extremely thin and looks like a disaster. She’s a hot mess,” eyewitness Marlon David exclusively tells In Touch. And believe it or not, Marlon says that Bobby was the sane one, looking embarrassed for Whitney and trying to get her out of the bar.“He had so much trouble trying to control her. He tried to make her leave, but she wouldn’t. She started yelling his name loudly and calling him a stupid son of a b****, and he told her to shut the f*** up.”So basically nothing has changed. I don’t doubt this story for a minute. I think Whitney Houston is simply a vessel for the record companies to make money. Who cares how she performs – or if she is on death’s door – they are trying to squeeze every last dollar out of her, before she kills herself. They threw her out onstage last year before she was ready.I think she probably got clean for a short while, but then being out on the road again she was in the same circumstances that led to her addiction in the first place. She wasn’t strong enough to stay sober. I worried this was going to happen from the very beginning, and it looks like it may have. Sadly, Whitney Houston is washed up, kaput, done with, ruined. She will never, ever be that gorgeous girl with the voice of an angel and a sparkle in her eye. I just don’t see it happening.
Cab driver Lascell Malcolm, 63, died of a heart attack after swigging from a bottle of rum given to him as payment for a fare - unaware that it contained liquid cocaine, The Sun reported.Police said it was one of five Bounty rum bottles - containing more than 250g of cocaine - given to unsuspecting people flying from St Lucia to the UK last May by drug baron Martin Newman, 49.asked Martin Lawrence to carry two, saying he was over his baggage limit. He agreed to give them back in arrivals in Britain.After landing, Newman was delayed by a baggage search. Customs officers found he had £4,000 in cash but let him go. Meanwhile Mr Lawrence couldn't wait as he had to catch a flight to his Swiss home. He gave a bottle to friend, Antoinette Corlis.She was picked up at the airport by her friend, Mr Malcolm. The minicab driver refused payment so she gave him the "rum". The father-of-two died the next day.His nephew and a friend visited his house in Haringey, North London, to pay their respects and had a drink of rum as a toast. They noticed it tasted bad and were rushed to hospital. Both survived.Prosecutor Oliver Glasgow told South London's Croydon Crown Court: "A spoonful could kill anyone."Police traced the other bottles in the £100,000 (US$152,710) haul.Newman has denied charges of manslaughter and importing drugs. The case continues.
After admitting to a string of affairs, the world No.1 is now under investigation for his relationship with a doctor who has been arrested for smuggling human growth hormone. Dr Tony Galea flew to Woods' home in Florida last year to perform a controversial injection therapy called "blood spinning" to speed his recovery from knee surgery.Since Canadian Galea's arrest last October, the FBI have questioned his clients including baseball and gridiron players. And now Woods is a potential witness."They (federal investigators ) actually contacted Steiny (Mark Steinburg, Woods' agent) and they can havefull co-operation, whenever they need me," said the 34-year-old in his first press conference since the scandal over his personal life. Woods used Galea, who is unregistered in the United States, to help recovery after tearing his Achilles following his fourth knee operation."He did come to my home," Woods added. "The injections help you heal faster and I did everything I possibly could so I could get back on the golf course. He never gave me HGH or any PEDs (performance-enhancing drugs). I've never taken that my entire life."Woods has not played in a tournament since November.But he said ahead of his 16th Masters: "Nothing has changed. I am going out there to try and win this thing."Woods added
Russia wants Britain and the United States to do more to eradicate opium poppy production in Afghanistan.Russian officials accuse Nato troops of refusing to destroy poppy fields in Afghanistan, which account for around 90% of the world's heroin supply. The head of Russia's drug control agency described Russia's heroin problem as a "tsunami" sweeping over the country.
arrested Tara L. Reynolds, 26, 716 1/2 W. Main St., Wednesday on a warrant for failure to appear in court on a charge of disorderly conduct. She was taken to the jail and placed in a cell with another inmate.Jail staff reported they found heroin in the cell, suspecting it belonged to Reynolds. The sheriff's office called in Tri-County Drug Enforcement and Narcotics Team agents who questioned Reynolds. Agents said Reynolds said she had the heroin concealed on her body when she was brought to the jail the day before and could have destroyed it since, but did not do so.Reynolds was charged with bringing contraband into a penal institution and possession of heroin, both of which can be punished with probation or prison.Reynolds was formerly known as Tara L. Garrow. Under that name, she was convicted April 5, 2004, in Cook County of possession of heroin. She also been arrested in connection with retail theft and driving under the influence.
Parker, 36, was jailed for 10 years as the principal player in the "sophisticated" drugs conspiracy. Bullen, 45, was jailed for eight years at Teesside Crown Court yesterday. They used the home of alcoholic Keith Coxford to store more than half a kilo Thousand (10 to the 3rd power). Abbreviated "K." For technical specifications, it refers to the precise value 1,024 since computer specifications are based on binary numbers. For example, 64K means 65,536 bytes when referring to memory or storage (64x1024), but a 64K salary means $64,000. of heroin worth about pounds 50,000.
Beijing will execute as early as Monday a Japanese man convicted last year of drug trafficking, it was learned Tuesday. If the execution is carried out, it would be the first time a Japanese is put to death in China after the diplomatic relations between the two countries were restored in 1972. In September 2006, Mitsunobu Akano was arrested at Dalian Airport in Liaoning Province for attempting with another Japanese to smuggle about 2.5 kilograms of stimulant drugs to Japan. The accomplice was sentenced to 15 years in prison. In June 2008, the Dalian Intermediate People's Court handed down a death sentence on the man. He appealed, but the sentence was finalized after the Liaoning Province High People's Court upheld it. China's intermediate courts and high courts are equivalent to Japan's district courts and high courts, respectively. Four Japanese, including the man, have been given death sentences for drug trafficking. The Chinese government has shown little leniency over the smuggling of stimulant drugs and other narcotics. The Chinese criminal code stipulates that people caught smuggling 50 grams of stimulant drugs or more will be subject to imprisonment of 15 years, life imprisonment or death. However, drug smuggling attempts by Japanese have shown no significant signs of decline in China. In March, a 28-year-old Japanese from Tokyo was arrested at an airport in Shenyang by the public security authority for attempting to smuggle about 1 kilogram of stimulants to Japan. In July 2009, three Japanese men were arrested at Dalian Airport for drug trafficking.
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