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Santa Clara main jail might house detoxing meth addicts under mayoral plan
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo has proposed using empty jail cells in the Santa Clara County Jail to detain methamphetamine addicts who commit a misdemeanor.Read More
Investigation leads to seven arrests across two counties, 19-pound meth seizure
An investigation by the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration led to the arrests of seven people and seizure of about 19 pounds of methamphetamine...Read More
Autopsy suggests meth contributed to man’s death in grocery store struggle
A preliminary autopsy shows a 34-year-old man who stopped breathing during a fight Wednesday night with a grocery employee died from a combination of drugs in his system and...Read More
Police bust San Rafael man for possession of meth, paraphernalia after fleeing on bike
Police in San Rafael on Friday arrested a man in connection with possession of methamphetamine after the man fled an officer on a bicycle. Oscar Nunez Rivera, 27, of...Read More
Man faces vehicular manslaughter charge for collision that killed one pedestrian, injured three others
A 29-year-old man has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident and other charges for a collision in East Oakland last week...Read More
Indecent exposure suspect arrested in possession of meth, cocaine
Police in Palo Alto on Monday arrested a man in connection with an indecent exposure incident. Ximena Noly, 34, was arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure, giving false information...Read More
‘Sobering center’ recommended for San Francisco meth ‘epidemic’
A final report from San Francisco’s Methamphetamine Task Force recommends The City invest in creating a Meth Sobering Center.Read More
Vallejo couple arrested on suspicion of meth pill operation
The Drug Enforcement Administration arrested a couple Thursday on suspicion of manufacturing counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine in their Vallejo care home for the elderly.Read More
Feds seize six pounds of meth in Oakland
An East Bay man is facing methamphetamine charges in federal court in Oakland after agents allegedly seized more than six pounds from his car and a residence this week. Read More
Hundreds of heroin bindles seized in SF drug op
A team of officers seized 470 bindles of heroin along with other drugs in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood Saturday and arrested a suspect in the case, police...Read More
Inmates accused of meth smuggling scheme
Ten people, including five female jail inmates, are accused of being involved in a scheme to distribute methamphetamine inside San Mateo County's Maple Street Correctional Center.Read More
Police seize 70 pounds of meth in Noe Valley
Alejandro Alvarez, 44, was arrested at about 1:30 p.m. when police served a search warrant in the 1200 block of Sanchez Street.Read More
Santa Clara bust nets 13 pounds of meth
The Santa Clara Police Department announced Tuesday that one of the largest meth busts in the department's history took place last week.Read More
Meth trafficker sentenced to six years
A San Francisco man was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine.Read More
Woman pleads not guilty to baby’s meth death
A Fairfield woman has pleaded not guilty to murdering her two-month-old daughter who died of methamphetamine poisoning.Read More
Major meth bust nets 22 arrests, $40 million in drugs
State and local law enforcement officials Monday announced the successful takedown of a transnational drug trafficking organization.Read More
Addict accused of trying to sell baby chooses prison
Samantha Tomasini asked the judge for prison time, saying she would just break probation again.Read More
Rural meth crisis lurks close to home
A new book is bringing attention to meth in rural America — and the problem may be closer than you expected.Read More
Cocks seized in drug raid
An early-morning raid in secluded Morgan Hill yielded something other than the pot garden cops suspected.Read More