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• Anaheim man, 2 others plead guilty to marijuana trafficking

  Published On: 06-05-2018 in Category: Cannabis, Marijuana

  

  Three people, including an Anaheim man, recently pleaded guilty in a federal court to charges of distributing high-grade marijuana in South Carolina and using multiple bank accounts to funnel drug proceeds over the years. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the three individuals made schemes to pay for procuring and transporting cannabis from California for […]

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• Doctors propose medical cannabis to manage pain at APS meeting in Anaheim

  Published On: 04-05-2018 in Category: Cannabis, Marijuana, Substance Abuse

  

  Pain is one of the major reasons why increasing numbers of Americans are hooked to the prescription opioid addiction. According to the American Pain Society (APS), surgery is the cause for persistent ache in almost 25 percent individuals grappling with severe pain. At the annual scientific meeting of the APS held recently in Anaheim, specialists […]

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• Anaheim man charged with trafficking methamphetamine

  Published On: 03-09-2018 in Category: drug trafficking

  

  In a major drug bust, deputies from Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) on Feb. 12, 2018, seized around 11.5 pounds of ice methamphetamine concealed in a car during a routine traffic stop on Interstate 10. In addition to meth, authorities also discovered marijuana and drug paraphernalia hidden in the yellow Nissan Pathfinder. The police arrested […]

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• Anaheim man charged with exposing Trumbull County deputies to drugs

  Published On: 02-07-2018 in Category: Addiction

  

  Three Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Jan. 18, 2018, fell sick after purportedly getting exposed to heroin or fentanyl. According to media reports, the deputies were exposed to the drugs when they reached a home in the 100 block of Kings Drive NW responding to a 911 call about an overdose. According to the […]

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• Anaheim home raid leads to 3 arrests and seizure of drugs

  Published On: 12-05-2017 in Category: drug trafficking

  

  Detectives from the Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) conducted a probation compliance check on a home in the 2200 block of West Broadway in Anaheim on Nov. 10, 2017, leading to an arrest of three people on drug-related charges. According to CMPD spokeswoman Roxi Fyad, the detectives discovered a stockpile of illicit drugs, firearms and […]

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• Anaheim man convicted of robbing marijuana from drug dealers

  Published On: 11-03-2017 in Category: Marijuana

  

  A Santa Ana jury on Oct. 18, 2017, convicted a 40-year-old Anaheim man of robbing marijuana worth $100,000 from drug dealers. On Feb. 18 and March 21, 2017, the accused, identified as Thomas Lamarr Prince, contacted drug dealers in a Newport Coast parking lot, from where he drove them to a private villa in a […]

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• Anaheim leads Orange County in opioid-related emergency room visits

  Published On: 09-12-2017 in Category: Addiction, Opioids, Substance Abuse

  

  The opioid epidemic has affected scores of lives in Orange County. According to a recent study conducted by the Orange County Health Care Agency, 7,457 residents visited the emergency rooms countywide for either addiction or overdose problems between 2011 and 2015. The study suggested that Anaheim led the county with the highest number of opioid-related […]

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• Anaheim Police extends kindness to those battling addiction

  Published On: 08-02-2017 in Category: Addiction, Drug Abuse, drug trafficking

  

  Anaheim mayor Tom Tait believes firmly in upholding the values of freedom and kindness, which are an integral part of the city’s culture. He has always encouraged innovative approaches to tackle the rampant drug addiction crisis in the city. As an extension to the city’s existing “Kindness Initiative,” the mayor recently introduced the “Drug Free […]

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• Driver kills woman, injures infant in Anaheim; police suspect drunk driving

  Published On: 07-14-2017 in Category: Addiction, Alcohol, Drinking

  

  A woman recently lost control of her car while backing out of a gated residential complex off Nutwood Avenue between Ball Road and Beacon Street in Anaheim, killing a middle-aged woman and injuring her infant granddaughter, media reports said. The female driver was on June 13 reportedly attempting to reverse her car when she lost […]

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• Anaheim man arrested for drunk driving after leaving stepson at accident site

  Published On: 06-02-2017 in Category: Abuse, Addiction, Alcohol

  

  A suspected impaired driver fled the scene of a crash site, leaving behind his 10-year-old stepson trapped inside the overturned car, Anaheim police said. However, the police managed to track the 29-year-old man down in a nearby street and took him in their custody. According to the police, the accident took place on April 30, […]

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