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$5M In Cocaine Seized In Lakeview Terrace Drug Bust
LAKEVIEW TERRACE (CBSLA.com) — Police Friday confiscated approximately $5 million worth of cocaine that was found stashed in a big rig truck during a San Fernando Valley drug bust. The bust happened...
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OC Supervisor Claims Rescued Hikers Admitted To Using Cocaine At Trabuco Canyon
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — An Orange County supervisor claims the two teens who got lost in Trabuco Canyon on Easter Sunday told authorities they used cocaine on their hike. Todd Spitzer’s revelation...
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Ex-’Days’ Star Charged For Alleged Cocaine Sales From Agoura Hills Home
Soap star Dylan Patton is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on charges of selling cocaine out of his Agoura Hills home. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) VAN NUYS (CBSLA.com) — A former soap...
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Ex-‘Days’ Actor Gets Probation For Selling Cocaine Out Of Agoura Hills Home
VAN NUYS (CBSLA.com) — A former “Days of Our Lives” actor was sentenced Thursday to three years’ probation for selling cocaine out of an Agoura Hills home. Dylan Patton, 20, pleaded no contest to a...
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Man, 34, Arrested After Police Recover $1.3M In Marijuana, Cocaine
FOUNTAIN VALLEY (CBSLA.com) — A 34-year-old man was arrested when police discovered marijuana and cocaine worth more than $1.3 million during a search of two homes in Huntington Beach and Fountain...
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Feds Bust 2 Alleged Drug Trafficking Rings
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Seven people have been arrested for their part in two alleged drug trafficking rings operating from Mexico to the Southland, according a a federal probe dubbed Operation...
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Ventura County Officials Want To Crackdown On Sale Of Narcotics On Craigslist
THOUSAND OAKS (CBSLA.com) — Ventura County officials Wednesday discussed recent criminal cases involving the sale of narcotics through the popular advertisement website, Craigslist. A news conference...
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Border Patrol Agents Find Almost 700 Pounds Of Cocaine In Man’s Car
SAN CLEMENTE (AP) — Border Patrol agents say they’ve found nearly 700 pounds of cocaine stuffed into the trunk and back seat of a compact car at a Southern California checkpoint. Authorities say they...
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Study: National Cocaine Use Drops, Pot Consumption On The Rise
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — While cocaine use reportedly dropped heavily across the country between 2006 and 2010, the amount of marijuana use increased dramatically, according to a study released Monday...
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Viewing Held For Fallen Veteran LAPD Motorcycle Officer
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A viewing was held Monday for fallen LAPD motorcycle officer Chris Cortijo, who was struck and killed by a driver who was allegedly high on drugs. Friends, comrades and family...
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Calif. Senate Passes Bill To Punish Forms Of Cocaine Equally
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The state Senate has passed a bill that punishes users of crack and powder cocaine equally in an attempt to reduce racial bias in prison sentences. On Wednesday, it approved...
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Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Dealing Heroin To OC High School Students
HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA.com) — Huntington Beach police have arrested a man on suspicion of dealing heroin to high school students after an investigation that led to the seizure of about $250,000 in...
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Boy Tests Positive For Cocaine Following Drug Bust
MOORPARK (AP) — Authorities say a 5-year-old boy who was found sitting near a half-pound bag of cocaine after his parents were arrested on suspicion of dealing drug had cocaine in his system. The...
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Man Suspected Of Dealing Heroin In Simi Valley, San Fernando Valley In Custody
SIMI VALLEY (CBSLA.com) — A 29-year-old man remained in custody Friday for allegedly dealing various drugs in Simi Valley and the San Fernando Valley. According to the Simi Valley Police Department,...
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LAPD Not Laughing Over Pranksters’ Viral ‘Coke’ Gag On Officers
MARINA DEL REY (CBSLA.com) — A group of practical jokers thought a prank against LAPD officers was simple, harmless fun, but the department is not laughing. The prank, which has gone viral online,...
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Josh Hamilton Won’t Be Suspended After Cocaine Use
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_20150403232516657AA.mp4 NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton will not be disciplined by Major League Baseball for his latest problems...
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Police: Kings’ Jarret Stoll Arrested In Las Vegas On Suspicion Of Drug...
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_1704201522010799419AA.mp4 LAS VEGAS (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles Kings forward Jarret Stoll was arrested Friday on suspicion of possession of drugs at a Las...
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Kings Center Jarret Stoll Pleads Guilty To Misdemeanors In Las Vegas Cocaine...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll pleaded guilty to two reduced misdemeanor charges to resolve a felony cocaine case stemming from his April arrest at a Las Vegas Strip swimming...
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Juvenile Corrections Officer On Disneyland Trip Accused Of Leaving Cocaine,...
FULLERTON (CBSLA.com) — A juvenile corrections officer who authorities allege left behind cocaine and a loaded firearm when he checked out of a hotel in Anaheim has been charged in the case. Robert...
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Cocaine Seizures Skyrocket Off Latin America’s Pacific Coast
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has seized more cocaine off Latin America’s Pacific coast over 10 months than in the past three years combined. Adm. Paul Zukunft, speaking Monday in San Diego...
