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Oceano methamphetamine dealer arrested

Written on 3 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

An Oceano man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine for sale after a canine officer alerted Arroyo Grande police that the man had drugs in his car. Police officers pulled over Richard Allen Howell, 69, on Tuesday for a minor... (Continue reading)

DEA licensing marijuana farms

Written on 29 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Despite the federal government’s staunch opposition to medical marijuana, the Drug Enforcement Administration has licensed 55 pharmaceutical companies to grow cannabis for use in producing generic versions of the THC capsule Marinol, according to the East Bay Express. Marinol was... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County drug traffickers arrested

Written on 12 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Four members of a San Luis Obispo County drug trafficking ring were arrested and approximately eight pounds of methamphetamine was seized on Wednesday as part of a multi-agency investigation. Following a tip that Julio Gutierrez, 36, of Los Osos was... (Continue reading)

Thirteen arrested for drug trafficking

Written on 4 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 15 comments

Thirteen men from Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties were arrested on narcotics and gang related charges, the result of a year-long investigation involving local, state and federal law-enforcement agencies. The men are suspected members of a Lompoc-based subset... (Continue reading)

Manslaughter suspect arrested again

Written on 18 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 10 comments

The man accused of killing two tourists in Pismo Beach last October during an alleged botched suicide attempt is back in jail. A San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's deputy arrested Jerardo Iriarte, 20, on Sunday morning on the 2000 block of... (Continue reading)

Two arrested in Paso Robles meth lab bust

Written on 7 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

San Luis Obispo Sheriff deputies arrested two people at a meth lab on Prairie Road is rural Paso Robles earlier today. [KCOY] Deputies serving a search warrant found one man in the meth lab located near the rear of the... (Continue reading)

This week’s dumbest criminal

Written on 20 Aug, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

This week’s dumbest criminal award goes to two Paso Robles residents who went into a hospital claiming they had been assaulted in an alleged attempt to get drugs and ended up being arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and drug... (Continue reading)

Prostitution investigation leads to human trafficking charges

Written on 29 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

A man who allegedly forced an 18-year-old girl to engage in prostitution has been charged with human trafficking and pandering, according to Santa Barbara Police Lt. Paul McCaffrey. On June 25, a Nebraska woman called Santa Barbara Police to report... (Continue reading)

Couple detained over questions about kidnapping and prostitution

Written on 25 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating allegations of kidnapping and prostitution involving a teenage girl from Santa Barbara. Deputies pulled over a white Cadillac on Highway 1 in Morro Bay Friday afternoon and questioned two women and one... (Continue reading)

Why is CALPERS hurting local pharmacies?

Written on 27 Apr, 2010 in Opinion | 7 comments

By JASON TEWELL CALPERS (State of California employees) are about to be forced, by Blue Shield of California, to use only a mail-order pharmacy in New Mexico to receive prescription benefits. Several of the patients from my store that are going to be... (Continue reading)