A former New York City counterterrorism detective who says he was unfairly fired as a result of a failed drug test he blamed on his wife's marijuana-spiked meatballs has lost a court bid to get his job back.

komonews.com

Russia on Thursday hailed a new agreement with the United States intended to boost joint anti-drug efforts, but urged the U.S. and NATO to do more to stem a flow of drugs from Afghanistan that has sickened millions of Russians.

The deal signed by Gil Kerlikowske, director of the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, and Russia's drug control chief Viktor Ivanov, envisages setting up groups of experts to plan joint action in combatting drugs and also steps to curb demand for drugs and toughen law enforcement and coordinate legislation.

denverpost.com

A SAN Francisco man figured out how to get marijuana through airport security - eat it.

Kinman Chan, 30, was so high on a double dose of legal pot brownies that his US Airways flight had to make an emergency landing to get him off when he started behaving oddly, according to the FBI.

news.com.au

An Earlville police sergeant who lives in North Aurora is facing multiple felony charges after he allegedly made a marijuana delivery while on duty.

Sgt. Sergio Fuentes, 41, was charged with felonies possession of a controlled substance and official misconduct, according to the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team.

suburbanchicagonews.com

Prison officers at the Chelan County Regional Justice Center in Washington state first spotted that there might be something dodgy about the drugs-melon when they spotted that there was a noticeable cut around the top.

metro.co.uk

According to detectives, an anonymous tip raised concerns about suspicious activity at 8408 Lava Place in the Baycrest Community. Detectives searched the home and found 35 6' tall marijuana plants being cultivated in two separate rooms equipped with ultraviolet lighting equipment and other items needed to grow marijuana plants indoors.

abcactionnews.com

State Police Maj. Huascar Rivera said troopers pulled over a tractor-trailer Sunday in Lebanon County after it failed to stop at a weigh station on Interstate 81. Rivera said police found six plywood crates containing between 4,000 and 6,000 pounds of marijuana hidden behind other boxes.

He said the drugs have a street value between $10 million and $25 million.

pittsburghlive.com

In a messy drug bust this week, investigators uncovered more than 700 pounds of marijuana stuffed in a septic tank truck full of human waste, Arizona police said Friday.

And the search of the truck was as awful as it sounds.

"Yeah, that really does suck," Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves told CNN. "It's a long way to go to make a bust."

cnn.com