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Category: Drug Crime
Conflicting appearances, especially in drug cases, often illustrate the unfairness of penal punishment in the American criminal justice system.
But there are many different reasons for this dilemma.
In this post, we’re going to look at two recent…
Category: Criminal Law | Drug Crime
The First Step Act (“Act”) is expected to produce badly needed reform of the federal mandatory minimum sentencing scheme. The reform legislation offers promise to improve rehabilitation programs and living conditions in the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
More importantly,…
Again and again, the nation’s so-called “War on Drugs” has proven itself to be an extremely harsh system that does more harm than good. Harsh mandatory minimums, the draconian “three strikes” policy, and racial/ethnic biases on the side of law…
Category: Drug Crime | Drug Trafficking
An opioid epidemic has spread across the U.S. with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimating that there were more than 72,000 drug overdose deaths nationwide last year. Although increased availability of street drugs such as heroin and illicit…
Category: Drug Crime | Drug Smuggling | Drug Trafficking
San Antonio is one of several large cities near the Mexico border experiencing drug trafficking problems due to the prevalence of “drug cartels.” The DEA and other federal law enforcement agencies have increased their presence in these cities in a…
Category: Drug Crime | Drug Distribution | Drug Manufacturing
A 20-year-old Texas Army National Guardsman recently deployed to Laredo to assist Customs and Border Protection at the World Trade Bridge allegedly stole approximately 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine while on duty.
According to reports, the guardsman removed a picture…
Category: Drug Crime | Federal Criminal Law
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has classified or scheduled drugs, as well as some of their precursors, into categories depending on the drug’s potential for abuse and accepted medical use. In theory, this effort is made to keep potentially dangerous…
Category: Drug Crime | Drug Distribution | Drug Manufacturing
Drug offenses have become commonplace across most of the United States. As of January 2018, the, the cost of drug use on the nation’s criminal justice system is roughly $61 billion yearly. State and federal prison system are overwhelmed with…
Category: Drug Crime | Drug Trafficking
A 36-year-old man was recently arrested for parking an RV with a large amount of marijuana across the street from Hondo High School in Medina County.
While serving a search warrant, officers found 10 pounds of marijuana plants, dozens…
Category: Drug Crime | Opioid Addiction
Research has shown that tougher penalties do not deter drug abuse; that harsh penalties tend to affect the wrong people.
Against that backdrop, it is not surprising that federal lawmakers are trying to increase penalties for drug crimes related…
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