87-Year-Old Granny Jailed for Dealing Crack
Meet Ola Mae Agee, perhaps the world’s oldest drug dealer. The 87-year-old grandmother was found guilty last week of selling cocaine from the living room of her Florida home after an undercover police...
View ArticleJay-Z: I Shot My Brother at Age 12
Jay-Z has sold more than 50 million albums, won 10 Grammys, and is the head of an über-successful business empire. But his childhood was a rough one—and he discusses it at length with the Guardian ,...
View ArticleNYC Busts Drug-Dealing Ice Cream Truck
In New York City's Staten Island, oxycodone addicts were more enthusiastic than little kids about the arrival of the Lickety Split ice cream truck: Some 31 people have been indicted for running a drug...
View ArticleMan Pocket Dials 911—While Chatting About Drug Deal
It has happened to the best of us ... but probably not like this. A Georgia man is in hot water after he "pocket-dialed" 911 and was overheard talking about a drug deal. The 911 dispatcher said no one...
View ArticleWaitress Sues Cops for $12K 'Gift' From Diner
A Minnesota waitress who says a customer told her to keep a box with $12,000 in it has sued police who later impounded the cash as suspected drug money. Stacy Knutson of Moorhead filed a lawsuit asking...
View ArticleFeds Bust Online 'Farmer's Market' for Drugs
Eight people have been arrested and a "Drug Dealing 2.0" operation has been shut down after a global sting operation, reports the LA Times . Prosecutors say the "Farmer's Market" operation sold more...
View ArticleCameron Douglas Fails Drug Test, Sent to Solitary
The troubles continue for Michael Douglas' son Cameron: He's currently serving a 10-year prison sentence for drug dealing, yet even while on the inside he was busted for doing drugs. He failed a...
View ArticleBehind Boston Bombings: Drug Money?
A raft of new information is emerging in the Boston bombing probe. Authorities are investigating whether Tamerlan Tsarnaev used money from drug deals to fund the plot, an insider tells CNN . Meanwhile,...
View ArticleATF's Favorite New Tool: Iffy Drug Stings
The good news from a crime-fighting perspective is that the ATF has locked up more than 1,000 criminals—often with sentences spanning more than a decade—who were caught trying to rob drug houses over...
View ArticleWhy Cops Can (and Do) Take People's Stuff
A drive through Tenaha, Texas, can cost you thousands of dollars—because police in this sleepy town are known for pulling over out-of-state cars and confiscating anything they want. Highway robbery?...
View ArticleGuy Tweets Pot Request, Cops Tweet Him Back
Twitter, it seems, might not be the best place to conduct your weed-related transactions. A worker at an auto shop near Toronto has lost his job after tweeting for pot to be brought to his workplace....
View ArticleNeighbors Praise Crack-Dealing Grandma
For a dozen years, Theresa Anderson was the queen of Deshler Street. The unassuming 58-year-old owned five small wooden houses along the poor side street, filling them with her children, grandchildren...
View ArticleCops Find Heroin Sold in Happy Meals
A burger, fries, a toy—all things you'd expect to find in a McDonald's Happy Meal. But heroin? That's not usually on the menu. Police in the Pittsburgh area said yesterday they caught 26-year-old...
View Article'Preppy Drug Ring' Busted in Affluent Philly Suburbs
After a four-month investigation, authorities yesterday busted 11 alleged members of a drug ring—a drug ring notable because some of its members were students and alums of pricey prep schools living in...
View ArticleWoman Busted Peddling Heroin —From Her Hospital Bed
Lori Sullenberger allegedly wasn't going to let anything get in the way of her drug dealing—not even a stay in intensive care. Police say the 38-year-old Pennsylvania woman went into the hospital April...
View ArticleIll-Advised Selfie Leads to Guy's Arrest
Pro tip: It may not be a great idea to post selfies on Facebook that show you dealing drugs ... particularly if you were doing so next to sheriff's deputies. That's what Taylor Harrison, a 21-year-old...
View ArticleCops Find Meth Lab ... in Retirement Community
Ah, retirement, the golden years when you can relax, play some golf, and cook a little meth. At least, that's allegedly what it's been like for 64-year-old Robert Short. Police pulled over the senior...
View ArticleStrange Find in Pocket of Drug Suspect: Tiny Puppy
Police searching the pockets of a suspected drug dealer in Lawrence, Mass., got an unusual surprise. An officer pulled out a tiny pit bull puppy and handed it over to animal control. The little dog was...
View ArticleWhy LA Gangs Are Fading Away
Seven years ago, Simon Tejada tried selling his house in a gang-ravaged part of Los Angeles. But the three-bedroom appraised at $350,000 only drew a $150,000 offer: "Your house is fine," said the guy...
View ArticleHow One Guy 'Hooked' a Small City on Heroin
Laramie, Wyoming is a little city of about 31,000 known for its scenic location and good schools—so how did it and nearby towns fall victim to the nation's heroin trend? You can "thank" one guy, GQ...
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