Texas Sheriff Calls Methamphetamines A 'Clear And Present Danger' After $16M Drug Busts
A variety of methamphetamine drugs, valued at some $16,000,000, was seized during several multi-agency drug busts in North Texas.
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A variety of methamphetamine drugs, valued at some $16,000,000, was seized during several multi-agency drug busts in North Texas.
A traffic stop by police in Blue Mound, Texas ended with two people arrested and thousands of dollars in suspected drugs confiscated.
A joint operation within the Dallas Police Department ended with a sizable drug bust on March 25.
Dallas Police seized multiple kinds of illegal drugs while investigating a narcotics sales operation on Tuesday, March 16 at 4129 N. Westmoreland Road.
Rachel Naomi Hernandez, 32, of Marshall was sentenced to federal prison today for drug trafficking crimes in the Eastern District of Texas.
Deputies conducted the traffic stop after the driver passed an emergency vehicle on the side of the Interstate with its lights activated.
Narcotics officers began investigating a low-level local narcotics dealer who was selling small amounts of marijuana and illegal THC products.
A traffic stop led to a large methamphetamine bust by Dallas police on Thursday, the department said.
Investigators went undercover to monitor social media sites, which led to the 22-year-old suspect.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents confiscated more than 1,000 pounds of hard narcotics hidden in a shipment of broccoli at the Pharr International Bridge at the Texas-Mexico border.
It started with the inspection of a commercial truck in Arlington and ended with at least one arrest and the confiscation of more than a dozen pounds of marijuana.
Balch Springs Police said a good Samaritan asked the driver if he was okay, and the driver ended up pointing a gun at the good Samaritan.
Suspect Terry Hodges had been pulled over for a traffic violation when officers became suspicious he might be engaging in more serious criminal activity.
Detectives arrested Kevin Deunta Moore, 41, for possession of drug paraphernalia.
An unreadable license plate led officers with the Glenn Heights Police Department to pull over a car that had drugs, drug selling paraphernalia, a fully loaded stolen gun and more than $4,000.
A traffic stop turned drug bust for Southlake police yielded a Glock 40 caliber handgun, 100 grams of marijuana and 212 Ecstasy tablets in the shape of Homer Simpson, or imprinted with James Bond 007 and MTV.
Special Crimes Unit investigators said the street value of the seized methamphetamine was valued at approximately $9,500.
The officers posed for pictures with everything they confiscated including meth, ecstasy, marijuana, two firearms as well as a "large amount of cash."
Authorities found a large amount of marijuana and other illegal drugs. They also found $36,000 worth of cash, weapons and body armor.
K9 Max detected the presence of narcotics at the home which helped in gaining probable cause for a search warrant, Grand Prairie Police said.
Friends and family members angrily dismiss allegations that a Texas couple, shot and killed during a police raid of their home, was selling drugs and fired on officers to defend their illicit business.
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo gave some encouraging news Wednesday morning about the latest conditions of the injured officers after a shooting wounded five of them.
Five Houston police officers were injured, two of them critically, in a shooting Monday while trying to serve a drug warrant in the southeast part of the city.
Denton County Deputies conducting a traffic stop ended up making a drug bust instead.
More than $1.4 million worth of drugs were seized from a home in The Colony near Lewisville Lake.
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Police said the woman and child are safe.
The recall affects certain 2020-2027 Aviator and 2020-2026 Explorer vehicles.
As dangerous heat continues across North Texas, construction crews are changing schedules, adding hydration breaks and covering up to stay safe. Experts also warn pet owners to keep animals cool and know the signs of heat stroke, for both people and pets.
Isabella Gonzales was a high school student in Carrollton just over a year ago. Now the city is rallying around her family and preparing for a funeral with full military honors.
Kaylee Hottle, an Atlanta-born actress known for her role in the "Godzilla" film franchise, has died following a crash in Maryland.
Police said the woman and child are safe.
The recall affects certain 2020-2027 Aviator and 2020-2026 Explorer vehicles.
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Kaylee Hottle, an Atlanta-born actress known for her role in the "Godzilla" film franchise, has died following a crash in Maryland.
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