During the investigation, FBI agents posed as drug traffickers and paid each guard about $5,000 to carry several kilos of cocaine from Miami to West Palm Beach. The defendants didn't know the cocaine was fake, federal authorities said.

sun-sentinel.com

U.S. Border Patrol agents on Friday discovered a tunnel used by drug traffickers that stretched 130 feet under the concrete-lined Rio Grande from Mexico into the U.S. -- a surprising find and the first such tunnel in El Paso.

The crudely made tunnel, about 2 feet high and 2 feet wide, was found near the Bridge of the Americas, officials said.

elpasotimes.com

The officers searched the home of Mr. Tafida after a police helicopter, using thermal imaging equipment, spotted what was described as a higher than normal heat signature in the roof of the property, mistaking the heat plume as a sign that the property had been converted into a cannabis factory.

234next.com

100,000 marijuana plants found in the San Bernardino National Forest

"On Thursday, Investigators found almost 59,000 marijuana plants growing in the canyon above Arrowhead Springs and over 5,000 plants growing in the canyon below Crest Park (between the communities of Rim Forest and Sky Forest). The Arrowhead Springs grow is believed to be one of the largest outdoor grows in San Bernardino County National Forest.

nbclosangeles.com

The Beverly Hills woman arrested in Columbus with 13 suitcases full of marijuana this month pleaded not guilty this morning to federal drug charges.

At her request, no bond was set in U.S. District Court for Lisette Lee, 28.

Her attorney, Bill Meeks, said he wants to further investigate Lee's circumstances before asking a federal magistrate to set bond.

dispatch.com
old zack

An employee at a marijuana dispensary in Hollywood was killed Thursday night during an apparent robbery, police said. The death was reported about 9:05 p.m. in the 1600 block of North El Centro Avenue, just north of the Hollywood Palladium, according to Los Angeles police.

"It is a homicide," Officer Karen Rayner of Los Angeles police Media Relations said, adding she did not how the person died. "It appears to be a robbery."

myfoxla.com

Lebensgefährliche Nahrungsverweigerung: Der zu knapp 6 Jahren Haft verurteilte Walliser Hanfbauer Bernard Rappaz setzt seinen Hungerstreik weiter fort. Bereits seit fast 3 Monaten hält er mit kleinen Unterbrüchen an seinem Vorsatz fest. Da Rappaz' Körper nun enorm geschwächt ist, muss er an Krücken gehen.

tagesschau.sf.tv
old zack

Shouts to Lars Kragh Andersen, a Copenhagen police officer who refuses to fight the war on drugs because it is “useless.” I have personally talked to many police officers, who do not wish to be named on the site, who would agree with Mr. Andersen. I applaud him for having the courage to come forward and talk about how stupid the drug war is. He should consider joining LEAP.