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at that point he's introduced narcotics into the institute. unfortunately for him, we had staff in the area monitoring the video cameras, we watched this as it unfolded we were able to apprehend him and his visitor. >> for this attempt to smuggle one ounce of marijuana into prison, he was placed into administrative segregation. >> some women are attracted to the bad boys. these are the real bad boys. and the inmates in prison be, they just use these people. it's not about love or anything like that, they just use them. it's the story of their lives. >> for some, destroying the life of a loved one is offset by the profits generated by drug trafficking behind bars. >> one gram of black tar heroin on the street will cost somewhere between 40 and 80 dollars, once it comes inside prison it can go for as much as $800. and a gram is very easy to get in. >> a demand along with the lure of easy money, has drugs flooding into prisons. pitting inmates and corrections officials in a constant game of cat and mouse. often played in the prison mailroom. >> t
at that point he's introduced narcotics into the institute. unfortunately for him, we had staff in the area monitoring the video cameras, we watched this as it unfolded we were able to apprehend him and his visitor. >> for this attempt to smuggle one ounce of marijuana into prison, he was placed into administrative segregation. >> some women are attracted to the bad boys. these are the real bad boys. and the inmates in prison be, they just use these people. it's not about love or...
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one, the driver was an abuser of prescription narcotics and has been getting many narcotic prescriptions kind of willy-nilly from the doctors so we think that tighter control is really necessary. >> during today's memorial, the parents, bob pack and his wife, c carmine were the first to sign. >>> we have some dramatic video from southern california tonight. remarkably, the driver managed to escape this crash but he is in critical condition. this is the aftermath of the tanker truck crash and the truck was carrying 8,000 gallons of crude oil after it crashed a few miles south of los angeles. the oil exploded into flames and spilled into the street causing v evacuation of the neighborhood and shutting down the freeway for hours. the driver survived but is in critical condition tonight. >>> lou reed, the profoundly news onnal leader of the velvet underground died today. ♪ take a walk on the wild side ♪ >> reed's literary agent said the legendary musician died in southampton of complications related to his recently very transplant. after his velvet underground days he remain aid vital so
one, the driver was an abuser of prescription narcotics and has been getting many narcotic prescriptions kind of willy-nilly from the doctors so we think that tighter control is really necessary. >> during today's memorial, the parents, bob pack and his wife, c carmine were the first to sign. >>> we have some dramatic video from southern california tonight. remarkably, the driver managed to escape this crash but he is in critical condition. this is the aftermath of the tanker...
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pharmacists were reported to be forced and coerced by management to fill and refill narcotics. a doctor reported to a v.a. hot line she was resigning because of excessive narcotics distribution at a v.a- hospital in alabama. a v.a. undersecretary for health, dr. jesse, turned and promised these two men, and all veterans to do a better job of looking past medications and get to the root cause of veterans' pain. >> to mr. wrenchler and minyard, thank got you're still with us and whatever we can do to restore your trust in the v.a., please give us a chance. >> reporter: the hearings chairman hold dr. jealousy he expects to hear from him in a month with more specifics and what exactly the v.a. plans to do to restore that trust. >> pelley: jim, thanks very much. the u.s. military, of course, helped with the downfall of the libyan dictator muammar gaddafi. since then libya has become a country without laws and today the prime minister was kidnapped at gunpoint. though he was later released unharmed. mark phillips looks at who may have done this and why. >> reporter: there was a lot o
pharmacists were reported to be forced and coerced by management to fill and refill narcotics. a doctor reported to a v.a. hot line she was resigning because of excessive narcotics distribution at a v.a- hospital in alabama. a v.a. undersecretary for health, dr. jesse, turned and promised these two men, and all veterans to do a better job of looking past medications and get to the root cause of veterans' pain. >> to mr. wrenchler and minyard, thank got you're still with us and whatever we...
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. >> the sponsor on capitol hill to a cbs news investigation into va doctors overdosing veterans on narcotic painkillers. and location, location, location. this suite looks like the lap of luxury, wait until carter evans shows you where it is. >> it is amazing what we can do. >> this is the cbs evening captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening, i am jim axelrod with a western edition of the broadcast. the only thing clear after day 12 of the partial government shutdown is that there will be a day 13. the senate took up a compromise offered up by republican senator susan collins of maine today. it would have raised the debt limit for three months and reopened the government for six, and given the republican's two roll backs of parts of obamacare. it went nowhere. but tonight, senate leaders on both sides are still talking, rekindling what had been a dwindling sense of hope. >> here is jeff pegues. >> reporter: despite a phone call with the president on friday, speaker john boehner told house republicans this morning there was no progress to report. c
. >> the sponsor on capitol hill to a cbs news investigation into va doctors overdosing veterans on narcotic painkillers. and location, location, location. this suite looks like the lap of luxury, wait until carter evans shows you where it is. >> it is amazing what we can do. >> this is the cbs evening captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening, i am jim axelrod with a western edition of the broadcast. the only thing...
