Category: drug dealers

Premier Says Fall in Social Housing Due to Government’s Attempt to Stamp out Drug Dealers

Drug dealers who operate within Western Australia’s social housing dwellings have been put on notice after the state’s premier, Mark McGowan, said his government attempted to stamp out dealers’ business activities during his first term as premier. This follows questions directed to McGowan during the state’s budget estimates over why there was a fall in…


Biden Admin Setting Up Vending Machines Selling Syringes, Condoms, Fentanyl Test Strips

The Biden administration will be spending $3.6 million to set up vending machines in rural Kentucky that will distribute drug supplies as part of a project run by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “Our kiosk, or KyOSK (KY Outreach Service Kiosk), will be supplied with injection equipment, naloxone, fentanyl test strips, hygiene kits, condoms,…


San Diego Man Wounded in Shooting When Drug Deal Goes Bad

SAN DIEGO—A 20-year-old man was shot multiple times while sitting in his vehicle waiting to make a drug transaction in the Azalea/Hollywood Park neighborhood, the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) said July 30. The victim told police that at 6:49 p.m. Friday he drove to the 2300 block of Sumac Drive to meet with someone to…


50 Arrested in Police Investigation Into Skid Row Drug Dealing

LOS ANGELES—A two-year investigation into narcotics dealing in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles has resulted in 50 arrests and the seizure of various quantities of drugs, including more than 46,000 fentanyl pills, authorities said Dec. 3. The multi-agency operation—including personnel from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)—targeted those responsible for “sales and distribution…


Chinese Drug Dealer Delivers Encrypted Messages to Buyers Using Short Videos on Social Media

Short videos on social media platforms have become a new type of drug trafficking tool in China. Drug dealers use them to deliver hidden messages to buyers, whereas ordinary people see them as regular videos. On Sept. 13, CCTV, a Chinese state-owned media, exposed a case of a narcotic dealer using hidden messages in short…


Philippine Leader Unabashedly Threatens to Kill Drug Dealers in Final State of the Nation Speech

MANILA, Philippines—Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte unabashedly renewed his threat to kill drug dealers in his final state of the nation speech on Monday, while defending his non-confrontational approach in the country’s territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea. Duterte, 76, who won a six-year presidential term in 2016, is winding down his often-tumultuous…


UK Criminals Among Those Duped Into Using Secret Message Service Run by the FBI

Drug dealers in the UK are among a number of groups of criminals worldwide who were duped into using an encrypted messaging service that was run by the FBI. The major international sting involved a system called Anom that was secretly being monitored by law enforcement. Millions of messages about drug dealing, money laundering, and…


Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Prompts Charges Against Accused Supplier

A Laguna Hills, Calif. man is facing federal charges for allegedly supplying the fentanyl that led to a fatal drug overdose in March. The 26-year-old was arrested May 12 after his fingerprints were found on the victim’s parcel of drugs, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) said May 18. “We will continue to attack the epidemic…


UK’s Tougher Sentencing for ‘County Lines’ Drug Dealers Will Not Help Catch the Right People: Criminologist

The UK’s county lines drug dealers are to face tougher sentences under new rules published on Wednesday that add extra penalties for offending involving “aggravating factors” like the exploitation of children and other vulnerable people. County lines gangs are so-called because of their practice of taking advantage of children and others to run drugs and cash…