Hughes aides feared drug conspiracy in Hughes death memo
A memo written before Howard Hughes died shows top aides and doctors worried they could face federal prosecution for supplying pain killing drugs to the billionaire. Investigators trace prescriptions through aides, doctors and pharmacies in Los Angeles and Las Vegas amid a Nevada grand jury probe.
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Ex‑prisoner recounts violence in Baja prison
John Burns, 33, formerly of Atlanta, tells how killings and drug deals were common in the Baja California State Penitentiary after his three years inside for smuggling marijuana oil. He describes guards beating a tunnel builder and says most Americans there could be repatriated under a treaty.
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