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$8M Worth Of Cocaine Found In Tire Shipment At LA-Long Beach Port Complex
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of pounds of cocaine concealed in a shipment of tires from South America have been seized at the Los Angeles-Long Beach seaport complex. U.S. Customs and Border Protection...
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Authorities Suspect Odom Overdosed On Cocaine, Other Drugs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lamar Odom is believed to have overdosed on cocaine and other drugs before he was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel, according to search warrant records. The court document...
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Medical Examiner: Scott Weiland Died From Toxic Mix Of Drugs
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland died of a toxic mix of drugs that included cocaine, according to a medical examiner’s office in Minnesota where he was found dead on...
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Flight Attendant On Run After Authorities Say They Found Cocaine In Her...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A flight attendant is on the run after 70 pounds of cocaine was found in her carry-on bag at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said. A Transportation Security...
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JetBlue Flight Attendant Accused Of Abandoning Cocaine-Filled Luggage At LAX...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A JetBlue flight attendant accused of attempting to bring nearly 70 pounds of cocaine through a security checkpoint at LAX has been arrested in New York, authorities said....
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Former LAX Baggage Handlers Accused Of Trafficking Cocaine
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Two former Los Angeles International Airport baggage handlers were arrested Monday on cocaine trafficking charges. Adrian Ponce, 27, and Alberto Preciado Gutierrez, 26, both...
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Half-Mile Tunnel Found On US-Mexico Border, Cocaine Seized
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. authorities said Wednesday that they discovered a cross-border tunnel that ran a half-mile from a Tijuana house equipped with a large elevator to a lot in San Diego that was...
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Mom Arrested For Allegedly Smuggling Cocaine While Driving With 2 Kids
SAN CLEMENTE (CBSLA.com) — A mother traveling with her two children was arrested while trying to smuggle nearly 40 pounds of cocaine across the border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said...
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Feds: Jamaican Man Supplied Cocaine To Jet Blue Flight Attendant
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say a Jamaican national is charged with supplying 60 pounds of cocaine to a Jet Blue flight attendant who tried to smuggle the drugs through Los Angeles International...
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Lamar Odom Regrets Affair, Says Cocaine Helped End Career
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lamar Odom says he’s “a walking miracle” after being found unconscious with cocaine in his system in a Nevada brothel in 2015. Odom tells US Weekly he hid his cocaine use from...
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Police: Cocaine Found In Toys Sold In Vending Machine At Bell Gardens Restaurant
BELL GARDENS (CBSLA.com) — A mother and her young son made a disturbing discovery when a toy they purchased from a Bell Gardens restaurant vending machine turned out to contain cocaine, police said. A...
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Whoops! Toy Reportedly Filled With Cocaine Shows No Trace Of Drugs
BELL GARDENS (CBSLA.com) — A child’s toy found in a vending machine that initially tested positive for drugs had no cocaine inside it, officials said Wednesday. On Monday, a concerned parent reported...
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Coroner: Cocaine, Other Drugs Found In Carrie Fisher’s System
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — Carrie Fisher’s autopsy report shows the actress had cocaine in her system when she fell ill on a plane last year, but investigators could not determine what impact the...
View ArticleOne In 8 People Have Cocaine On Their Hands, Study Finds
CBS Local — A British study has found that many people may be coming into contact with illegal substances like cocaine and heroine during their day, even if they don’t use drugs. Researchers at the...
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Former Dodger Faces Life In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Federal Drug Charges
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza, who earned more than $43 million over 14 seasons, pleaded guilty Friday to federal drug charges in California. Loaiza acknowledged that he...
View Article$100K Worth Of Meth, Cocaine, Heroin Found Hidden In Car Seat, Stroller
MURRIETA (CBSLA) — Meth, cocaine, and heroin were found packed and hidden under the cushion of a child’s car seat during a traffic stop by border patrol agents in Murrieta. A K9 Officer alerted Border...
View ArticlePolice: 3 Men Who Believed They Were Taking Cocaine Overdose On Fentanyl
PLACENTIA (CBSLA) — Three men who police say thought they were ingesting cocaine actually overdosed on fentanyl. Officers were called to the parking lot of Mr. K’s Liquor, 615 W. Orangethorpe Ave., at...
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West Covina Parents Arrested After 9-Month-Old Girl Found To Have Cocaine,...
WEST COVINA (CBSLA) — The parents of a baby girl who had cocaine and methamphetamine in her system have been arrested on suspicion of child endangerment. (credit: West Covina Police Department) Erin...
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FBI’s ‘Operation Black Phoenix’ Arrests 18 In Drug, ‘Ghost Gun’ Investigation
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Eighteen people were arrested Tuesday as part of an FBI-led operation that also swept up drugs and five AR-15-style “ghost guns.” (credit: FBI) Seven federal indictments charged...
View ArticleFeds: San Gabriel Woman Allegedly Sold ‘Purported Cocaine’ That Caused...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A San Gabriel woman faces a federal charge for allegedly selling drugs that caused several overdoses in Pasadena. Marisol Bolanos Hernandez, 35, was charged Friday with one count...
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