Sophisticated Hash Oil Lab, $300K In Marijuana Found Blocks Away From Santa Cruz HospitalA Santa Cruz County task force arrested a 30-year-old man last Thursday and confiscated more than $300,000 worth of marijuana after finding a sophisticated hash oil lab in Santa Cruz, a task force official said.
Two Suspects In Custody After Feds Raid San Jose Meth Lab U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigators discovered a meth conversion lab at San Jose home Friday morning.
2,500 Crime Lab Drug Tests Botched In Santa Clara CountyThe Santa Clara County’s District Attorney’s Office is notifying about 2,500 defendants arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance and their attorneys that tests for methamphetamine use, taken two-month period, were conducted improperly.
Former SF Crime Lab Worker Pleads Not Guilty To Stealing DrugsA former technician at the San Francisco Police Department’s troubled crime lab pleaded not guilty today to a federal charge of obtaining cocaine by subterfuge in 2009.
Former SFPD Drug Lab Worker Pleads Guilty To Drug PossessionA former San Francisco Police Department drug lab employee whose alleged theft of cocaine from evidence set off a scandal at the department pleaded guilty Thursday to a drug possession charge in San Mateo County Superior Court, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said Friday.
San Francisco Crime Lab Review Uncovers 61 Police Conduct Issues61 San Francisco Police officers who might be called to testify at upcoming criminal trials have conduct issues the defense could use to undermine their credibility, said Chief George Gascon.