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News Apr. 7, 2021, 4:37 PM

Brooklyn prosecutors want to throw out 90 convictions after an ex-NYPD detective was accused of framing innocent people

All 90 convictions were cases in which ex-NYPD detective Joseph Franco was an essential witness, Brooklyn prosecutors said.

News Mar. 28, 2021, 2:48 AM

Baltimore will no longer prosecute for drug possession, prostitution, or other low-level crimes after pandemic experiment ‘success’

Baltimore officials said crime was down over the past year with the policies in place, despite other American cities experiencing a rise in crime.

News Jul. 13, 2019, 7:12 AM

Heart-pounding video shows a badass Coast Guardsman running down a narco-sub loaded with cocaine and pounding on the hatch

On June 18, 2019, the US Coast Guard intercepted a drug-smuggling vessel in the Pacific Ocean. The submarine carried 17,000 pounds of cocaine worth about $US232 million. The Coast Guard seized over 39,000 pounds of cocaine between May and June. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Following is a […]

News Oct. 13, 2016, 8:25 AM

Texas locks up thousands of people per year for possessing less than a gram of drugs — and it’s proof that drug criminalization is failing

Drug criminalization in the United States has...

US Oct. 1, 2016, 2:10 AM

Brooklyn prosecutors want to throw out 90 convictions after an ex-NYPD detective was accused of framing innocent people

Baltimore will no longer prosecute for drug possession, prostitution, or other low-level crimes after pandemic experiment ‘success’

Heart-pounding video shows a badass Coast Guardsman running down a narco-sub loaded with cocaine and pounding on the hatch

Texas locks up thousands of people per year for possessing less than a gram of drugs — and it’s proof that drug criminalization is failing

Philippines president compares himself to Hitler — says he’d be happy to ‘slaughter’ 3 million drug addicts

A US pilot claims the 22 pounds of cocaine found in his bag aren’t his

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