Archive for July, 2007
3 more arrests in alleged international drug ring
7/21/2007, 9:58 p.m. PDT
The Associated Press
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — Three more men have been arrested on charges resulting from an investigation into what federal prosecutors say was a multimillion-dollar international drug ring.
James Leroy Glines, 58, of Charleston was arrested last month, according to a federal arrest warrant issued in U.S. District Court in Idaho and [...]
Driver, fugitive from Idaho arrested
Spokane Review
July 21, 2007
An unlawful turn led to the arrest of an 18-year-old Spokane County man on a felony drug charge Tuesday night, said Spokane County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Dave Reagan.
Deputy Andrew Stockman was in the area of Trent Avenue and Argonne Road about 9:45 p.m. when he spotted the driver of a car [...]
Siebel touts project’s success
By ANGELA BRANDT – IR Staff Writer – 07/20/07
When software billionaire Tom Siebel started the Montana Meth Project two years ago he “couldn’t have imagined it could have been this successful,” he said Thursday.
The project, showcased by a campaign of hard-hitting graphic advertising charged with “unselling meth” and making it undesirable for teenagers, has [...]
Cocaine, meth and marijuana found in Nampa home
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 11:18 PM EDT
NAMPA — Police arrested a Nampa man after they found marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine and several weapons in his home.
Dustin L. Edison, 26, of Nampa was taken to the Canyon County jail and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, possession of cocaine with intent to [...]
Fairfield becomes Capitol for a Day
By Amy Ballard
Times-news correspondent
FAIRFIELD – A panel of state leaders, including Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, gathered in Fairfield this week as part of Capitol for a Day – a day set aside for state representatives to meet with residents who live outside the capitol city.
It was a chance for leaders to meet with local residents [...]
Mexico president dismisses accusations
7/16/2007, 7:29 p.m. EDT
By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO
The Associated PressMEXICO CITY (AP) — President Felipe Calderon on Monday dismissed as “pure fiction” the allegations by a Chinese-Mexican businessman that Mexico’s ruling party forced him to hide tens of millions of dollars in campaign cash at his home.
In his first public statements about the accusations by Zhenli [...]
Police: 18 months, 164 meth arrests
Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2007 4:57 AM EDT
Crime: Nampa officers started investigation last year that progressed
over time into ‘bigger and bigger fish’
By Kendel Murrant CANYON COUNTY — With nearly 50 arrests this week alone, law officers have taken a total of 164 suspects into custody during the past 18 months in a multi-agency, multi-state meth [...]
Startup companies compete for prize
Entrepreneurs present their ideas to a panel of experts.
By Sarrah Benoit – sbenoit@ idahostatesman.com
Edition Date: 07/13/07
Chris Blanchard caressed a large blue $10,000 cardboard check and envisioned his team popping open a celebratory bottle of champagne.Moments earlier, Blanchard, the CEO of Pronetos — a Boise-based online community of scholars and an academic works publisher — delivered [...]
Prosecutor: Caldwell man major meth player
Crime: Suspect’s arrest as part of this week’s bust will have ‘significant impact’ on local drug trade, official says
By Mike Butts
BOISE — Authorities say Mario Arriago Nunez of Caldwell served as a key player in the major valleywide methamphetamine ring law-enforcement agencies targeted this week. Nunez, known when arrested as Jorge Alexander Canchola, worked [...]
Meth Sting Nets 51 Arrests
Public safety: Officials say operation focused on Canyon County has been 18 months in the making, will continue
By Kendel Murrant
kmurrant@idahopress.com NAMPA — In the largest drug bust Nampa has seen in decades, local, state and federal agencies arrested more than 50 people Tuesday night and Wednesday on charges related to smuggling and distributing methamphetamine.
Authorities [...]
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