Extradited cartel boss Gilberto Orejuela held in Miami jail
Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, 65, founder of a Colombian cartel once supplying 80 percent of U S cocaine in the 1990s, arrived in a U S government plane and was driven to a downtown Miami jail after extradition from Colombia. His brother Miguel is charged in the same conspiracy.
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Man dies after deputies tase him twice in arrest
In Metairie Louisiana Patrick Fleming, 35, died in a hospital a day after deputies tased him twice during a traffic stop and at the jail. He fought officers and later had labored breathing. He was wanted on a charge of criminal neglect of family and had prior arrests for drug possession and resisting arrest.
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Alabama backs California on medical marijuana stance
Alabama Attorney General Troy King urged states, not the federal government, to decide drug control policies in a Supreme Court brief supporting California’s medical marijuana law. He warned against federal overreach and noted Alabama’s own harsh drug penalties while aligning with Louisiana and Mississippi on states’ rights.
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Beavers Claim State Title After Road to Wheeling
Bluefield High School caps a long drive to the state crown in Wheeling. The Beavers celebrate a community rally with family and boosters praising coach Fred Simon and the senior class led by Tony Bland and Rusty Coeburn. A grateful lineup and fans say this 12th man effort sealed the victory.
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