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'Brilliant' scientist pleads guilty to running 'Breaking Bad'-style meth lab after inadvertently calling cops on himself
February 18, 2024 | 10:51pmAttorney David Besso told Newsday his client is a “brilliant” scientist who was examining drug addiction “for the public good” and denied selling meth out of the lab.
Sobbing boy hands cops bag of meth he found in mom's $430K Vegas home
February 13, 2024 | 2:45pmKendra Long was arrested for drug trafficking and child abuse after her son handed officers a 100-gram bag of meth he found under her nightstand.
Methodist church pastor accused of dealing crystal meth out of parsonage
February 12, 2024 | 3:19pmState police were tipped off about the reverend's alleged side business.
Former meth addict-turned-social media star details stunning transformation: 'At my worst, I had nothing'
January 24, 2024 | 3:23pmA 34-year-old has revealed how she overcome a “demonic drug” and has become a new mother after beating a five year addiction.
Biden gives Christmas clemency to 11, expands pot pardon after criticism
December 22, 2023 | 11:22amPresident Biden granted pre-Christmas prison commutations to 11 people jailed for drug crimes Friday, while slightly expanding his marijuana mass pardon unveiled last year -- which critics ripped for failing...
California men sent 'wholesale' meth, cocaine disguised as noodles, car parts to Australia, New Zealand: feds
December 16, 2023 | 6:29pmFederal prosecutors estimate that from 2017 until 2022, the men operated a complex drug trafficking ring to move cocaine and meth.
Couple arrested after kitten found in duct-taped sandwich container tests positive for meth
December 13, 2023 | 11:48amA Utah couple were arrested after their 6-week-old kitten was found trapped in a small poop-filled sandwich container with methamphetamine in her system.
Disney employee racks up $24K on corporate card to fund drug-fueled lifestyle, is somehow not fired
November 27, 2023 | 12:49pmA Disneyland employee who spent $24,000 on his corporate credit card to fund a lifestyle fueled by illegal drugs said the Mouse House gave him a second chance after he...
Woman on meth tries to open emergency door to plane 10 hours into Korean Air flight from NY
November 24, 2023 | 11:44pmShe had begun showing signs of anxiety about 10 hours into the flight and tried to rip the door open several times before she was finally restrained.
Former San Jose meth house where bombs were also made lists for $1.55 million -- and buyer has to clean it
October 24, 2023 | 8:41pmA California home used as a bomb and meth making operation before it was raided by the FBI earlier this year is now on the market for a whopping $1.55...
Mom of kids named Aryan and Nation was on meth in hit-and-run death of Native American woman: cops
October 24, 2023 | 3:43pmSuspect Sunny White was allegedly high and meth and claimed she had struck a deer.
Real-life 'Breaking Bad:' 'Erratic' professor suspended after students discover he'd once run a meth lab
October 10, 2023 | 1:15pmIn a life “Breaking Bad” scene, a Michigan State professor was suspended after students worried about his “erratic behavior” discovered he was previously arrested for running a meth lab.
Cops recover pound of meth from Staten Island hotel turned migrant center
October 5, 2023 | 8:29pmThe hotel was turned into a 35-unit shelter to house incoming migrants on May 4, according to local pols.
Students find meth in teacher's hair scrunchie during 'Family Fun Night': cops
September 26, 2023 | 2:51pmAfter the event ended at about 6 p.m., the teacher was seen by two janitors "frantically searching for some sort of hair tie."
Mexican man caught trying to smuggle 400 pounds of cocaine in cucumber shipments across border
September 25, 2023 | 6:22pmA Mexican man was arrested after trying to enter California with more than 400 pounds of cocaine hidden inside boxes of cucumbers, authorities said.
Woman who named son 'Methamphetamine Rules' grilled in TV interview: 'Why would you do this?'
September 20, 2023 | 3:10pmAn Australian journalist who named her son Methamphetamine Rules has been grilled over the blunder in an interview.
Family suffers mystery ailments after stolen car is returned with high traces of meth, fentanyl
September 18, 2023 | 1:13pmJake Culver, of Pierce County, WA, said his family suffered headaches and upset stomachs as they discovered that their 2002 Ford F350, which had been returned after being stolen, had...
FDA solicits public outcry before pulling 'unsound' decongestants like Sudafed off shelves
September 15, 2023 | 10:13amThe market for oral decongestants is huge: A study of 100,000 US households showed that about half purchased medications with phenylephrine each year.
Thank the FDA as you cough and sniffle your way through the winter
September 14, 2023 | 2:33pmIs the FDA pulling cold medicine off shelves? Likely soon, because it's a bureaucratic nightmare that no longer has the public interest at heart.
200 pounds of 'liquid meth' hidden in fuel tank seized by CBP on US-Mexico border
September 12, 2023 | 8:32pmU.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized nearly 200 pounds of liquid methamphetamine concealed in the fuel tank of a tractor, the agency announced.