Drugs
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Gerald E. Sears sentenced in drug murder in Owings Mills
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A Maryland man has been sentenced to life in prison for a 2009 murder that stemmed from a drug payment dispute.
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13 convicted in khat smuggling case sentenced
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Five men and women convicted of smuggling millions of dollars' worth of the illegal African drug khat into the U.S. all received prison sentences of one year or less.
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Charles Vincent Dominick arrested in Gambrills drug raid
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Cops raided the home of a Gambrills man who was accused of manufacturing drugs and found $50,000 worth of marijuana, dozens of weapons and ammunition among other things.
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Mauricio Santoyo Velasco pleads not guilty
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A Colombian general pleaded guilty in Virginia to taking bribes to help drug gangs and thwart anti-trafficking efforts in the U.S. and Colombia. He turned himself in voluntarily in Colombia to face charges in the United States.
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Police use helicopter to find 700 pot plants in Westmoreland County
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Using a National Guard helicopter, the Tri-County Task Force found and confiscated more than 700 marijuana plants in Westmoreland County.
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Heroin Action Coalition wants teen drug abuse program reform
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A Maryland group dedicated to raising awareness about teen drug abuse is calling for the state to give the issue more funding and help adolescents who find themselves in the throws of addiction.
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Elkridge meth lab bust yields five arrests
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Five people who hail from four different states are facing multiple drug charges after a meth lab bust at an Elkridge hotel on Monday night.
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Study: New cancer drugs reducing mortality rate, tumors
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A clinical trial of 1,000 women who were given two new "drug cocktails" concluded that half of them got their cancers under control.
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Tamoxifen debated as breast cancer prevention drug
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A startling number of women at high-risk for developing breast cancer aren't taking a drug that could help prevent it, and it's because of what doctors call serious but rare side effects.
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Eight firefighters become sick after drug lab response
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Eight D.C. firefighters were taken to the police and fire clinic after they became ill in the Florida Avenue station.
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Spotsylvania County drug thefts have officials securing stocks
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Since April, two thefts have occurred at one rescue station and a third at another station. Morphine and other drugs were taken from locked ambulance compartments.
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Bodies found on Mexican highway
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Officials say the 49 decapitated and mutilated bodies were found on a Mexican highway could be connected to escalating violence among drug gangs.
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Manoj Unni charged with large home marijuana growing operation
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Manoj Unni, a 30-year-old Laurel man, is accused of keeping about 170 pounds worth of marijuana plants in his home, along with a large stash of growing equipment.
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Abbott Laboratories Depakote case: Lab pleads guilty, must pay $1.5B fine
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Abbott Laboratories, the drug maker behind the anti-seizure drug Depakote, must pay $1.5 billion after pleading guilty to promoting it for uses not approved by the FDA.
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23 pounds of marijuana seized in Suitland
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Police in Prince George's County say a search of a Suitland apartment led to the seizure of over 23 pounds of marijuana.
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Number of U.S. babies born with drug withdrawal tripled in last decade
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Disturbing new research says the number of U.S. babies born with signs of drug withdrawal has tripled in a decade because of a surge in pregnant women's use of legal and illegal narcotics.
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California police officers charged with trying to smuggle drugs in Virginia
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Three central California men, including one current and another former police officer, were arrested last week after DEA officials say they tried to move 27 pounds of marijuana into Virginia.
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D.C. police search uncovers hazardous materials in NW apartment
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Police say a search of a northwest Washington apartment suspected of housing a meth lab has uncovered hazardous materials.
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