Subject: Drug Crimes

• The Biggest Drug Bust Yet

  January 10, 1990

• Border Patrol checkpoints near Yuma nab hordes of pot users headed back from the beach

  March 13, 2008

• Breathtaking Abuse of the Constitution

  October 18, 2007

• Phoenix Police See Spike in Heroin Use

  www.motivatedphoto.com​Just when we though crystal meth reigned supreme as the drug of choice among hard dopers, here's this blast from the past. Remember heroin? Well drug addicts sure do, and according to Phoenix police, "smack" is coming back in a big way."Between January 2006 and January 2008, we confiscated a little less than three kilos of heroin off the streets," says Detective James Holmes of the Phoenix Police Department. "Between January 2008 and August 2009 alone, we confiscat

  August 7, 2009

• Violence Breaks Out After Lil' Wayne Concert in Phoenix; Who Woulda Thought?

  www.weallscheme.com Lil Wayne​Rapper Lil Wayne brought more than beats and bling to the Valley when he performed here last week; police say the hip-hop hood also brought along a little drama.After a concert at the Cricket Wireless Pavilion last Wednesday, police say Lil Wayne and his "posse" got in an altercation at an apartment complex near the venue, where at least one gunshot was fired.According to police, several women were seen getting on and off one of the rapper's four

  August 19, 2009

• Nearly $10,000 Worth of Meth Found in Potato Chip Bag on its Way to Phoenix

  Department of Public SafetyIf you look past the Lays, you can see what police estimate to be close to $10,000 worth of meth​A routine traffic stop resulted in the seizure of nearly $10,000 worth of crystal meth on its way to Phoenix late last week.

  October 6, 2009

• Face-Changing Drug Dealer to be Sentenced in November

  www.coverbrowser.com​People will do just about anything to avoid the long arm of the law. You know, a cool police chase, hiding out in a friends garage, or how about going to Mexico to have full facial reconstructive surgery and a fingerprint removal procedure.No, this is not the plot of some crappy Nicholas Cage movie, this is what a drug dealer, who was moving drugs from Tucson to Detroit, actually did.

  October 7, 2009

• Border Patrol Seizes 971 Pounds of Marijuana Being Carried on Horseback

  U.S. Border PatrolOne of several horses border agents say were used to bring more than 900 pounds of pot over the border​U.S. Border Patrol Agents made two substantial drug busts this week resulting in the seizure of about 2,400 pounds of weed, 971 of which were being moved on horseback.On Sunday and Monday, agents from the Tucson and Sonoita stations made two separate busts along the border snagging about $2 million worth of marijuana on its way into Arizona.

  October 14, 2009

• Tyson's Latest Scuffle in L.A. Could Land Him in Prison in Arizona

  Tyson's mug after being booked into Maricopa County Jail​One thing we failed to point out in our prior post about Mike Tyson's latest brush with the law is the fact that the former heavyweight champ is currently on probation here in Arizona.In case you forgot, in 2007 Iron Mike was convicted of misdemeanor DUI and felony cocaine possession.

  November 12, 2009

• King Khan & BBQ Miss St. Louis Gig, Face Possible Legal Trouble

  So wait, you meant to tell me these two gentleman may have been arrested on drug charges? Hold the phone...​Arish "King" Khan and Mark "BBQ Show" Sultan have been making some news headlines this morning after not showing up to their gig at St. Louis' Off Broadway last night. As reported by the Riverfront Times' music blog A to Z, members of the band were nabbed in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on drug charges. The band is out on bail while their tour manager remains locked up. It has been confir

  November 13, 2009