cocaine

Great Blizzard of 2010 Thwarted at JFK Airport

Jeff Neumann · 12/26/10 12:54PM

Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration yesterday crushed the New Year's Eve plans of many New Yorkers when they busted two men who arrived on a flight from Puerto Rico with 92 pounds of cocaine in their luggage. Bummer. [NYP]

The Great Columbia Frat Boy Drug-Dealing Ring

Maureen O'Connor · 12/07/10 01:32PM

You know it's a good story when it begins with a narcotics task force called "Operation: Ivy League." After months undercover with kids who are reading the Iliad, the NYPD busted five alleged frat boy drug dealers at Columbia University.

Britain Is Europe's Cocaine 'League' Leader

Jeff Neumann · 11/10/10 06:52AM

A new report by the EU's drug agency places Britain on top of the world's cocaine consuming nations, with more young Britons having used cocaine than Americans in the same age group. There's also been an increase in crack smoking.

Study: Teens Lie About Using Drugs

Jeff Neumann · 10/25/10 04:12AM

This is just unbelievable: A new study in the medical journal Pediatrics found that 52 percent of teens were more likely to test positive for cocaine than they were to admit they use it. Kids lie about using drugs?! [CNN]

More Americans Getting High Than Ever Before

Max Read · 09/15/10 11:59PM

Oh no! Illegal drug use in America has risen to the highest level since 2002, according to a government report, driven by increases in the use of marijuana, ecstasy, and methamphetamine. Here are some of the figures:

The American High School Football Star Who Became a Drug Lord

Adrian Chen · 09/08/10 08:34PM

Moms and dads, you might be disappointed with how your kids turned out. But always remember it's not as bad as it could be. Edgar Valdez Villarreal went from a high school football star in Texas to Mexican drug lord.