Seven held in Britain on terror funding charges
May 1st, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 1 (IANS) Seven people were arrested Tuesday in Britain on suspicion of being involved in the funding of a terrorist organisation, a media report said.Six men and one ... Read more...
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Gilani’s son, named in drug scam, returns from South Africa
April 22nd, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 22 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son has cut short his honeymoon and returned from South Africa after he was named as an accused in ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Drug scam: Pakistan faces medicine shortage
April 20th, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) Pakistan's pharmaceutical industry has been hit hard by a Rs.7 billion drug scam in which Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son has been named an ... Read more...
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Drug scam: Details of visitors to Gilani’s home sought
April 17th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Authorities probing the Rs.7 billion scam of illegal sale of ephedrine, a controlled substance used in medicines, have sought a complete record of visitors to ... Read more...
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Poisonous bracelets recalled in Britain
December 26th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 26 (IANS) Thousands of bracelets found to be beaded with poisonous seeds are being recalled by one of Britain's top tourist attractions and other retailers.Cornwall county's Eden Project ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Man asks police officer to return his ‘dropped marijuana’
October 12th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Pittsburgh, Oct 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man walked up to an officer and demanded that he return the marijuana that he just dropped. Miles Bennet was bold enough to demand that the ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Brett Favre’s Sister Brandi Favre Arrested In Drug Bust
January 13th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Mississippi, Jan 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Brandi Favre, the younger sister of Brett Favre was arrested on Wednesday after the law enforcement officials discovered an active meth laboratory at the ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Five Columbia University Students Taken Into Custody In Drug Bust
December 9th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
New York, Dec 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) New York City's Columbia University is hitting headlines for all the wrong reasons lately after five students of the prestigious educational institution were taken ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Man Complains To Police About Buying Bad Pot, Lands Himself In Jail
October 26th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It seems that US citizens have already taken Proposition 19 of legalizing marijuana too seriously even before its implementation. A southwestern Pennsylvanian man complained to police ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
US man complains to cops about ‘nasty’ marijuana
October 26th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 26 (ANI): A US man is being investigated after complaining to police about the marijuana he had bought, which turned out to be something other than pot.Cops say the man ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Lindsay Lohan to check into rehab once again
September 27th, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After her release from the Lynwood jail on Friday night on a $300,000 bail, actress Lindsay Lohan is reportedly taking her recovery from drug addiction to another ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Socialite Paris Hilton offered plea deal in her drug bust
September 18th, 2010 - 1:47 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Las Vegas, Sep 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Paris Hilton may escape jail time if she accepts a plea bargain from prosecutors.Hilton has been charged with two misdemeanor charges. The hotel heiress ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Paris Hilton could face time behind bars if convicted of cocaine possession
September 1st, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 01 (ANI): Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, who was arrested with 0.8 grams of cocaine in Las Vegas, could face time behind bars if found guilty of felony possession of ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Paris Hilton arrested for possesion of cocaine in Las Vegas
August 28th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by BNO News
LAS VEGAS (BNO NEWS) – Paris Hilton on Friday was arrested for possession of cocaine in Las Vegas, Nevada when the vehicle she was a passenger in was pulled over ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment, Uncategorized |
Pot Brownie Attack by the Senate-Penalty Doubled!
