by admin | Feb 18, 2004 | Crime / Courts
Jackson County is the only Missouri county with a special tax earnarked for fighting drug making and trafficking. But the prosecutor is not sure the money is being properly spent. Prosecutor Mike Sanders has issued a subpoena demanding records. He’s looking into...
by admin | Feb 11, 2004 | News
A Senate committee is being asked to consider making drug dealers pay for their crimes – if they don’t pay their taxes. The legislation sponsored by Senator Charlie Shields of St. Joseph would require all controlled substances – such as drugs –...
by admin | Jan 19, 2004 | Crime / Courts
The Drug Enforcement Administration has filed a lawsuit against the former owner of a car seized by DEA agents last year because the agents want $33,000 stuffed behind the dashboard. The former owner is in prison for dealing cocaine. He forfeited the car when he...
by admin | Dec 31, 2003 | Health / Medicine
Attorney General Jay Nixon is welcoming news of the Food and Drug Administration’s ban of ephedra-based products. The FDA ban marks the first time U.S. officials have blocked the sale of an over-the-counter nutritional supplement. Nixon says it’s a good...
by admin | Dec 23, 2003 | News
One of the country’s biggest pharmacy benefit companies is buying the nation’s biggest specialty drug company. Express Scripts of Maryland Heights is paying $335-Million for CuraScript. Specialty drugs are often protein or biotech drugs that are used to...
