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A Brazilian drug trafficker was doomed by his own product. After speeding away from authorities giving chase, the unidentified man crashed into a tree and was crushed by the half ton of weed he had stowed in his SUV. 

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The last we saw of Mendeecees Harris, the Love & Hip Hop New York cast member was in federal jail thanks to cocaine trafficking charges. Now, a bail hearing has been set for September, with Harris hoping to return to the next season of the aforementioned VH1 reality series.

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Two men from Northern California made a 15-year-old their sex slave alongside running a weed farm stocked with a bevy of firearms. Ryan Balletto, 30, and Patrick Pearmain, 24, of Lake County, Calif. were arrested on several offenses Thursday (July 25), in what police called  “the largest and most sophisticated bulk of weapons seized in recent Lake […]

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Rob Ford might be upgraded to jedi status when it comes to disguising his alleged drug addiction. The Toronto mayor never let the crack allegations slow his stride, brushed off the reports as media fodder, and kept up with his daily life.

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Where did Mendeecees Harris go? The Love & Hip Hop: New York star turned himself in to authorities at the top of the year over alleged drug trafficking, but the prison where he is located is no longer public knowledge.

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 Mendeecees Harris is claiming to be not guilty of charges that he trafficked millions of dollars in drugs. The Love & Hip Hop New York star appeared in court Friday (March 8) to enter his plea, and could be facing a mandatory 20-year-sentence for federal drug conspiracy, if convicted.

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Police in New Jersey pulled over a gang member on traffic warrants, and got a whole lot more than they bargained for. Aside from disobeying the rules of the road, the suspect also had a record number of bags of heroin stuffed in his anus.

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A judge in Tampa, Florida denied Buju Banton’s request for a new trial, stemming from his drug trafficking conviction. Federal Judge James Moody struck down the appeal Tuesday (Aug. 7), more than a month after the reggae star filed paperwork in an Atlanta courtroom to have his conviction overturned, a move which was  denied by […]

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The post-Roc-a-Fella curse continues. The Roc co-founder Kareem “Biggs” Burke has been sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to distribute over 100 kilos of weed, reports the New York Daily News. In March, Burke, who founded Roc-a-Fella with Jay-Z and Dame Dash in 1996, plead guilty to the charges against him, with sentencing originally scheduled […]

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The NYPD’s credibility just keeps getting worse. Amid numerous allegations of racial profiling, and other shady practices the police force must now deal with the bad publicity from one of their own who was busted for giving inside information to drug traffickers. Devon Daniels, was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Agency Monday (May 14) on […]

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Christopher “Dudus” Coke is a cold piece of work. No doubt, the accused Jamaican drug lord’s story is gruesome, and as his sentencing date draws near, he is hoping that a judge will have mercy on his criminal ways. Prior to being busted in Jamaica two years ago, Coke attempted to go unnoticed by rocking […]

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A Mexican border city was the site for tragedy as 13 students were killed when armed men barged into a party and attacked the unsuspecting victims. These killings in Ciudad Juarez have risen the death toll to 24 people that have been killed in Mexico as a result of violence since Saturday.  The violence has […]