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Former Houston Drug Cop Convicted of Murder After His Lies Resulted in Two Deaths

The jury accepted the prosecution's argument that Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas died because of Gerald Goines' fraudulent search warrant affidavit.

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Jurors Weigh Murder Charges Against Former Houston Drug Cop Who Lied to Justify a Deadly Home Invasion

But for Gerald Goines' lies on a search warrant affidavit, prosecutors argued, Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas would still be alive.

Reason

Two men plead guilty in death of Cecilia Gentili, New York transgender activist

Michael Kuilan, 44, and Antonio Venti, 52, charged for distributing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed Gentili, 52

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Facebook's not-so-intelligent AI bans female photo charity Hundred Heroines

The inability of Facebook algorithm to differentiate between 'heroine' and 'heroin' seems to be behind the blacklisting

Digital Camera World

2 men plead guilty to providing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed prominent NYC transgender activist

Two men have pleaded guilty to providing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed a prominent New York City transgender activist Cecilia Gentili earlier this year

The Independent UK

Mizoram police seizes 592 gram of heroin worth Rs 17.76 lakh, One held

The Mizoram Police on Friday night seized 592 grams of heroin worth Rs 17.76 lakh and arrested a Myanmar national in the Saitual district here. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Save lives: plea to NSW premier after overdose deaths

A Greens MP has called on NSW Premier Chris Minns to fast track drug testing laws after two people died from accidental heroin overdoses at a house party.

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Houston Officials Trusted a Dishonest Drug Cop for Decades Before His Lies Killed 2 People

But for a disastrous raid, narcotics officer Gerald Goines would have been free to continue framing people he thought were guilty.

Reason

Men jailed after using vulnerable boy, 15, to distribute Class A drugs in county lines operation

They used the boy to distribute Class A drugs including crack cocaine and heroin

Evening Standard

Cocaine users die of heroin overdoses after consuming tainted drugs at Sydney house party

Two others hospitalised, prompting health department to warn ‘heroin and other opioids can be found in cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA’

The Guardian - AU

Health warning as reported cocaine causes heroin deaths

NSW health authorities are urging drug-users to carry naloxone, after drugs purported to be cocaine have turned out to be heroin and caused multiple deaths.

AAP

How to escape the ‘heroin hustle’: the project helping South African addicts

Heroin use has risen sharply across the country but in Pretoria, a programme of methadone and support is successfully helping people regain their lives

The Guardian - UK

Andaman Police seizes 2 kg heroin worth Rs 14 crore, seven held

The Andaman police on Thursday cracked the whip against heroin trafficking network and seized drugs weighing 2.075 kg, worth Rs 14 crore in the international market Read further on Dynamite News:

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Houston Cop Who Lied To Justify a No-Knock Drug Raid Says He Is Not Responsible for the Resulting Deaths

Former narcotics officer Gerald Goines faces two murder charges for instigating the home invasion that killed Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas.

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The Independent UK

Kate Moss says she was harassed by parents of girls with eating disorders over ‘heroin chic’ look

Model infamously said ‘nothing tastes as good as skinny feels’

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“This presidency isn’t a surprise to me. You could see it coming a mile away. But the scope of the corruption is unparalleled”: How Ministry’s Al Jourgensen tried and failed to bow out with the George W Bush-baiting The Last Sucker

In 2007, Al Jourgensen was talking about retiring – and it was mostly down to the US President

Evening Standard

Queer at the Venice Film Festival review: this film needs to be dirtier

Despite Daniel Craig’s superb performance, Luca Guadagnino’s film fails to soar

The Guardian - UK

After my brother’s death, guilt haunted me. Until I went back to where he died

Almost four decades after Stephen overdosed, I was finally able to grieve the astonishing waste of my brother’s young life, says journalist Lynne Wallis

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The Canberra Times

Robbers make off with empty tin after 'Mouse' tells of drug stash

The group committed a daylight robbery searching for heroin.

Dynamite News

Punjab Police arrest drug smuggler wanted in 77 kg heroin recovery case

Punjab's Faridkot Police have arrested the key accused in a 77-kg heroin recovery case, a senior police official said. Read further on Dynamite News:

Texas Observer

The Walls Prison Break–50 Years Later

Questions linger about Fred Gomez Carrasco’s escape attempt and the killings that followed.

Dynamite News

Rajasthan: 4 kg heroin seized near India-Pak border in Anupgarh

The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized four kilograms of heroin worth around Rs 20 crore from a farm near the India-Pakistan border in Anupgarh. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

Was the shooting of a nine-year-old girl in Hackney linked to a Europe-wide battle between rival drug gangs?

Fatal clashes between Turkish criminals in the heroin trade are spreading in Europe, an Observer investigation reveals

Dynamite News

Punjab Police held 6.65 kg of heroin on border, 2 arrested

Punjab police arrested two drug smugglers and recovered 6.65 Kg of heroin, amounting to Rs 6 Lakhs drug money, near the Indo-Pak border in Firozpur district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BSF seizes 4 kg heroin near India-Pak border in Rajasthan's Anupgarh

The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized four kilograms of heroin worth around Rs20 crore from a farm near the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan's Anupgarh district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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