Bruno Mars’ name cleared of cocaine possession charges

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After a stint with cocaine at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas last year, Bruno Mars has worked the charges off. After a performance in the Hard Rock Hotel, Mars was arrested in a bathroom for possession of 2.6 grams of cocaine. As punishment, he could have been faced with four years in state [...]

$245 million worth of cocaine seized en route to South Florida

Dec. 31, 2011   Leave a Comment  

MIAMI — Thanks to the U.S. Coast Guard, 2 tons of cocaine worth $245 million was seized before ever hitting the streets of South Florida, or anywhere else for that matter. The operation occurred off the coast of Honduras on Thursday when a Coast Guard force operating on U.S.S. Oak Hill discovered the shipment of [...]

Paris Hilton’s ex boyfriend takes plea bargain on Vegas DUI charge

Aug. 24, 2011   Leave a Comment  

LAS VEGAS — That will be $585 please. That was the bill for Cy Waits, Paris Hilton’s ex, who copped a plea to a driving under the influence charge on Wednesday. Waits was stopped on the Las Vegas Strip last August when a police officer saw a “vapor trail” or marijuana smoke coming from his [...]

Local brothers arrested on drug charges

Oct. 14, 2010   Leave a Comment  

Dwayne Day, 40, of Braintree and his brother Michael, 38, of Boston, were arrested in Braintree on Wednesday afternoon on multiple drug and weapons charges, police said. Drug unit detectives have been investigating drug activity in the area of 35/37 McCusker Drive for several months and have had the area under periodic surveillance. On Wednesday, [...]

Braintree man arrested for Cocaine trafficking

Sept. 27, 2010   Leave a Comment  

A Braintree man faces charges after a two-month police investigation into the sale of cocaine in the small city south of Boston. Jeffrey P. Laun, 35, was arrested after police acted on tips that he was responsible for much of the city’s coke problem. According to a police statement, Braintree police put Laun under surveillance [...]

Brockton man sentenced to 21 years on federal drug charges

Aug. 31, 2009   Leave a Comment  

Timothy Silvia, the former President of the Brockton chapter of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, was sentenced in a federal court Wednesday to more than 21 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release for “conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine,” the FBI reports.

FARC commander extradited to U.S.

July 21, 2009   Leave a Comment  

At the time of his capture Ramirez was holding 15 hostages including anti-corruption activist and former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, who had been held captive for more than six years.

Cocaine in Red Bull?

July 20, 2009   7 Comments  

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Is Red Bull really competing with Coke by using, well, coke? Here’s a quick guide to separating the Bull facts from the bullshit.

Phone call lands gamer in Jail

Feb. 21, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Call it a lesson in gloating. All 29-year-old Thomas Ballard wanted to do was brag to his friend about his success over Xbox Live – what he got was arrested. Taking top ranking in an online match after an all night session, the Delhi, La. man used his numb fingers to dial his friend and [...]