<![CDATA[DEA - Law Offices of William W. Bruzzo]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/tags/dea/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:45:39 GMT en-us <![CDATA[Fake Marijuana Outlawed]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/fake-marijuana-outlawed/ https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/fake-marijuana-outlawed/ Wed, 06 Jun 2012 01:19:00 GMT Medical professionals and law enforcement are seeing a rise in incidents involving synthetic marijuana. Last year the Drug Enforcement Agency ordered that several chemicals be listed as Schedule I substances. The DEA acted on an emergency order in order to stop the use of the synthetic marijuana, typically known as “Spice” or “K2” and other varieties…

]]> Medical professionals and law enforcement are seeing a rise in incidents involving synthetic marijuana. Last year the Drug Enforcement Agency ordered that several chemicals be listed as Schedule I substances. The DEA acted on an emergency order in order to stop the use of the synthetic marijuana, typically known as “Spice” or “K2” and other varieties of products. All are supposed to give the same reaction as marijuana, since they use chemicals that have a similar effect to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The chemicals banned by the DEA last March were JWH-018, JWH-073, JWH-200, CP-47 and cannabicyclohexanol. The ban could be extended for six more months if the agency decides it’s necessary. This makes it illegal to sell or have these substances.

Products such as “Spice” are herbs that are laced with these compounds and are sold in convenience stores. Teens and younger adults are the main demographic that use the products. There have been instances where the users end up in the emergency room due to severe reactions to the use. Some symptoms are strong anxiety, hallucinations, and psychotic episodes. People use the synthetic drugs because they usually cannot be detected by drug testing. Service men and women in the military are also being reprimanded if they get caught using “Spice”.

Criminal Law Updates by the Law Offices of Orange County Defense Lawyer William W. Bruzzo (714) 547-4636

]]> <![CDATA[38th Street Gang Raided by Authorities]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/38th-street-gang-raided-by-authorities/ https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/38th-street-gang-raided-by-authorities/ Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:20:00 GMT Sometimes what happens in Los Angeles seems like the stuff only Hollywood could imagine. Members of one of the most notorious and oldest gangs in Los Angeles, the 38th Street gang, were arrested in a federal indictment alleging murder and drug trafficking. Early morning raids, involving 800 law enforcement officers, resulted in the documentation of…

]]> Sometimes what happens in Los Angeles seems like the stuff only Hollywood could imagine. Members of one of the most notorious and oldest gangs in Los Angeles, the 38th Street gang, were arrested in a federal indictment alleging murder and drug trafficking. Early morning raids, involving 800 law enforcement officers, resulted in the documentation of various plots, including a 14 year old girl being directed to shoot a rival gang member as part of her initiation, and a raid in which gang members dressed themselves as FBI agents, shooting themselves into a South Gate home. The pre-dawn raids, conducted by LAPD, agents from the DEA and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives resulted in 37 arrests on federal charges, and 20 more on state weapons and narcotics charges.

Authorities seized about 7 kilograms of cocaine, a pound of methamphetamines, 23 firearms and a quarter million in cash. Allegedly the gang imports drugs from Mexico, and provided “street level” distribution in their gang territory.

If convicted, the defendants face punishment under California Health and Safety Code 11379 and 11372. See, also Penal Code Sections 273a(a), 211 and 186.22.

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