Former Lee County sheriff's brother says Melvin was forced to resign | SCNow: "brother of former Lee County sheriff Edgar Jerome “E.J.” Melvin said he was forced to resign his position Saturday. Melvin, who had served as sheriff since 2001, and eight others were arrested Saturday and charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of powder cocaine and 50 grams or more of crack cocaine since 2006."
Kristin Cavallari Spotted Snorting Cocaine | Gather: "Hills starlet Kristin Cavallari was spotted snorting a line of cocaine. It’s been common knowledge for awhile now that Kristin Cavallari enjoys a little of the ye-yo with her bikinis and beer, but her PR team tried crazy hard earlier this year to squash the rumors and say it was all hogwash. Kristin Cavallari? Cocaine?"
SFGate: Daily Dish : Robert Downey Jr. recalls moment that led to sobriety: "speeding ticket, a DUI, a weapons possession charge and a lost bag of cocaine led to Robert Downey Jr.'s salvation after years of drug abuse and legal woes. In a candid new interview with Rolling Stone magazine, the actor opens up about the two weeks in 1996 that eventually led to him getting help and getting clean. It all began with a traffic cop pulling him over for speeding and discovering a firearm in his Ford F-150, and led to 'many felonies,' a brief spell behind bars and some left over drugs back home. And it ended with the Iron Man star realizing enough was enough - and he needed help."
Costa del villas blog » Blog Archive » Jack Tweed parties hard in Marbella: "According to the Daily Star Jack Tweed will be celebrating his successful court case by partying it up in Marbella on the Costa del Sol. Tweed has a reputation for going to town when it comes to a parties and he also enjoys the company of good looking girls so it’s not surprise that the Star are also reporting that he will be joined by a host of sexy models including Lauren Pope."
Movies -- Latest News -- The Tao of Robert Downey Jr.: The New Issue of Rolling Stone -- RollingStone.com: "'And here I was needing to anesthetize like never before. The wife has moved out, the kid's gone, my life is a fucking babyshambles, and I suddenly make the neuropathic connection that there's nowhere the coke can be but the garbage, and I fucking dig in the thing and there it is, and it's so fucking pure and so clean and there I am, in my own kitchen, cooking up some rock — no Vicodin, no Valium, nothing to take the edge off, barely a trace of fucking Absolut Citron left in the fridge, and I just go, 'This is as good as it gets right now.' I just go, 'Bam!,' triumph of the spirit. And the next thing that happens, I'm in custody within two weeks for even stranger reasons, and the phone rings, and it's the phenom's son and he goes, 'Hey, dude, do you have any more of that opium?' I, of course, told him it was opium. Never call it heroin, it's very taboo. But this stuff, this Mexican sludge, just grabbed you by the fucking heartstrings and tore me apart. All those years of snorting coke, and then I accidentally get involved in heroin after smoking crack for the first time. It finally tied my shoelaces together. Smoking dope and smoking coke, you are rendered defenseless. The only way out of that hopeful state is intervention.'"
Acting Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board, Akrasi Sarpong, has told Joy News the music producer was arrested on Tuesday evening at the Kotoka International Airport as he was going through boarding formalities for a flight to the United Kingdom.Tests conducted have also proven the substance to be cocaine, Mr Sarpong confirmed, adding that the suspect will be arraigned before a court in Accra after he has expelled everythin“What saddens me about these things is that these are guys who are role models, and when they are arrested, it [twists] the minds of people. The whole role model culture just breaks apart; it’s so sad,” Mr Sarpong said, and called on the church to pray for “holy anger” against such persons. According to him, it is important to ‘pray’ such persons out of that attitude so they don’t negatively influence society.Mr Kantanka’s arrest follows those of another music producer Isaac Aidoo, Chief Executive Officer of Goodies Music Production.He was also arrested recently at the KIA and confessed that he was “hard pressed for cash as a music producer” and decided to swallow cocaine to be delivered to someone in the United Kingdom for a fee.CEO of Modelling Company Exopa was also arrested and charged with concealing cocaine in a tuber of yam.
Natina Reed From Blaque Arrested For Cocaine Possession & Prostitution | The Urban Daily: "Natina Reed, 29, formerly of the group Blaque, was arrested on April 13, 2010 in Gwinnett County, Georgia and charged with cocaine possession, disorderly conduct, and prostitution. Natina is also known for acting (Honey, Bring It On) and her short-lived relationship with ex-fiancé and son’s father, Kurupt."
