Contributor: 'Super meth' isn't exactly real, but the drug is a real factor in homelessness in Los Angeles
In last week's mayoral debate, candidate Spencer Pratt said “Super meth” was causing homelessness in Los Angeles. After several years…
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Feds dismantle family drug business with cartel ties, prosecutors say
Four of five men charged in a Southern California drug trafficking operation that authorities say has ties to Mexico's Sinaloa…
Los Angeles became my path from meth addiction to lasting love
On Christmas morning, the man I thought I needed dropped me off at another man's cabin. Hours earlier, Thom and…
Border patrol agents received money from Mexican cartels, prosecutors say
It seemed like a harmless exchange of tasks. Jesse Garcia, a U.S. Border Patrol officer, was monitoring the pedestrian lane…
Police say they found methamphetamine (and melon) in a Los Angeles fruit vendor's vehicle
Hermosa Beach police weren't concerned about the watermelon they found in a local fruit vendor's vehicle. They said the problem…
Methamphetamine worth millions found on California border camouflaged in watermelon
Choosing the right watermelon can be tricky. Sometimes they are not ripe or maybe they have too many seeds. Then…
Southern California man charged with attempting to ship more than 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine
A man has been arrested in the San Gabriel Valley and charged with attempting to ship more than a metric…
Supreme Court ratifies conviction for drug trafficking that was supported by an expert
WASHINGTON- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a California woman's drug smuggling conviction that was based in part on expert…
Los Angeles deputy died from 'the effects of methamphetamine'
More than a month after the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announced the “unexpected death” of a deputy, medical examiner…
Chinese network laundered millions for Sinaloa cartel, prosecutors say
With millions in cash piling up in the United States, the Sinaloa cartel needed to funnel profits from the sale…