Lawmakers Hear Why Drug Courts Can Bite Into Drug Use

Lawmakers hear why drug courts can bite into drug use
Mixing addicts with users during rehabilitation can, and often does, fail to help the latter group, since those people are prone to being influenced by the hard-core participants. And giving the addicted offenders leniency and options is, for the most … Read more on Concord Monitor

24 arrested, 130 charges in major NS drug busts: RCMP
Investigators seized large quantaties of marijuana;hash and cocaine;as well as several vehicles and firearms — one of which was an AK-47. Photo Credit: Handout , RCMP … The RCMP carried out the operation along with members of the Sydney Federal … Read more on GlobalNews.ca

Georgetown police chief honored for work in police canine service
Jake, a dual-purpose dog, is able to sniff out heroin, marijuana, crack cocaine and methamphetamine. He also assists in searches for people and for articles, and in the last year has helped … But most police dogs are used to track suspects and signal … Read more on The Courier-Journal