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A drug task force seized approximately 25,000 fentanyl pills being kept in a backpack under a baby’s crib at a home in San Jose, California.

KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — A lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner at her drug possession trial in Russia on Friday gave the court a U.S. doctor’s letter recommending she use medical cannabis to treat pain.

WNBA star Brittney Griner has pleaded guilty to possession of a banned drug, but denies intentionally breaking Russia’s strict drug laws.

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Shi Smith was arrested Friday in South Carolina on charges of marijuana possession, speeding, and unlawful carrying of a handgun.

An Alabama woman is in hot water with the authorities after she hosted a party while Alabama was under a stay-at-home order during the coronavirus outbreak and coughed in a police officer’s face, police said.

Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana is doubling down on his plan to not send any suspect convicted of drug possession to prison, instead offering a vague plan where they will seek treatment services. 

During ABC News’s 2020 Democrat Debate on Friday evening, Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, falsely claimed he never called for “decriminalizing all drugs,” though his website explicitly states that position as his plan for tackling the opioid crisis. 

TEL AVIV – An American-Israeli woman has been in a Russian jail for four months after airport authorities found nine grams of cannabis in her checked luggage while she was in Moscow for a stopover on her way home to Israel. 

Los Angeles (AFP) – New England Patriots defensive star Patrick Chung has been indicted on charges of cocaine possession, prosecutors confirmed on Thursday.

A California judge overturned the conviction of five men who had marijuana in their prison cells after the state legalized recreational pot.

A Nebraska man accused of filing a false police report found himself in more hot water after surveillance video caught him trying to stash cocaine in the interrogation room ceiling at the police station, authorities said.

A Utah woman arrested for alleged cocaine and methamphetamine possession reportedly told officers at the time of her arrest that “she was offered an opportunity.”

A convicted criminal illegal alien was arrested in Texas after being deported from the U.S. back to Mexico nine days before.

The police department serving a north Texas university issued arrest warrants for three students in connection with possible organized criminal activity–two who stand accused of promoting prostitution and a third, solely on drug possession.

A Georgia middle school teacher is accused of drug trafficking after police raided her home and found $6.2 million worth of cocaine and heroin.