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Cocaine

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Ceferino 'Papo' Perez, Cocaine Kingpin and Photoshop Aficionado, Gets 20 Years to Life

    Recall Ceferino "Papo" Perez? He's that humble East Harlem coke king who Photoshopped his pic on top of Al Pacino's photo in a Scarface movie poster -- and displayed the masterpiece on his nightstand(!) Perez, 45, pleaded guilty this month to mastermining a massive cocaine ring, which got busted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Worst Criminal Ever Leaves $667,000 Worth Of Cocaine In Full View Of Cops

    ​The spin on this story at Hero Cop-loid the Daily News is all about the "quick-witted" and "eagle-eyed" rookie cops involved in this weekend's surprise bust of 29 kilos of cocaine on a street corner in Inwood. Kudos to them; that's a huge coup for 4 p.m. on an otherwise-uneventful Saturday pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    U.S. Seizes $180 Million Worth of Cocaine From "Semi-Submarine" off Honduran Coast

    Cocaine, but not this cocaine.​The Coast Guard announced they intercepted and seized a semi-submersible vessel, its five-man crew and 7.5 tons of cocaine. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection airplane spotted the fiberglass semi-submarine and a Coast Guard cutter caught up to it off the Caribb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Harrison David, Columbia Dealer in Operation Ivy League, Gets Six Months for Guilty Plea

    ​One of the drug dealing frat boys busted at Columbia University late last year pleaded guilty today to the criminal sale of a controlled substance, accepting felony charges in exchange for light sentencing. Now he's off with just six months in jail and five years probation, though the felony ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Columbia Drug Ring Kids Want to Protect Their Futures

    ​In December, five Columbia students were arrested in a major drug sting, and yesterday, their lawyers turned down a no-jail plea deal. Four of the five were offered the bargain, which would have allowed them to serve zero jail time as long as they pleaded guilty to a felony. The students' law ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Fake Cocaine Is The Worst Drug Ever

    ​Eighteen Long Islanders were busted for selling cocaine this week. Nothing strange about this typical drug bust, except that they were also arrested for selling fake cocaine. The New York Post reports that "the group had in its possession 26 ounces of fake cocaine, made up of a combination of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Are Campuses Doing Double Duty as Drug Havens? Plus: Which NYC School Is the Druggiest?

    ​The New York Post is billing an "exclusive" this week about how Columbia University has systematically failed to report its drug-using student populace to police or prosecutors. The not-so-earth-shattering expose comes on the heels of last week's big frat house drug bust, which led to the ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Columbia University Frat-Boy Drug Ring Busted!

    ​Eight people -- including five Columbia University undergrads, one of whom was the student council vice president -- were arrested this morning in a police raid, prosecutors have announced. The students are accused of peddling drugs (including cocaine, ecstasy, LSD, and pot) at campus dorms and f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2010

    Paris Hilton Arrested For Cocaine Posession, Has a Drug Problem or At Least a Fame Problem

    ​It's been a minute since we've heard from Paris Hilton in any big way, but it's not for her lack of trying. In July, at the World Cup, she was allegedly detained for holding a bit of weed; she was subsequently released without charges or publicity. (It was a holiday weekend, and the World Cup ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Let's Get This Over With As Quickly As Possible: Here Are Jay Reatard's Autopsy Results

    ​From the Memphis Commercial Appeal: "Autopsy results released this morning in the death of Memphis musician Jay Reatard reveal that he died from 'cocaine toxicity, and that alcohol was a contributing factor in his death,' according to Shelby County Medical Examiner Karen E. Chancellor."

