Another Trio of Drug War Deaths
Colorado and Washington may have legalized marijuana, but the drug war continues apace. We here record two more deaths in the name of drug prohibition. The two who died in separate incidents become the...
View ArticleThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
We have a trio of corrupt cops this week, including a former sheriff and a former police chief. Let's get to it: In Rockingham, North Carolina, a former Rockingham police chief was indicted last...
View ArticleOhio Cop Kills One in Undercover Bust Gone Bad
Cincinnati Police undercover officers shot and killed one man and wounded another during a drug buy gone bad Wednesday night. Montez Oneal, 19, becomes the 59th person to die in US domestic drug law...
View ArticleProtecting Your Rights in a College Dorm
Over at Flex Your Rights, we've been getting a lot of questions lately about how to protect your rights when you're living in a college dorm. I put together this video response that I hope everyone...
View ArticleThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
There seem to be some problems with drug task force leadership in Mississippi, and a Michigan cop gets in trouble for treating the forfeiture shed as his own personal pawn shop. Let's get to it:...
View ArticleCoast Guard Officer Killed By Drug Smugglers
A member of the US Coast Guard was killed in the line of duty early Sunday morning when his vessel was rammed by a panga boat carrying Mexican marijuana. Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III, 34,...
View ArticleThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Greed strikes down a pair of cops, including a Bay Area drug task force commander, and two more go down because of dope habits they picked up along the way. Let's get to it: [image:1 align:right]In...
View ArticleGeorgia Police Kill Armed Man During Marijuana Bust
Police officers in Buford, Georgia, shot and killed a man who refused to drop his weapon after they encountered him as they investigated a report of marijuana smoking last Tuesday night. Jose Antonio...
View ArticleThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Another Border Patrol agent goes bad, an Orlando cop power trips his way to trouble, a former Texas cop has problems with sticky fingers, and the Philadelphia dope squad has made a real mess for...
View ArticleMichigan Cops Ponder Detroit Marijuana Legalization Vote
Voters in Detroit overwhelmingly approved legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana by adults on private property in last month's elections, but according to Michigan Live, local law...
View ArticleMemphis Officer, Dallas Man Killed in Separate Drug War Incidents
A Memphis police officer was shot and killed early last Friday morning during a marijuana raid, and, hours later, a Dallas man was shot and killed by police investigating a drug complaint. Memphis...
View ArticleThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A small-town Florida department run amok loses its chief -- at least temporarily -- an Alabama cop gets caught delivering weed, four South Texas cops get caught running cocaine, and a Camden, New...
View ArticleThe Top Ten Drug Policy Stories of 2012 [FEATURE]
In some ways, 2012 has been a year of dramatic, exciting change in drug policy, as the edifice of global drug prohibition appears to crumble before our eyes. In other ways it is still business as usual...
View ArticleThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Philadelphia keeps on paying for its out-of-control drug squad, and a pair of probation officers have pill-pilfering problems. Let's get to it: [image:1 align:right]In Philadelphia, the city has paid...
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Who Was Killed in America's Drug War Last Year? [FEATURE]
For the past two years, Drug War Chronicle has been tracking all the US deaths directly attributable to domestic drug law enforcement, including the border. You can view the 2011 deaths here and the...
View ArticleThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Texas cop wanted cash to make a pot possession arrest go away, Hawaii cop had his own pot garden, Philly cop was peddling 'roids, and then there's the requisite prison guard. Let's get to it: [image:1...
View ArticleFirst Drug War Death of the Year
[Editor's Note: For the past two years, we have been tracking all reported deaths directly attributable to drug law enforcement activity in the US, including the border. We continue to do so this year....
View ArticleUtah Cops Interrupt Husband's Last Goodbyes to Grab Dead Woman's Pain Pills
Barbara Alice Mahaffey, an elderly resident of Vernal, Utah, died at home of colon cancer on May 21 as her husband of 58 years stood at her side. The death of his long-time spouse was bad enough, but...
View ArticleThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Corrupt cops are headed to prison in Honolulu, Chicago, and Bridgeport, Connecticut, and one in Houston will be joining them soon. Let's get to it: [image:1 align:left]In Houston , Texas, a former...
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Can the DEA Hide a Surveillance Camera on Your Land? [FEATURE]
special to Drug War Chronicle by investigative journalist Clarence Walker, cwalkerinvestigate@gmail.com A case that began with reports of suspicious activity in northeast Wisconsin forest land last...
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