Latest "drugs" stories

Navy seizes $1 million in drugs, rescues mariners who set boat on fire

The Navy seized an estimated $1 million in drugs this past weekend from smugglers who set fire to their fishing vessel.

By Jonathan Lehrfeld

3 months ago

Some military treatment facilities failed to limit ADHD prescription lengths, audit finds

At least 65 military treatment facilities ignored Defense Health Agency guidance to limit ADHD prescriptions to no more than 90-day supplies.

By Harm Venhuizen

21 months ago

Two Hawaii men charged with making and selling LSD, allegedly sold it to service members

The case began when a confidential informant told the Air Force Office of Special Investigations that an individual was using Snapchat to advertise and sell drugs to active-duty military service members.

By Harm Venhuizen

2 years ago

Prosecutors: Minesweeper drug dealer nabbed in acid, ecstasy plot

If found guilty on a single charge of wrongful possession with the intent to distribute, he faces a dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances and up to 15 years behind bars.

By Mark D. Faram

4 years ago

US poured millions into Afghanistan drug treatment programs, but it’s unknown if they made a difference

Due to the lack of oversight, SIGAR determined that INL “lack an understanding” regarding the impact of its project in Afghanistan and said INL was incapable of “making informed decisions about its ongoing drug treatment projects.”

By Diana Stancy Correll

4 years ago

SIGAR: Drug lab bombing was a dead end, and most metrics for success or failure in Afghanistan are ‘classified or nonexistent'

The drug lab bombing campaign in Afghanistan that was championed as a game-changer didn’t have the intended effect of hitting the Taliban’s purse and was probably a waste of resources.

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago