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Spice, bath salts seized during raid at 12 locations in Phoenix, Scottsdale

PHOENIX — Federal investigators raided 12 locations in Scottsdale and Phoenix in a huge drug bust involving Spice and bath salts on Monday. Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) along with various state and local law enforcement agencies executed search warrants at six private residences, five retail stores, including Camelback Liquors at 20th Avenue and Camelback Road, and ... Read More »

Synthetic drug operation seized

PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say more than 20,000 units and 50 pounds of the synthetic drug known as Spice or K2 has been seized in Phoenix and Scottsdale. It was the second statewide synthetic drug investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Also seized was more than $385,000, five vehicles and multiple firearms after authorities executed a dozen search warrants ... Read More »

$100K worth of Spice seized in Osage Beach bust

Osage Beach — Five Osage Beach men are in custody following the seizure of an estimated $100,000 in Spice, three firearms and $1,800 in cash on Oct. 28. A search warrant executed in the 6000 block of Shadow Circle in Osage Beach Sunday resulted in the bust of a synthetic cannabinoid laboratory, according to a press release from the Camden ... Read More »

Herbal Incense Spice Bust

Burlington and Mebane police executed warrants to search the Purple Peddler, which has a location on North Church Street in Burlington and North Fifth Street in Mebane. By By Roselee Papandrea/Times-News Published: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 20:06 PM. A business that sells tobacco products and incense was raided by police this week in both its Burlington and Mebane store ... Read More »

Kaua‘i police busts Lihu‘e smoke shop

LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i Police Department seized numerous illegal substances and drug paraphernalia from a retailer on Monday in Lihu‘e, according to county officials. Following a four-month investigation, KPD served a search warrant to owners of Dream Electronics Cigarette shop around 10:30 a.m. Monday. Two officers from the state’s Narcotics Enforcement Division were on hand for support, states a county press ... Read More »

Hearing set for 2 charged in Voodoo Willy’s spice bust

MADISON COUNTY, AL (WAFF) - A hearing is set for one of two people arrested during a spice bust in Madison County. Synthetic marijuana seized from ‘smoke hut’ It happened earlier in October at Voodoo Willy’s Smoke Hut on Highway 72 East in Madison County. Deputies said they confiscated about 30 packs of spice from the store. The store’s owner, ... Read More »

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(SARALAND, Ala.) – A man from Bay Minette was busted in Saraland for allegedly having synthetic marijuana. Thirty-one-year-old Bradley Peek was arrested Wednesday. Investigators say they found synthetic marijuana, marijuana and a pipe used for smoking on Peek. He is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, marijuana possession and possession of drug Read More »

2 held for import of ‘Spice’ drug

ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court on Monday looked into two cases of importing and possessing a narcotic material known as Spice. In the first case, an Asian national was charged with importing the material for the purpose of trafficking and consumption, while in the other case an Arab national was charged with importing the drug for consumption. The ... Read More »

Troubleshooter: Cops can’t stop store from selling spice

CLARKSVILLE, IN (WAVE) – A dangerous drug is being sold right out in the open right in the heart of Kentuckiana. The WAVE 3 Troubleshooter Department went undercover to expose how one local business is getting away with it and why police have not been able to stop it. Business is booming at one of southern Indiana’s hottest new locations, ... Read More »

Idaho among states involved in nationwide “spice” bust

BOISE — A federal grand jury has indicted five people on charges related to synthetic drugs such as “spice” after searches at several locations in the Magic Valley and in the Portland area. Four of the defendants are from Twin Falls, while another man is from Tigard, Oregon. They’re charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance analogue. Those arrested ... Read More »

Legal but Dangerous: Synthetic drug causing problems in Casa Grande

The “spice” container reads: “Warning This Product is Not For Human Consumption.” It’s marketed as incense, herbs or potpourri, but you won’t find it at your local home or candle store. You’ll find this spice at the local convenience and liquor stores, gas stations and smoke shops.The problem with this dangerous drug is so big that President Barack Obama signed ... Read More »

Authorities Confiscated Spice, ‘Bath Salts’ Assorted Paraphernalia and Weapons from Maple Valley Tobacco Shop

  The King County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that detectives seized more than one-and-a-half pounds of ‘spice,’ a small amount of ‘bath salts’ and numerous other drug paraphernalia as well as illegal weapons from a Maple Valley tobacco store. The search of Tobacco Depot on the 26900 block of Maple Valley/Black Diamond Road on July 12 was the culmination of ... Read More »

Raid by DEA nets 91 arrests in 31 states

The Drug Enforcement Administration seized more than $36 million in cash and arrested 91 people in a nationwide crackdown against manufacturers, distributors and vendors of synthetic designer drugs. The DEA administrator, Michele Leonhart, said agents in 31 states also seized 4.9 million packets of synthetic marijuana, material to make 13.6 million more packages and 167,000 packages of bath salts. DEA ... Read More »

State and federal law enforcement crack down on synthetic drugs in St. Louis region

ST. LOUIS • By outward appearances, it was just an average office area, with multiple computers. But St. Charles County Sheriff’s deputies and federal drug agents who cracked down on the undisclosed location along Scherer Parkway in St. Charles knew it was a mask for something much bigger. Just how big surprised even them. Their joint effort had uncovered one of ... Read More »

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