The seemingly never ending saga of DMX and drugs continues. After serving seven months for a previous probation violation for failing several drug tests, the rapper was supposed to be released from behind bars tomorrow. But because he’s broken seven prison rules since January, including possessing drugs, his stay has been extended. Read More…
Dancehall reggae fixture Buju Banton, embroiled in a longstanding drug case which ended in mistrial in 2010, was earlier today sentenced to serve 10 years at the Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse by Judge James T. Moody. Banton – real name Mark Myrie – will serve his time at the FCI prison facility in Miami
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(CNN) — Saying it is “unfair for Florida taxpayers to subsidize drug addiction,” Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday signed legislation requiring adults applying for welfare assistance to undergo drug screening. “It’s the right thing for taxpayers,” Scott said after signing the measure. “It’s the right thing for citizens of this state that need public assistance.
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MILWAUKEE — A judge dismissed a drug paraphernalia possession charge against former talk show host Montel Williams, who was briefly detained at a Milwaukee airport in January after a search of his luggage turned up the type of pipe commonly used for smoking marijuana. Williams, who says he legally uses marijuana to treat chronic pain
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T.I.’s wife Tameka Cottle aka “Tiny” was charged with one misdemeanor count of possession of a controlled substance. While T.I.’s drug case was dropped by L.A. County District Attorney earlier this week, Tiny wasn’t so lucky. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Tiny will be arraigned on Monday in Los Angeles for misdemeanor drug possession
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Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Anna Nicole Smith’s boyfriend-lawyer Howard K. Stern and Dr. Khristine Eroshevich were found guilty Thursday on charges of conspiring to provide drugs using false names. Another defedant in the case, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, was acquitted on all counts against him. The verdicts came in a complex case that included two
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WASHINGTON – Two 18-year-olds have been charged with manufacturing an illegal drug in a freshman dormitory at Georgetown University in Washington. Court documents filed Monday charge Georgetown student Charles Smith and guest John Perrone with manufacturing “DMT.” A third student who was arrested, John Romano, was to be released without charges. Court documents say that
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Grammy-winning rapper T.I. is reportedly facing more than a year behind bars if found guilty for violating his probation when arrested last month for drug possession in California. According to reports, Tip could see as many as 14 months in jail. A probation officer is asking for eight to 14 months, though T.I.’s lawyers claim
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Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — A federal judge in Georgia has been arrested on drug and weapons charges after federal agents say he bought drugs for a stripper with whom he was having an affair. Senior U.S. District Judge Jack Camp Jr. has been charged with possession of cocaine, marijuana and the painkiller roxicodone, according to
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Lindsay Lohan returned to jail in handcuffs Friday after a judge refused to set bail and ordered her to remain in custody for failing a drug test until another hearing nearly a month away. Bailiffs escorted the troubled starlet from the Beverly Hills courtroom immediately after the hearing that lasted less
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