Kratom Ban Takes Effect
House Bill 181, which took effect on January 1, 2025, added this substance to the controlled substances list, criminalizing its use, sale, or possession, and adding other requirements as well. The provision lowers the age of illegal kratom transfers from 21 to 18. It also prohibits the ingestion of kratom using a heating element, power […]
Five Common Enhancements in Drug Trafficking Matters
In 1989, almost a third of Americans said drug abuse was the country’s most serious problem. By 2004, that figure had plummeted to 1 percent. That amazing decrease gives some attorneys a false sense of security. They believe that jurors won’t convict drug crime defendants. That belief isn’t entirely misplaced. Most people now see drug […]
Crime Suppression Team’ Nabs Drug Trafficking Suspect
After Bulloch County authorities executed a search warrant, they arrested a man and charged him with several drug trafficking-related offenses. On April 1, investigators located a trafficking amount of marijuana, THC products, Psilocybin edibles, firearms, and U.S. currency at a resident in Cottage Row in Statesboro. Investigators estimate the street value of the narcotics seized […]
Drug Possession Cases from Start to Finish
The recently concluded Afghanistan War was a “forever war” that seemed endless. The War on Drugs is much the same. President Richard Nixon issued this declaration of war in 1971. Today, more than fifty years later, there’s still no end in sight. So, authorities have changed tactics. They now focus primarily on drug possession enforcement. […]
Breaking Down a DUI-Drug Case in Cobb County
Marijuana and other illicit drugs are cheaper and easier to obtain than alcohol in most parts of Cobb County. Therefore, almost half of drivers involved in fatal accidents test positive for drugs. Marijuana is, by far, the leading culprit. Less than 5 percent of these drivers were under the influence of prescription painkillers or another […]
Could Back to School Mean Go to Jail?
Courts have consistently held that teenagers have civil rights, such as First Amendment rights to free expression, at least within limits. Courts are less generous in terms of privacy rights. For example, random locker searches are technically illegal. But if the danger is great enough (e.g. a teenager selling fentanyl to other teenagers), courts usually […]
Suspected Tifton County Drug Trafficker Behind Bars
A 43-year-old Alabama man faces up to twenty years in prison for alleged fentanyl trafficking in the Peach State. Court documents state that the Tifton County Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation into the possible distribution of fentanyl, heroin, and other illegal drugs within the local community. During the investigation, Tifton investigators searched a Howard Johnson […]
Major Drug Bust in Richmond County
Authorities released few details about a yearlong investigation that resulted in eight arrests for drug trafficking and related charges. During the investigation, which involved the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, officers executed twelve search warrants at locations across Augusta-Richmond County. They seized three kilograms of cocaine, […]
Local Politician Swatted for Sixth Time
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Rome) claims that, once again, a fraudster reported a false crime and summoned the police to her Floyd County home. Swatting is the act of making a hoax 911 call to draw an unnecessary law enforcement response. Using technology that makes it appear that the emergency call is coming from a […]
Seventy-Six People Caught in Police Dragnet
One of the largest drug trafficking arrests in U.S. history focused on members of the Ghost Face Gangsters, a prison gang that morphed into a street gang. The 133-page indictment included forfeiture proceedings against 43 seized firearms, one vehicle, and more than $53,000 in cash. Many of the named individuals had little to do with […]
