Tri-County Drug and Gang Task Force Arrests More Than 20 in Multicounty Bust

Tri-County Drug and Gang Task Force Arrests More Than 20 In Multicounty Bust
Charlotte County, VA – Twenty-four men and women got an early morning wakeup call Friday from the Tri-County Drug & Gang Task Force. … The arrests are the culmination of a ten month investigation into illegal drug distribution and use in the area. Read more on WSET

NM suspends trainer; Viagra drug found in horses
Mares said the drug increases a horse's cardiac output and the resulting increased endurance allows it to run faster. He said New Mexico regulators hadn't detected use of the drug in recent years. "That drug has no business being in a horse. It has no … Read more on Charlotte Observer

City, residents look for solutions to stem deadly violence
They cited illegal drug use and drug dealing, unemployment, poverty, single-parent households, and a lack of community resources as factors that permeate the problem. Antonio Stevenson of Winston-Salem counsels 30 teens in his youth-intervention … Read more on Winston-Salem Journal

Poll: 88 percent of NYers support medical pot
Maurice Carroll, director of the poll, says a narrow majority doubt that legalizing marijuana will lead to harder drug use, and about half say marijuana is no worse than alcohol. The poll surveyed 1,488 New York voters by phone on Feb. 6-10 and has a … Read more on Charlotte Observer