Their crimes range from terrorism to drug smuggling. And many young criminals in Afghanistan would have expected to serve their sentences in the notorious Pul-e-Charkhi prison, on the outskirts of Kabul. But in a sign of changing times, a new youth rehabilitation centre has been built, with money from the Italian government. Bernard Smith has been given exclusive access
Corrie star Denise Welch confesses: My cocaine shame - mirror.co.uk: "Shaking and sweating, Denise Welch locked herself in the Coronation Street toilets, clutching a s50 wrap of cocaine. Just a few feet away, on the set of the Rovers Return, her cast mates were filming Weatherfield stalwart Betty Drivers real life and on-screen 80th birthday celebrations. As the pub landlady and one of the soaps most famous faces, Denises character Natalie Barnes should have been in the hub of the scenes."
Doctor providing addicts with cocaine walks free | WorldHalt.com: "drug-addicted doctor who provided drug addicts in therapy with cocaine walked free from a Vienna court yesterday (Weds). Judge Patrick Aulebauer heard how suspended doc Peter A. supplied his patients with drugs before he was banned for life from the Doctors Chamber."
Michael Douglas' son Cameron has no one to blame but himself | Mail Online: "difficult week for Michael Douglas, who was in court to see his son given a five-year jail sentence for drug-dealing and his reputation as a father trashed into the gutter. Cameron Douglas, a DJ, bit-part actor, full-time heroin addict and total waste of space, was arrested last July after being found in possession of £12,000 of crystal methamphetamine in a New York hotel room. Cameron pleaded guilty, but in mitigation claimed that drug-dealing was 'simply' a way of funding his addiction and asked the judge to consider a lighter sentence."
Sports Briefing - Boxing - Valero Was Drug Addict, His Mother-In-Law Says - NYTimes.com: "Edwin Valero was addicted to cocaine and had grown increasingly violent before he was arrested in his wife’s murder and hanged himself in a Venezuelan jail, his mother-in-law, Mary Finol, said at the funeral of her daughter, Jennifer Carolina Viera. Valero, who won a record 27 straight knockouts, was arrested Sunday in the stabbing death of his 24-year-old wife. The police said he hanged himself in his cell Monday."
Sports Briefing - Boxing - Valero Was Drug Addict, His Mother-In-Law Says - NYTimes.com: "Edwin Valero was addicted to cocaine and had grown increasingly violent before he was arrested in his wife’s murder and hanged himself in a Venezuelan jail, his mother-in-law, Mary Finol, said at the funeral of her daughter, Jennifer Carolina Viera. Valero, who won a record 27 straight knockouts, was arrested Sunday in the stabbing death of his 24-year-old wife. The police said he hanged himself in his cell Monday."
Story of two former Santa Cruz residents on drug addiction reality show Wednesday - San Jose Mercury News: "Heroin and cocaine grabbed Annie Preece when she was 16 and waiting tables at a restaurant on Haight Street in San Francisco. Introduced by a friend, she thought using the drugs made her look glamorous. On top of the so-called glamour, Preece said the high from shooting cocaine and heroin into her veins — a mixture known as a 'speed ball' — was 'better than any love' she ever had. Preece, 29, an artist who moved to Santa Cruz two years ago, essentially gave her youth to the addiction and was 'on death's doorstep' when the producers of a TLC reality television show called 'Addicted' met her in December and started filming Preece's journey from rock-bottom to recovery."
Cocaine- related charges up 55%: "convicted drug dealer Richard Buttrose likened it to having a glass of wine, and now the latest crime statistics show that cocaine use is skyrocketing in Sydney. Cocaine-related charges laid by police in NSW rose 55 per cent in the 24 months to December and are now the highest in at least a decade. A report by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research shows 753 people were charged for use or possession of the drug last year. Two-thirds of those were in inner Sydney and the eastern suburbs. But researchers traditionally view official statistics about cocaine as less representative of the extent of its use because of a big number of ''hidden'' users."
Michael Douglas' son denied plea to be sentenced in secret | HollywoodNews.com: "Earlier this month we reported that Michael Douglas’ son, Cameron Douglas, was being charged for selling large amounts of drugs (including methamphetamine and cocaine), in a case in which he pleaded guilty. While it was unsure as to how the case was going to go and he could face up to 10 years in prison, he has obviously the center of attention since he hails from a top Hollywood star. His dark rode to drug addiction hailed from a very young age and it’s sad to see this troubled star fall."
'Girlicious' Singer Arrested: Natalie Mejia Pleads Not Guilty to Cocaine Possession - KTLA: "singer in the pop group 'Girlicious' plead not guilty Thursday to a charge of cocaine possession with intent to sell. Natalie Mejia, 21, of Diamond Bar, was arrested in Glendale on March 9th after a car she was riding in was stopped for speeding, Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said.A Glendale officer said he found more than a dozen bags of cocaine inside her Gucci purse.Mejia spent the night in in jail after her arrest and was released in lieu of $30,000 bail. She appeared in Los Angeles courtroom and plead not guilty to the charge on Thursday. She says the drugs weren't hers and that she didn't know how they got there.The driver of the Mustang in which she was riding, Peter Asencio, 28, of Burbank, was charged for driving with a suspended license."
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