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    Get Your Cuchifrito, Your Cocaine

    Calle Luna restaurant in Jersey City has not only been doing big business in pernil and pasteles (which Eating in Translation thought were particularly fine), but it's also allegedly been peddling cocaine, to the tune of $35,000 each week. An investigation of the drug ring operating out of the resta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    News Roundup: The Sonic Youth Gossip Girl Single, Clipse Manager Pleads Guilty, Arthur Russell at NYU

    ​--That Sonic Youth Gossip Girl cameo is approaching, and since SY evidently take this responsibility very seriously, they're releasing a single of their performance on the show--an acoustic version of EVOL's "Star Power" is the word--on Tuesday, October 13, the day after the show airs. It wil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Mt. Vernon EMTs Remove "Crackhead" from Wall

    The filmmaking is poor and doesn't build the scene is a satisfying way, but some things are interesting just because they happened. Here Mt. Vernon, New York emergency medical, police, and fire department personnel extract a man from the wall of an apartment. The poster claims the man is his upst ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    SNL Mocks Paterson As Bumbling Cokehead; Gov Raps Blind Jokes

    The filmmaking is poor and doesn't build the scene is a satisfying way, but some things are interesting just because they happened. Here Mt. Vernon, New York emergency medical, police, and fire department personnel extract a man from the wall of an apartment. The poster claims the man is his upst ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    Faye Dunaway Still Full of Piss and Vinegar

    The filmmaking is poor and doesn't build the scene is a satisfying way, but some things are interesting just because they happened. Here Mt. Vernon, New York emergency medical, police, and fire department personnel extract a man from the wall of an apartment. The poster claims the man is his upst ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2008

    Looks After Neighbor, Is Slain in L.I.C.

    The filmmaking is poor and doesn't build the scene is a satisfying way, but some things are interesting just because they happened. Here Mt. Vernon, New York emergency medical, police, and fire department personnel extract a man from the wall of an apartment. The poster claims the man is his upst ... More >>

  • News

    March 4, 2008

    When Cops Go Bad Does the NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau Even Notice?

    The filmmaking is poor and doesn't build the scene is a satisfying way, but some things are interesting just because they happened. Here Mt. Vernon, New York emergency medical, police, and fire department personnel extract a man from the wall of an apartment. The poster claims the man is his upst ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2008

    Top Rikers Drug Counselor Busted for Selling Heroin and Cocaine

    The filmmaking is poor and doesn't build the scene is a satisfying way, but some things are interesting just because they happened. Here Mt. Vernon, New York emergency medical, police, and fire department personnel extract a man from the wall of an apartment. The poster claims the man is his upst ... More >>

  • News

    September 4, 2007

    NYPD Busts Ass

    Were police really busting a drug ring when it rounded up Mr. Black's colorful crew?

  • NYC Life

    June 26, 2007

    The Fudgitive

    Crack maker to cake baker: One sweet tale of a drug kingpin's decade on the lam

  • Music

    August 1, 2006

    Welcome to Florida. Here's Some Cocaine.

    Crack maker to cake baker: One sweet tale of a drug kingpin's decade on the lam

  • News

    December 28, 2004

    The Numbers Beyond the Bling

    In the streets of America, people are worse off, and more of them are in jail

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2004

    Reputations at Stake

    In the streets of America, people are worse off, and more of them are in jail

  • News

    July 31, 2001

    Tulia Blues

    How the Lingering Effects of a Massive Drug Bust Devastated One Family in a Small Texas Town

  • News

    July 24, 2001

    Agent Orange, All Over Again

    EPA Stalled Resolution on Spraying in Colombia

  • News

    July 11, 2000

    Injecting Big Brother

    New Vaccines May Drug-Proof Kids

  • News

    May 9, 2000

    NYPD Storm Troopers

    A Drug Bust at the Wrong House—Again

  • News

    March 28, 2000

    The Night Shift

    Undercover in New York’s 'Compton East'

  • News

    August 10, 1999

    Colombian Coke Caper

    Wife of U.S. Anti-Drug Commander Nabbed in Smuggling Case

  • News

    May 11, 1999

    Freedom Fighters

    An Unlikely Group of Prisoners' Relatives Battles the Rockefeller Drug Laws

  • News

    May 12, 1998

    New York's Drug-Law Debacle

    Governor Rockefeller started the war on drugs in 1973. His laws have packed prisons, cost billions, and failed to stop the drug trade. On the 25th anniversary, there's new momentum for change.

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