Tag Archives: drugs

• Crime / News

  Iowa man receives prison sentence for dealing meth and marijuana

  A New London man was sentenced to over eight years in prison for dealing drugs from his source in Chicago.
• News

  Galesburg police making Amtrak drug arrests

  Galesburg, Illinois, has long been known as a railroad hub. Now, Galesburg police are cracking down on drugs and the…
• Crime

  Abandoned vehicle leads deputies to grow operation bust

  Police said what started as the investigation of an abandoned vehicle led them to arrest four people and uncover a Salvia plant growing operation.
• Crime

  Sterling Police investigate 11 suspected drug houses

  Sterling, Illinois Police visited eleven homes Thursday, August 30, 2012 after suspect drug activity was reported at those homes.
• Crime

  Davenport man sentenced for running crack cocaine ring

  A Davenport man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug charges in federal court.
• Crime

  Local men sentenced for dealing marijuana in Davenport

  Two Illinois men will spend time in a federal prison after they were convicted of conspiracy to distribute significant amounts of marijuana in Davenport, Iowa.
• News

  Survey: 17% of high schoolers drink, smoke, use drugs during school day

  A new survey says bout 17% of American high school students drink, smoke or use drugs during the school day.
• Crime

  Pair busted after deal to sell phony crack cocaine

  Police say an undercover drug buy led to the arrest of two men in Sterling, Illinois.
• Crime

  Four arrested in Mercer County meth bust

  Police say they arrested four people ranging in age from 18 to 21 in connection with a meth lab bust in rural Aledo, Illinois.
• Crime

  Burlington woman accused of running drug house

  A 32-year-old woman faces nearly a dozen charges after police said they busted a drug house operating in her Burlington, Iowa apartment.
• Crime

  Women face Whiteside County drug charges

  Police arrested two women on charges connected to dealing drugs near a Sterling, Illinois school and a Rock Falls, Illinois park.
• Crime

  Chicago decriminalizes small amounts of marijuana

  In a 43 to 3 vote, the Chicago City Council voted to allow police to write citations instead of making arrests for possession of small amounts of marijuana.