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CTV News
a day ago
- CTV News
Loaded gun, meth seized near Sherwood Park
RCMP arrested an Edmonton man after seizing a loaded gun and more than 200 grams of meth east of Sherwood Park on July 24, 2025. (Supplied) RCMP say they seized a loaded gun and more than 200 grams of meth during a traffic stop last week. While the RCMP's Alberta Community Response Team was conducting patrols east of Sherwood Park on July 24, officers stopped a Range Rover. Police searched the vehicle and seized 207 grams of meth, 31 grams of psilocybin, a 9mm loaded and restricted handgun with ammunition. RCMP SEIZURE RCMP arrested an Edmonton man after seizing more than 200 grams of meth and a loaded gun east of Sherwood Park on July 24, 2025. (Supplied) Following the investigation, a 49-year-old man was arrested and charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, driving while unauthorized and unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle. The man was bound by a firearms prohibition at the time of his arrest. He was remanded into custody and is to appear in court Wednesday.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Daily Mail
French tourist arrested at Sydney Airport after border force make alarming discovery in his luggage
A French national's Australian holiday came to an abrupt end before it even started after he allegedly tried to sneak 22kg of meth into the country. Australian Border Force officials stopped the 20-year-old man for a routine examination at Sydney Airport shortly after he arrived on a flight from Amsterdam on July 20. Officers allegedly found 22 vacuum-sealed bags containing a clear crystalline substance concealed in his luggage. Tests returned a positive result for methamphetamine. The seized illicit drugs had an estimated street value of more than $20 million, equivalent to 220,000 individual street deals. Australian Federal Police arrested the man at the airport. The French national was charged with one count each of importing and possessing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug. Both offences carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. The man appeared in Downing Centre Local Court last Monday, where he was formally refused bail. He remains in custody and is scheduled to reappear in court on September 16. Authorities are more determined than ever to crack down on anyone attempting to smuggle illicit drugs into Australia. 'The AFP is working closely with our partners at the border and overseas to disrupt these importations before the drugs ever hit our streets,' AFP Detective Superintendent Morgen Blunden said. 'This is not a victimless crime. The drugs these individuals carry fuel violence, addiction, and organised crime in our communities. 'Every kilogram seized is a blow to the networks that profit from harm and a reminder that Australia is not an easy target.' ABF Superintendent Elke West added: 'Australian Border Force officers are the first line of defence when it comes to travellers attempting to smuggle harmful contraband into Australia. 'Working alongside our partner agencies, we are at the ready 24-7 to disrupt this criminal behaviour at the border, protecting members of the community one detection at a time.'
CTV News
19-07-2025
- CTV News
Kirkland Lake traffic stop nets $75K in suspected drugs, 2 arrests
A 31-year-old Limoges man and a 39-year-old Swastika woman were arrested Sunday after police found $75,000 worth of suspected fentanyl, cocaine, meth and ketamine in their car. The driver also had a suspended licence. Both were held pending a court appearance.
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Yahoo
Two people arrested for meth in Wisconsin following a pursuit
(WFRV) – Officials say two people were arrested for being in possession of meth following a high-speed pursuit Sunday evening in western Wisconsin. According to a release from the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, deputies received a request from another agency to find and arrest 47-year-old Jeremy Guy from Sparta, who was said to have a felony warrant for his arrest through probation/parole. DNR investigating black bear attack in Wisconsin Officials say Guy had also racked up a few local charges and was believed to possibly be armed with a pistol. At 5:43 p.m., deputies were alerted by the Flock license plate system that the vehicle belonging to Guy had entered Jackson County. Deputies found and attempted to stop the vehicle, which took off at a high rate of speed before coming to a stop on a dead-end road, before the driver hopped out and continued to flee on foot. Suspected drugs were found in both the vehicle and the driver after he was later caught without any further incident. Sheboygan Police Department placing extra emphasis on speeding in July The Passenger, 61-year-old Brenda Hintz from Black River Falls, was arrested for Possession of Methamphetamine. Guy, the driver, was booked into the Jackson County Jail on the following charges: Fleeing an Officer Possession of Methamphetamine and Drug Paraphernalia Obstructing an Officer Guy was also arrested for the previously mentioned active warrant. No other information about the incident is available at this time. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
New York Times
16-07-2025
- Health
- New York Times
Upended by Meth, Some Communities Are Paying Users to Quit
Jamie Mains showed up for her checkup so high that there was no point in pretending otherwise. At least she wasn't shooting fentanyl again; medication was suppressing those cravings. Now it was methamphetamine that manacled her, keeping her from eating, sleeping, thinking straight. Still, she could not stop injecting. 'Give me something that's going to help me with this,' she begged her doctor. 'There is nothing,' the doctor replied. Overcoming meth addiction has become one of the biggest challenges of the national drug crisis. Fentanyl deaths have been dropping, in part because of medications that can reverse overdoses and curb the urge to use opioids. But no such prescriptions exist for meth, which works differently on the brain. In recent years, meth, a highly addictive stimulant, has been spreading aggressively across the country, rattling communities and increasingly involved in overdoses. Lacking a medical treatment, a growing number of clinics are trying a startlingly different strategy: To induce patients to stop using meth, they pay them. The approach has been around for decades, but most clinics were uneasy about adopting it because of its bluntly transactional nature. Patients typically come in twice a week for a urine drug screen. If they test negative, they are immediately handed a small reward: a modest store voucher, a prize or debit card cash. The longer they abstain from use, the greater the rewards, with a typical cumulative value of nearly $600. The programs, which usually last three to six months, operate on the principle of positive reinforcement, with incentives intended to encourage repetition of desired behavior — somewhat like a parent who permits a child to stay up late as a reward for good grades. Research shows that the approach, known in addiction treatment as 'contingency management,' or CM, produces better outcomes for stimulant addiction than counseling or cognitive behavioral therapy. Follow-up studies of patients a year after they successfully completed programs show that about half remained stimulant-free. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