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there are thousands of places where narcotics can be hidden within the units. and they have found drugs in peanut butter, in mattresses, inmates are here, 24 hours a day. they have plenty of time to think where to hide stuff. >> this time, the dog doesn't discover any drugs among the inmates' possessions. but she does find a pack of imitation narcotics put there by her handler. >> canines are like small kids. they need positive reinforcement. i will plant a synthetic narcotic, she gets her reward. >> with the canine search complete, officers begin their search of the bunks. illegal substances or weapons can result in inmates getting time in segregation or even new criminal charges. but anything altered from its original purpose is also considered contraband. and will be disposed of. even this inmate art created from food wrappers is considered contraband. >> they get very creative. these are all out of bags of chips. >> once the search is over, the inmates are ordered to lie down on their bunks for further instructions. >> if you've have contraband. it is in th
there are thousands of places where narcotics can be hidden within the units. and they have found drugs in peanut butter, in mattresses, inmates are here, 24 hours a day. they have plenty of time to think where to hide stuff. >> this time, the dog doesn't discover any drugs among the inmates' possessions. but she does find a pack of imitation narcotics put there by her handler. >> canines are like small kids. they need positive reinforcement. i will plant a synthetic narcotic, she...
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cann and it's not a narcotic. you and your doctor should balance the benefits with the risks. all prescription nsaids, like celebrex, ibuprofen, naproxen and meloxicam have the same cardiovascular warning. they all may increase the chance of heart attack or stroke, which can lead to death. this chance increases if you have heart disease or risk factors such as high blood pressure or when nsaids are taken for long periods. nsaids, like celebrex, increase the chance of serious skin or allergic reactions, or stomach and intestine problems, such as bleeding and ulcers, which can occur without warning and may cause death. patients also taking aspirin and the elderly are at increased risk for stomach bleeding and ulcers. don't take celebrex if you have bleeding in the stomach or intestine, or had an asthma attack, hives, other allergies to aspirin, nsaids or sulfonamides.
cann and it's not a narcotic. you and your doctor should balance the benefits with the risks. all prescription nsaids, like celebrex, ibuprofen, naproxen and meloxicam have the same cardiovascular warning. they all may increase the chance of heart attack or stroke, which can lead to death. this chance increases if you have heart disease or risk factors such as high blood pressure or when nsaids are taken for long periods. nsaids, like celebrex, increase the chance of serious skin or allergic...
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only a handful are not involved with any type of narcotic. >> find the heroin? >> yep. >> all across america, more and more women are turning to drugs like crack and heroin to kill the pain that comes with being bought and sold. msnbc goes undercover with michigan's human trafficking task force. >> are you taping me? >> for a sobering look at the overwhelming power of drug addiction in the business of sex for sale. >> i thought i could do it once and stop. >> it's a growing epidemic that can touch anyone, even the all-american girl next door. >> this is going to sound crazy, but it's not that hard to go from using drugs from point "a" to point "b" of selling yourself. how are you going to get that much money daily when your addiction is getting out of control and using so much of it? it's like how are you going to get that money every day? ♪ >> it's a saturday night in detroit, and the city is jumping. the local economy is finally on the rebound, and people are out on the streets again looking to celebrate and have a good time. to some, that means buying a wom
only a handful are not involved with any type of narcotic. >> find the heroin? >> yep. >> all across america, more and more women are turning to drugs like crack and heroin to kill the pain that comes with being bought and sold. msnbc goes undercover with michigan's human trafficking task force. >> are you taping me? >> for a sobering look at the overwhelming power of drug addiction in the business of sex for sale. >> i thought i could do it once and stop....
