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Alyssa Byrne.  (CBS)

Petaluma Teen Found Dead In Tahoe Had Drugs In Her System

Authorities say a California teen who went missing in South Lake Tahoe on New Year’s Eve and was found near a snow bank died of hypothermia, but also had drugs in her system.

2013/02/18

Hands hold bag of crystal methamphetamine and pipe

San Jose Man Charged With Operating Central Valley Meth Lab

A San Jose man was arrested in Madera County on Thursday when he was caught allegedly operating a methamphetamine conversion lab, according to county sheriff officials.

2013/02/08

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Berkeley Teacher Pleads Guilty To LSD Possession After San Rafael DUI Stop

A Berkeley teacher has plead guilty to a felony charge Monday in Marin after he was found with LSD during a traffic stop.

2013/02/05

A view inside the SFPD crime lab; (inset) Deborah Madden  (CBS)

2nd Mistrial Declared In Drug Trial Of Former SFPD Crime Lab Technician

A mistrial was declared for a second time in federal court Thursday in the case of a former San Francisco police crime laboratory technician accused of taking small amounts of cocaine from the facility in 2009.

2013/01/31

Hands hold bag of crystal methamphetamine and pipe

Woman Accused Of Smuggling 11 Pounds Of Meth Into SFO

A North Carolina woman was caught at San Francisco International Airport allegedly trying to smuggle nearly 11 pounds of methamphetamine into the country inside a piece of wood furniture, federal prosecutors said Friday.

2013/01/19

Gil Kerlikowske, director of National Drug Control Policy. (Jewel Samad / AFP / Getty Images)

President’s ‘Drug Czar’ Observes SF’s Unique Program For Defendants

President Barack Obama’s drug czar paid a visit to San Francisco Superior Court Tuesday to get a first-hand look at a once-controversial program and is interested at alternatives to incarceration.

2013/01/08

An Oakland Police patrol car. (CBS)

Oakland Hoping Reducing Drug Sales Will Curb Violence

Getting rid of open-air drug sales will reduce violence—particularly in Oakland, which recently hired a consultant known for adopting that tactic as New York City’s top cop, a University of California at Berkeley law professor said Monday.

2013/01/08

A volunteer disposes a used syringe of heroin. (Sutanta Aditya/AFP/Getty Images)

New California Law Offering Immunity For Reporting Drug Overdoses

A new state law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2013 that may help save the lives of substance abusers: it offers immunity to users if they call 911 to help someone who has overdosed on drugs.

2012/12/18

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Shoplifting Suspect Flees Central Valley Macy’s; Leaves Young Daughters Behind

A Central Valley woman was facing charges of burglary and child endangerment after allegedly shoplifting items and abandoning her two young children as she fled a Macy’s department store in Visalia.

2012/12/18

marijuana, pot, cannabis, medical

3,600 Marijuana Plants Seized In Watsonville Bust, 2 Arrested

A Santa Cruz County task force on Tuesday arrested two men after finding 3,600 marijuana plants and 120 pounds of the drug at a former mushroom farm in Watsonville.

2012/12/05

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