Drug trafficking

June 19, 2007 -- TALLAHASSEE – Florida Governor Charlie Crist today signed House Bill 461 establishing a pilot program that provides for random steroid testing of high school athletes participating in interscholastic football, baseball, and weightlifting. The Governor also signed House Bill 463 making student records relating to steroid drug tests confidential.    » read more »

Many also charged with murder, attempted murder or conspiracy to commit murder

TRENTON – New Jersey First Assistant Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced that a state grand jury has returned an indictment charging 46 members of the Nine Trey set of the Bloods street gang, including its top leaders, with first-degree racketeering and other charges stemming from a joint investigation by the New Jersey State Police and the Division of Criminal Justice.    » read more »

Legislation includes provisions to limit sales of products used to create meth

June 14, 2007 -- Carson City – Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons joined with Assemblyman Bernie Anderson (D-Washoe), Assemblyman James Settelmeyer (R-Douglas-Carson City-Washoe), Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, members of the Meth Community Response Alliance, members of the Governor’s Meth Working Group, representatives from Nevada Law Enforcement, representatives from the Nevada Retailers Association, and other community leaders to sign Assembly Bill 148 into law.    » read more »

WASHINGTON, June 5, 2007 – The problems plaguing the Afghan government cannot be taken on without taking on the problem of poppy production, the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan told Pentagon reporters in a teleconference today.

Although he’s not suggesting changing the charter of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, Army Gen. Dan K. McNeill said coalition forces can likely work within the eight pillars of the Afghan National Strategy for Counternarcotics to help fight against the opium cultivation in the country.    » read more »

June 5, 2007 -- Chicago ─ Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today said that a Coles County man was recently sentenced to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) after his guilty plea to Class X methamphetamine conspiracy.

Jeff Mingus of Mattoon was sentenced May 23 in Coles County Circuit Court where he also was fined $10,000 and ordered to pay other costs associated with the conviction.    » read more »

Maximum prison sentence imposed for participation in cocaine trafficking ring

June 5, 2007 -- TALLAHASSEE, FL – A Jacksonville, Florida man convicted of conspiring to traffic cocaine was today sentenced to 30 years in prison in a case prosecuted by Attorney General Bill McCollum’s Office of Statewide Prosecution. Carlos Alberto Bodoy was convicted in May by a Duval County jury for his involvement in a cocaine trafficking ring which supplied drugs from Mexico, New York and California to drug dealers in Duval County.    » read more »

May 31, 2007 -- (Bowling Green, KY) - Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement (KVE) Commissioner Greg Howard announced today the single largest drug seizure in KVE history.

On Sunday, May 27, at approximately 5:00 (CT), KVE Special Operations Officer’s conducted a random safety inspection on a tractor trailer north bound on I-65. After talking with the driver, it was determined that further inspection was warranted. At this time, a Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement Special Operations K-9 was brought in to inspect the truck where the scent of narcotics was discovered.    » read more »

May 24, 2007 - JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Governor Matt Blunt announces the award of over $5.6 million in Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Grants (JAG) to law enforcement agencies throughout the state. The grants and tough anti-meth legislation signed by the governor in 2005 will help with Missouri's ongoing efforts to combat meth and eliminate dangerous lab operations across the state.    » read more »

Grants will help agrichemical dealers protect their facilities from theft

May 25, 2007 -- SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today awarded $535,000 in Anhydrous Ammonia Security Grants to 50 Illinois agrichemical dealers throughout the state. The funding will help these businesses secure their facilities to prevent the theft of anhydrous ammonia, a farm fertilizer and key ingredient used to manufacture methamphetamine.    » read more »

May 14, 2007 -- WILKES-BARRE - Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that 26 of 36 suspected drug dealers - some with ties to the New York City "Bloods" gang - have been arrested today by the Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation (BNI) and the Luzerne County Drug Task Force on charges of trafficking cocaine in and around Edwardsville, Luzerne County.    » read more »

Supports New Monitoring System to Stop Meth Cooks

May 11, 2007 -- JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Governor Matt Blunt is pleased to report the continuing positive results of Missouri's anti-meth legislation signed into law in 2005 and encourages the General Assembly to support a new monitoring system to help in Missouri's fight against meth.    » read more »

May 09, 2007 -- Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo today announced that agents of the Kentucky Bureau of Investigation (KBI) have seized drug shipments from a shipping hub in the Lexington area. The packages were shipped to Kentucky residents from an unlicensed pharmacy in Miami, Florida.    » read more »

May 4, 2007 - GROVE CITY - Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that agents from the Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation (BNI) have arrested 15 out of 17 suspected drug dealers operating in Mercer County.    » read more »

May 4, 2007 -- TALLAHASSEE, FL – A Jacksonville man was convicted of conspiring to traffic more than 30 kilograms of cocaine, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced. A Duval County jury returned the guilty verdict against Carlos Alberto Bodoy for his involvement in a cocaine trafficking ring which supplied drugs from Mexico, New York and California to drug dealers in Duval County. Bodoy and four co-defendants were prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution.    » read more »

May 2, 2007 -- PRESIDENT BUSH: It's been my honor to welcome a true democrat, a strong leader, and a friend, the President of Colombia. We had a long discussion.

First, Mr. President, Laura and I remember fondly our trip to your beautiful country. It was my second trip to Colombia, my first to your capital, and it was a very special occasion. And we thank you and the First Lady for such gracious hospitality.    » read more »