Posts Tagged ‘marijuana’
Squad seizes record amount of locally grown pot plants
A multi-agency squad that targets drug traffickers in the San Diego area seized a record amount of marijuana plants being grown locally over the first 10 months of this year, authorities announced Thursday.
The San Diego County Narcotics Task Force discovered 227 illicit cannabis cultivation operations and confiscated a total of 492,221 pot plants between January [...]
Over 1,000 lbs. of drugs confiscated at border
Federal agents working at ports of entry at the U.S.-Mexico line in California over the weekend seized 1,125 pounds of illegal narcotics, confiscated nearly $84,000 in undeclared cash and caught 10 fugitives wanted for various crime, officials reported Monday.
Study: Arrestees taking less illegal drugs
Fifty-eight percent of women and 57 percent of men who were arrested in San Diego County last year tested positive for an illegal substance, the lowest rate since testing began in 2000.
Arthur Salm: Much marijuana ado about nothing
The real problem lies in the premise: that medical marijuana dispensaries are some kind of special, deadly serious issue, when they most certainly are not.
Supervisors extend marijuana moratorium
The unanimous action gives staff time to develop regulations for the dispensaries, which are supposed to provide marijuana to people with prescriptions.
Fed seizes over 1,000 pounds of marijuana
Federal inspectors in San Diego County seized about 1,160 pounds of marijuana and methamphetamine that smugglers tried to bring into the United States from Mexico over the weekend.
An agent with a drug-sniffing dog discovered the largest of the 12 illicit narcotics shipments — an 810-pound load of cannabis — hidden inside a trailer being pulled [...]
Man arrested for illegally obtaining prescription drugs for resale
A young man accused of illegally obtaining hundreds of prescription drugs from pharmacies to sell, as well as running a marijuana-growing operation in his Murrieta residence, was out of custody on bail today.
Deputies were dispatched Friday to the CVS Pharmacy at 30640 Rancho California Road regarding someone attempting to have a forged prescription filled.
The customer, [...]
Border inspectors have busy Labor Day
Inspectors staffing ports of entry along the California-Mexico border over Labor Day weekend seized 1,360 pounds of illicit narcotics.
