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A Long Island dentist has been accused of conducting a multi-year scheme in which he distributed painkillers in exchange for sexual acts. According to the Associated Press, 70-year-old Barry Arnold was arrested Wednesday and charged with 28 counts of distribution of controlled substances. Authorities say the Williston Park resident had written illegal prescriptions of drugs—including oxycodone, Percocet and Xanax—to women […]
After being arrested in 2019, PnB Rock has plead guilty to marijuana and stolen gun charges. Officials said that PnB Rock, who’s real name is Rakim Hasheem Allen, entered an open guilty plea to one count of receiving stolen property and one count of possession with intent to deliver. CBS 3 Philly reported that PnB was sentenced to 36 […]
Chynna’s posthumous album Drug Opera, the first full-length release following the Philly artist’s death from accidental overdose last year, has arrived. Chynna worked on the record prior to her passing, with her family and team only making minor production tweaks to the finished project due to sample clearance issues. Featuring appearances from ASAP Ant, Kur, and Junglepussy, […]
At the Television Critics Association’s Summer Press Tour on Thursday, Starz unveiled the trailer for BMF (Black Mafia Family), an upcoming eight-episode series co-executive produced by 50 Cent. In tandem with its release, Fif and showrunner Randy Huggins appeared on TCA’s virtual panel and addressed critics who claim the show glorifies drug dealers. “There’s a huge […]
On Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York confirmed eight people were arrested for their involvement in an “around-the-clock” crack cocaine-selling operation in Times Square. The group of men are alleged to have sold crack around the NYC landmark area, sometimes bringing in over $10,000 a week from sales. The mission to […]
Masked men who say they represent one of the most powerful drug cartels in Mexico have circulated a video containing a threat to kill a national TV news anchor because of perceived unfair coverage, according to ABC News. The clip, which circulated around on Monday, shows heavily armed men in masks surrounding a man who […]
The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded a record $1.4 billion worth of cocaine and marijuana at Port Everglades in Florida on Thursday, per CBS Miami. With the help of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and Canadian officials, among others, 59,700 pounds of cocaine and 1,430 pounds of marijuana were seized from 20 separate interdictions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea […]
Federal prosecutors have decided that, for now, they will not charge a Canadian truck driver who was found with more than a ton of marijuana during a July arrest at the U.S. border, after his lawyer successfully argued he was the victim of a drug smuggling scam. The dropping of the charges is not necessarily permanent, but […]
Four of the biggest drug companies in the world have agreed to pay $26 billion to settle an opioid crisis lawsuit. According to NBC News, a group of state attorneys general confirmed the landmark deal Wednesday, after years of negotiations with Johnson & Johnson and drug distributors AmerisourceBergen Corp., Cardinal Health Inc., and McKesson Corp. The companies are accused of […]
Two weeks before it’s set to premiere on Netflix, the streaming service has shared the trailer for Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami. The six-part documentary series, doled out into 45-minute episodes, follows up 2006’s Cocaine Cowboys. Just like the original film, which centered on the Florida city’s drug war amid the rise of coke, this version is set to be […]
