Alleged Colombian Drug Lord Pleads Not Guilty in Manhattan Court

Alleged Colombian drug lord pleads not guilty in Manhattan court

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New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said: "If any one case epitomizes the nexus between terrorism and drug trafficking and the destructive impact on Colombian society, this is it; not to mention the crime and suffering cocaine addiction has …
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“Pipeline on Rails” Plans for the Railroads Explode in Quebec

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Now all these plans are up in the air, after the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway train's engine caught fire, was shut down, which might then have been the cause for the brakes to leak off, sending fully loaded oil tank cars careening down the …
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Torontoist vs. Torontoist in… Supervised Injection Sites

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Supervised injection sites—clinics where addicts can get professional help injecting intravenous drugs—are a touchy topic, at the moment, because the City's top medical officer is urging politicians to open some in Toronto. A Toronto Public Health …
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NJSCI report: Illicit medical practices fueling prescription drug & heroin

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Investigators found Medicaid patients and drug addicts in Newark were regularly taken to a doctor, where they got unnecessary prescriptions for painkillers. They say that doctor, who had ties to Russian organized crime, would hand patients a $ 10 gift …
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