Category: Drug Crimes

A new, more potent form of marijuana is sweeping the nation and Minnesota is not immune.

Drug offenders in Minnesota will soon face lighter penalties if convicted, thanks to a compromise that was recently reached after lengthy deliberation between law enforcement officials, lawmakers and criminal defense attorneys.

Synthetic drugs, also known as designer drugs, are sweeping the country with deadly consequences.

A Minnesota man was arrested on drug charges and ordered to participate in drug court.

In November, a Minnesota man was pulled over for leaving a grocery store parking lot without turning on his headlights.

In March, a Philadelphia man answered his door to find law enforcement holding a warrant for the arrest of his 22-year-old son. According to WPTZ.com, the young man was charged with selling $40 worth of heroin out of his parents’ home. Six weeks later, authorities returned and seized the couple’s home, leaving them and their children out on the street. According to law enforcement, the home is part of a pending investigation – the young man has not been convicted of the crime.