Category Archives: Drug Crime
El Chapo, Extradition, and Deportation
The DEA said the capture of Joaquin “ El Chapo” Guzman-Loera was a victory for the rule of law as well as a victory…
Proposed Federal Mandatory Minimums for Fentanyl are “Crazy,” Shameful
The state of New Hampshire is facing a drug epidemic crisis. No doubt about that. The epidemic is literally eating away at the social…
Multiple Arrests Made in Houston Synthetic Drug Ring
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said it was a $35 million international drug ring that produced 9.5 tons of synthetic marijuana. Fourteen individuals…
Police Practice of Unlawfully Stopping Individuals to Check for Warrants Under Scrutiny by Supreme Court
The nation’s police seem to feel uncomfortable with the fact that they are now under constant scrutiny. The scrutiny they are under is not…
Laredo Cartel Leader Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking
With many Texas towns located close to the Mexico border, drug trafficking is a recurring problem for state and federal law enforcement. Last year…
Federal Sentencing Implications When Death or Serious Bodily Injury Results from Use of a Drug
U.S. Sentencing Guideline § 2D1.1(a)(2) applies a base “base offense level” of 38 in certain drug cases when “the offense of conviction establishes that…
No Trespass Signs in Yard, on Front Door, Not Enough to Prevent “Investigative Knock-and-Talk, Create Violation of Fourth Amendment
Ralph Gene Carloss lived in Tahlequah, Oklahoma—a city in Cherokee County located at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. He is an ex-felon who…
Police Falsify “Consent to Search,” Court Finds Vehicle in Driveway Not Within Curtilage
Known as the “Gateway to North Louisiana,” the town of Haynesville is located in the northern part of Claiborne Parish just south of the…
Cell Phone Privacy Gaining Strength in Courts, Even for Probationers and Parolees
In 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court in Riley v. California held that the police, acting without a warrant, generally may not examine digital information…
Meth Becoming Top Choice for Drug Smugglers
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration recently released their 2015 National Drug Threat Assessment, and it confirms that the seizure of cocaine is dropping while the seizure…
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