Oklahoma City officers find 23 kilos of cocaine during Interstate 40 traffic stop Updated: Thu, May 10, 2012 Two men were arrested after police found 23 kilos of cocaine in a tractor-trailer during a traffic stop. Officers stopped the vehicle in Oklahoma City April 25 and were given consent to search the vehicle. Read More

Cop goes undercover to bust California students Published: Wed, Mar 28, 2012 EXETER, Calif. — On his second trip through high school, former C-student Alex Salinas got a lot of A's. He was 22, however, and an undercover narcotics officer going by the name Johnny Ramirez. When his first semester progress report showed a 3.25 average, the baby-faced police rookie made a mental note: Stop... Read More

Vegas police: Paris Hilton denied owning purse in which 0.8 grams of cocaine was found Updated: Mon, Aug 30, 2010 LAS VEGAS (AP) — An arrest report says Paris Hilton denied owning the purse in which police say they found less than one gram of cocaine after a traffic stop. A police lieutenant says in the report obtained Monday by The Associated Press that the 29-year-old celebrity socialite acknowledged owning lip balm and an... Read More

Legal cases involving Mexican drug cartels Updated: Tue, Apr 28, 2009 1999 — (Thomas) Informant Abraham Weibe told Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Control agents he could expose a major drug smuggling operation in western Oklahoma in exchange for money. The agency placed Weibe on the payroll, set him up in a rural farmhouse in Thomas, and placed him under... Read More

Troubled Actor Brad Renfro Dies at 25 Updated: Wed, Jan 16, 2008 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Actor Brad Renfro, whose career began promisingly with a childhood role in "The Client" but rapidly faded as he struggled with drugs and alcohol, was found dead Tuesday in his home. He was 25. Paramedics pronounced him dead at 9 a.m., said Craig Harvey, chief investigator for the Los... Read More

Wanted MWC man arrested Published: Fri, Aug 4, 2006 MIDWEST CITY -- A man wanted in connection with a Ponca City drive-by shooting was apprehended by the Metro Fugitive Task Force this morning in Midwest City. Carlos Staphon Miller, 31, rammed into several patrol cars and was shot before authorities could take him into custody, Oklahoma City police spokesman... Read More

14 charged in drug probe Updated: Tue, Jul 18, 2006 HOBART -- An 18-month investigation into methamphetamine traffic ended Tuesday with charges filed against 14 people in state and federal courts, District Attorney John Wampler announced. Early Tuesday agents of the District 3 DA Drug Task Force, FBI and Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs,... Read More

2 travelers held in drug case Updated: Thu, Jun 22, 2006 OKLAHOMA CITY -- A cross-country trip ended last month for two California men after authorities said they found a cache of cocaine hidden in the men's car. Earnest Brown, 69, and Leon Jackson, 71, were indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Oklahoma City on charges that could land them behind bars for the... Read More

Juror's note leads to mistrial Updated: Thu, Jun 22, 2006 STILLWATER -- A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in a drug-trafficking case after two jurors were caught passing notes. One of the jurors, Nicole Lea Peterson, 23, was later arrested on a complaint of perjury. Police escorted her out of the courtroom after she swore under oath that she had not passed notes to... Read More

Remember when: Len Bias' death and the War on Drugs Updated: Thu, Jun 15, 2006 Twenty years ago next Monday, Len Bias died. Few athletes have impacted America so much. The War on Drugs. Stiffer sentencing laws for drug offenders. Just Say No. Asset forfeiture. All came about in the 1986 frenzy over drugs, which in part was fueled by Bias, the Maryland basketball star who died of a cocaine... Read More

How a star's death changed a nation Updated: Thu, Jun 15, 2006 Twenty years ago next Monday, Len Bias died. Few athletes have impacted America so much. The War on Drugs. Stiffer sentencing laws for drug offenders. Just Say No. Asset forfeiture. All came about in the 1986 frenzy over drugs, which in part was fueled by Bias, the Maryland basketball star who died of a cocaine... Read More

Inquiry urged into attorney's sex charges Updated: Fri, Apr 28, 2006 A request for an investigation into the handling of a case charging defense attorney Mike Gassaway with accepting sex as payment for legal services was sent to the state attorney general's office Thursday, Gassaway's attorney said. Scott Adams, Gassaway's attorney, said the confidential informant who wore a... Read More

4 charged after raid of home Updated: Sat, Apr 22, 2006 NORMAN - Four people remained in the Cleveland County jail Friday on drug trafficking charges that resulted from a federal drug investigation. Court documents stated undercover officers seized more than 90 pounds of marijuana and a package of white powder that tested positive for cocaine. Charges of conspiracy to... Read More

Man, 74, sold crack to fund wife's care Updated: Mon, Oct 31, 2005 A 74-year-old Chickasha man is not going to prison, even though he admits to selling crack cocaine. The convicted drug dealer says he did it to pay for his wife's cancer medication. Read More

Grand jury returns indictments Updated: Thu, Mar 17, 2005 MUSKOGEE A grand jury working in Oklahoma's Eastern District U.S. Court returned various indictments Wednesday against numerous men on allegations of drug possession and weapons violations, U.S. Attorney Sheldon Sperling said. Indicted are: Ivan Gallardo Insunza, 26, a Mexican citizen. Ebaristol... Read More