August 3rd, 2010 - 3:10 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After a vote by the Senate, Marijuana brownies and and other edible drugs may carry twice the jail time and fines as regular drug charges in a vague ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Bret Micheals Busted
July 24th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 24, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Recently, rocker Bret Micheals went on the wrong side of the law and was caught.The ex-Poison vocalist was detained last Wednesday night in the DeKalb ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
JaMarcus Russell Arrested For Illegal Codeine Syrup Possession
July 6th, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Los Angeles, July 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ex-Los Angeles Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell was taken into custody by the police from his home on Monday afternoon. The quarterback is accused of ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Michael Douglas convinced prison will save son’s life
May 4th, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 4 (ANI): Actor Michael Douglas has revealed in an interview that had his son Cameron not been sent to prison he would have lost him to drugs.Cameron, 31, had been ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
U.S. attorney from the District of Arizona meets Mexican law enforcement
April 29th, 2010 - 3:05 am ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) – United States Attorney Dennis K. Burke traveled to Mexico City Tuesday evening to meet with high-ranking Mexican Federal law enforcement officials and discuss trans-border issues, the attorney’s ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Oregon man arrested for dealing drugs along with his 22-month daughter
March 20th, 2010 - 2:15 am ICT by BNO News
PORTLAND, OREGON (BNO NEWS) – An Oregon man was arrested after he was dealing drugs while accompanied by his infant child, prosecutors said Friday.Edgar Antonio Mendozaortega, age 31, of Portland, Oregon, was ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Former registered nurse sentenced for tampering with syringes at New Hampshire hospital
March 18th, 2010 - 3:52 am ICT by BNO News
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE (BNO NEWS) – On Wednesday, a former New Hampshire registered nurse was sentenced to 30 months in prison for tampering with a consumer product and obtaining a controlled substance ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Jerseyville, IL woman pleads guilty in heroin overdose death
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:33 am ICT by BNO News
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS (BNO NEWS) – A Jerseyville, Illinois woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal indictment charging her one count of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death.Jamie E. ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Illinois woman sentenced for meth overdose death
February 27th, 2010 - 1:45 am ICT by BNO News
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS (BNO NEWS) – A Bethalto, Illinois woman was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death, prosecutors announced on Friday.Amanda Overstreet, ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
North Carolina doctor sentenced to prison for distributing Oxycontin
February 23rd, 2010 - 4:20 am ICT by BNO News
NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA (BNO NEWS) – A North Carolina doctor was sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by three years supervised release for distributing large amounts of Oxycontin, prosecutors announced ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Leif Garrett charged with heroin possession
February 6th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Leif Garrett was arrested on Monday morning, on the charges of possessing drugs. He had a ‘controlled substance’ on his person, so he was arrested ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Leif Garrett arrested on drug possession charges
February 4th, 2010 - 1:08 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Singer Leif Garrett was arrested on Monday morning, on the charges of possessing drugs. He had a ‘controlled substance’ on his person, so he was arrested ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Nostalgia for pork rice leads to fugitive’s arrest
January 9th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, Jan 9 (DPA) A fugitive on the run for 15 years was arrested after nostalgia for stewed pork rice caused him to return to Taiwan, a news report said Saturday.
Chang Wen-tzung, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Brawley Nolte, The Son Of Nick Nolte Arrested
October 9th, 2009 - 2:09 am ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Santa Monica, Calif., Oct 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to various developing sources, it has come to light that the Santa Monica police has recently placed actor Nick Nolte's son under ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Roman Polanski victim’s testimony released
October 1st, 2009 - 9:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, California, Oct 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The testimony of the grand jury that indicted Roman Polanski in 1977 was released and it depicted the victim as frightened.
According to the testimony, ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Jeff Hardy Arrested For Possessing Drugs
September 12th, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
According to the sources, former WWE Superstar, Jeff Hardy, the brother of the WWE wrestler Matt Hardy, has reportedly been arrested in North Carolina for allegedly possessing banned drugs.Wrestlingobserver.com has ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Evidence piling up against MJ’s dermatologist
August 28th, 2009 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 28 (ANI): In the ongoing investigation into Michael Jackson's death, evidence against his dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein has reportedly been piling up.Investigators believe that Klein, a long-time friend of ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Midazolam With Propofol Doses Were Given To Michael Jackson Just Before His Death
August 25th, 2009 - 6:46 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Recent reports released on Jackson's death, reveal that his Dr. Arnold Klein wrote 27 prescriptions; controversially 'self-prescribed', (from March 26th 2006 until May 2009) them for hydrocodone (Vicodin), modafinil (Provigil), ... Read more...
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Mosley’s son died after taking eleven times more cocaine than a potentially fatal dose
June 11th, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 11 (ANI): The 39-year-old son of Formula 1 boss Max Mosley died after taking eleven times more cocaine than a potentially fatal dose, an inquest has heard.Junkie Alexander Mosley also ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Farrah Fawcett’s son arrested for drug possession
April 6th, 2009 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 6 (ANI): Veteran actress Farrah Fawcett's son has been arrested for possessing drugs during a local jail visit.Redmond O'Neal, whose father is actor Ryan O'Neal, was leaving a local jail ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Anna Nicole Smith’s former Boyfriend Arrested
March 14th, 2009 - 12:33 am ICT by GD
Anna Nicole Smith’s former boyfriend Howard K. Stern and other two doctors Sandeep Kapoor and Kristine Eroshivoch, who is actually a psychiatrist, have been indicted with a conspiracy to provide drugs ... Read more...
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