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WARNING PARENTS: Cops say meth pills are being ‘stamped’ to look like CANDY & could be handed out to kids during Halloween

 WARNING PARENTS: Cops say meth pills are being ‘stamped’ to look like CANDY & could be handed out to kids during Halloween
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Updated Story:  WSYX/WTTE has identified the 5-year-old Ohio boy who had a seizure and later tested positive for methamphetamine. Officers told the news station that they’re investigating Braylen Carwell’s parents, who allegedly said his symptoms began after ingesting Halloween candy he received while trick-or-treating. Police have reportedly taken the candy, in addition to some plastic vampire fangs …

Mom smothers infant son while suffering fatal meth overdose: Officials
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October 12, 2018

Mom smothers infant son while suffering fatal meth overdose: Officials

A Georgia mother who smothered her 8-month-old son in July did so while suffering a methamphetamine overdose which resulted in her own death, state officials announced this week. Per The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Holly Whitley, 31, and her son, Alex Fuentes, were found dead in an Acworth home on July 17. The woman’s 2-year-old daughter was in the …

Former college football star sold lineman elephant tranquilizer that led to fatal overdose: Cops
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October 6, 2018

Former college football star sold lineman elephant tranquilizer that led to fatal overdose: Cops

HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a former Rice University football player with selling the drugs that a current player fatally overdosed on earlier this year. Twenty-five-year-old Stuart Michael Mouchantaf was being held Friday in the Harris County jail in Houston on a charge of delivery of a controlled substance causing death. The county district …

Candidates for governor, attorney general, busted with nearly 50 pounds of illegal pot: Cops
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October 6, 2018

Candidates for governor, attorney general, busted with nearly 50 pounds of illegal pot: Cops

Authorities say two aspiring elected officials in Rhode Island were also operating a sizable marijuana farm at their residence in West Greenwich. According to Fox News, state police officers arrested 48-year-old Alan Gordon and 58-year-old Anne Armstrong on Thursday after receiving a report of a strong odor coming from the property. Upon an initial investigation, …

High school cheerleader handed out pot brownies to get votes for homecoming queen: Report
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October 3, 2018

High school cheerleader handed out pot brownies to get votes for homecoming queen: Report

Police in Michigan are investigating after a high school cheerleader allegedly passed out brownies laced with marijuana oil in her bid for homecoming queen. Per WXMI, a criminal investigation began at Hartford High School after police said school officials received a tip that a 17-year-old female student gave brownies to the football team. Twelve brownies were reportedly …

Parents used meth as 3-month-old boy ingests the drug and dies, cops say
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September 29, 2018

Parents used meth as 3-month-old boy ingests the drug and dies, cops say

Authorities in Indiana say a mother and father were using methamphetamine at the time of their 3-month-old son and another child were in their care and were able to reach the narcotics. According to Fox News, 32-year-old Deven G. Frisque and 28-year-old Tara L. Savage were arrested this week in two separate locations. According to …

Whoops! Teens break into marijuana dispensary—and mistakenly steal OREGANO
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September 27, 2018

Whoops! Teens break into marijuana dispensary—and mistakenly steal OREGANO

A group of teens who allegedly broke into a Colorado marijuana dispensary Wednesday didn’t leave empty-handed — but didn’t get what they bargained for. According to KKTV, an unidentified group of at least four teens used a stolen van to drive into the storefront of Native Roots in Colorado Springs at around 1 a.m. After the ill-fated …