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Drug charges in Lake Charles crack down on crystal meth ring
It seems that elements of the horse racing business have become active players in the importation of lab quality methamphetamine into the state. Officials in Lake Charles and the Louisiana parish of Calcasieu announced that 18 persons were arrested on drug charges as part of…
Agents enter home with guns drawn but bring no drug charges
When a bunch of narcotics agents go busting into a house with guns drawn, it’s hoped that they know whose house they’re barging into and that they really have a need to show such violent force. Lafayette narcotics agents and deputies say that they executed…
Drug charges accuse man of running drug business from his SUV
There’s a popular fictional story about a lawyer who works out of his luxury Lincoln. In real life, police in Louisiana recently arrested a man accused of operating his drug business out of his Cadillac Escalade. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested the 41-year-old male…
Arrests for designer drugs include drug charges in Louisiana
You don’t often, if ever, see the federal authorities execute a drug sweep on a national basis, hitting drug locations in 35 different states and five countries all in the same day for the same drug enterprise. But DEA officials have done it recently in…
Man gets drug possession charge after stop for fog lights
The reported case is yet another example of a traffic stop for tail lights or other accessories that turns into a drug bust. Here, the University of Louisiana at Monroe police stopped a 34-year-old man from Monroe because, according to police, he was driving with…
Police accuse retailer of fraud for selling fake brand items
When you buy a Louis Vuitton handbag for your spouse on closeout for $19.00, you better check again before you get embarrassed giving a fake that’s only worth $1.99! This is a serious kind of retail fraud taking place in Louisiana, according to the state’s…
Man charged with a crime for spitting on police officer
Apparently the police do not mind using a criminal law that has been proved to be outdated and based on faulty medical presumptions. Recently, in a Louisiana case a Lake Charles man was arrested and charged with a crime for spitting on a police officer.…
Personal assistants are arrested for fraud against Medicaid
It’s regrettable that unlicensed personal care assistants who take care of handicapped and elderly persons in their homes sometimes take advantage of the situation and the vulnerability of the disabled patients. A slightly different deviation occurs when these assistants engage in Medicaid fraud by trying…
Law used to have immigrants charged with a crime is ruled invalid
Some laws are just too nasty to be overlooked by an independent judiciary. One such law was declared unconstitutional by a Louisiana Circuit Court Judge in a recent decision. The court struck down a Louisiana statute making it a felony for immigrants to drive without…
Conviction on drug charges can be for selling real or fake drugs
It’s a curious thing that the drug laws penalize a person not only for selling unlawful drugs, but also for selling what is supposed to be a drug but is in actuality a harmless inert powder. A Louisiana woman was recently arrested on so-called drug…
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