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For 'Graceland' dwellers, life is hardly a beach
"Graceland," an original crime drama premiering June 6 on USA Network, isn't set in Memphis. Instead, the location is sunny and sexy Manhattan Beach, where agents with the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Tags: The Chicago Code (tv program), USA Network (tv network), Surfing, Les Miserables (musical), White Collar (tv program)
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Drug trafficker for the mob kept cash, cocaine in Beverly Hills
A drug trafficker working for organized crime in New York kept millions of dollars and dozens of kilograms of cocaine in his homes in Beverly Hills, prosecutors said Thursday. Alessandro Taloni pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn, N.Y., federal court...Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Prosecution, Mexico, Organized Crime, Crime, Law and Justice
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O.C. seeks right to bill for rescues of people deemed reckless
After spending $160,000 to rescue two hikers lost in a canyon — one of whom was later charged with drug possession — Orange County officials voted Tuesday to endorse a legislative proposal that would allow cities and counties to try to recover...
Tags: Easter, Prosecution, Methamphetamine (drug), Crime, Law and Justice, Donald P. Wagner
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Mexico launches military push to restore order in Michoacan state
MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican government poured army troops -- and high-level delegations -- into western Mexico on Tuesday in a bid to take back control of a region long besieged by a deadly drug cartel. The operation in the Pacific state of Michoacan...
Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Mexico, Felipe Calderon, Armed Forces, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program)
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Reputed Montebello gang members linked to six murders, police say
Seven reputed Montebello-area gang members have been arrested for their alleged involvement in at least half a dozen murders stemming from ongoing rivalries over drugs and turf, authorities said Wednesday. The arrests by Montebello police and agents...
Tags: Murder, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Gang Activity, Methamphetamine (drug), Shootings
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Seven Montebello-area gang members arrested in cold case killings
Seven reputed Montebello-area gang members have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in at least half a dozen killings stemming from ongoing rivalries over drugs and turf, authorities said Wednesday. The arrests made by Montebello police and...
Tags: Murder, Criminals, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Gang Activity, Prosecution
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Mike Goodson arrest another twist in Jets' spring saga
The odyssey of the New York Jets' crowded offensive backfield took another turn Friday when running back Mike Goodson was arrested by New Jersey state police on suspicion of possessing drugs and a weapon. Goodson was with Garant Evans, a 31-year-old man...
Tags: NASCAR, Geno Smith, Mark Sanchez, Shonn Greene, Kobe Bryant
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Former 'Days of Our Lives' actor charged with selling cocaine
An actor who appeared on the "Days of Our Lives" soap opera was charged Thursday with selling cocaine out of his Agoura Hills home. Dylan Michael Patton, 20, was arrested Tuesday by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies, who served a search... -
Police testing in Mexico inspires little confidence
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Guadalajara police commander Juan Carlos Martinez took Mexico's national police vetting exam in April 2012. He failed. But no one in government would tell him why. A few months later, he received a phone call from a man...
Tags: Mexico, U.S. Congress, Blackmail and Extortion, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Obama urges new tack for Central America's drug war
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — President Obama capped a three-day visit to Latin America on Saturday by urging the region's leaders to fight the drug war not with more guns or military aid but with greater investment in infrastructure, education and energy....
Tags: Nicaragua, Woodrow Wilson, Mauricio Funes, Mexico, Government
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Obama, Central American presidents face a difficult agenda
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Central American presidents will likely have a long list of gripes for their U.S. counterpart as they head into meetings with Barack Obama on Friday night. President Obama arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica, on Friday...
Tags: Woodrow Wilson, Nicaragua, here! (tv network), Elections, Mauricio Funes
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Senate backs misdemeanor charges for heroin, cocaine possession
SACRAMENTO -- The state Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would allow prosecutors to file misdemeanor instead of felony charges in cases of simple possession of heroin, cocaine and other hard drugs. State Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) said he...
Tags: Heroin, Jim Nielsen, Trials, Jerry Brown, Mark Leno
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