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we'll run the canine, narcotics dogs through, cell phone dogs. anything we have, this dormitory will have it. >> most of the n-dorm inmates work on a construction crew, building a new low-security housing unit on a plot of land adjacent to santa rosa. the dogs are trained to suddenly sit still when they detect the scent of whatever contraband they're searching for. >> that's a good girl. that's a good girl. she's alerting us to narcotics. that's a good girl, yes! that's her reward. that's a good girl! that's a good girl! >> we had both dogs alert on this particular box, so there is evidence that drugs have been in this facility, right here at this bunk. we have determined that the two inmates that are assigned to this bunk work on the construction work site, so we are pulling them in. they will be drug tested. >> when they show interest or have what we call a change in behavior, we follow it up with a good, thorough search, just to make sure we're not missing any kind of narcotics. that's our main focus. >> want to check this? >> the search turns
we'll run the canine, narcotics dogs through, cell phone dogs. anything we have, this dormitory will have it. >> most of the n-dorm inmates work on a construction crew, building a new low-security housing unit on a plot of land adjacent to santa rosa. the dogs are trained to suddenly sit still when they detect the scent of whatever contraband they're searching for. >> that's a good girl. that's a good girl. she's alerting us to narcotics. that's a good girl, yes! that's her reward....
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one, the driver was an abuser of fre skripgs narcotics and had been getting many narcotics prescriptions kind of will willy nilly from doctors. we think tighter control is really necessary. >> it's going to be a very, very difficult challenge. i guess, very well financed opponents, but ultimately it's doing what he's always done. making sure what happened to him won't happen to others. >> they have until mid march to collect more than 500,000 signatures to qualify the measure for the november 2014 ballot. the measure would also require all doctors in california to submit to random drug and alcohol testing. oakland police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened near the coliseum during today's raiders game. officers were called to 72nd avenue just a block from the b.a.r.t. station at 3:20 this afternoon. they found a man shot. crews rushed him to the hospital where he died. detectives told us they do not believe the shooting was related to the game. >> san jose city leaders are trying to cut down on gang violence in their city. the gang prevention task force is scheduled to host
one, the driver was an abuser of fre skripgs narcotics and had been getting many narcotics prescriptions kind of will willy nilly from doctors. we think tighter control is really necessary. >> it's going to be a very, very difficult challenge. i guess, very well financed opponents, but ultimately it's doing what he's always done. making sure what happened to him won't happen to others. >> they have until mid march to collect more than 500,000 signatures to qualify the measure for...
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we had in the past, my understanding, people who were into narcotics are into staging an accident. >> reporter: the accident is really the first step. they need the clinic. >> they need the clinics. without the clinics this is all useless. >> reporter: we went to try to find magic hands one of the four clinics targeted in the operation. >> magic hands, one of the pip clinics that was -- billing for services not rendered. come here, sign paperwork. never come back for the services. >> when we pulled into the parking lot it was pretty tough to spot. >> the place we are going is right here on the corner by the stairs. >> really hidden. >> reporter: this place is totally hidden. we walk by nondescript office doors. >> it's locked. >> according to the agents the clinics can generate big money. >> hundreds of thousand. >> it is volume. you know, keep pumping them in. volume, volume, volume. making as much as possible. >> reporter: very possible in this nondescript, kind of hid ten little stripmall here, there is millions of dollars worth of billing going on. >> yes. >> yes. >> after months
we had in the past, my understanding, people who were into narcotics are into staging an accident. >> reporter: the accident is really the first step. they need the clinic. >> they need the clinics. without the clinics this is all useless. >> reporter: we went to try to find magic hands one of the four clinics targeted in the operation. >> magic hands, one of the pip clinics that was -- billing for services not rendered. come here, sign paperwork. never come back for the...
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active tef aity it showe strong a response in pleasure centers as hard core addictive substances like narcotics. >> animals exposed to oreo cookies, high fat, high sugar foods will develop a preference. but the oreo parent company downplayed results. saying research is yet to be published much less peer reviewed so they're not in a position to comment. they did caution against interpreting any results as s specific to oreo cookies. addiction specialists say it is a stretch off to label it an addiction and not fair to compare junk food to narcotics which have a painful withdrawal. nutrition experts, dr. pam peak have long been making a case for food addiction. >> we call them hyperpalatables, can be just as addictive as cocaine and other drugs of addiction. >> reporter: she says the oreo study is in line with evidence linking high sugar high, fat, and highly salty food with brain science. >> this recent study adds yet another piece of the puzzle to mounting evidence that we have been accumulating over the last ten years showing a very strong relationship between certain foods and addiction. >> r
active tef aity it showe strong a response in pleasure centers as hard core addictive substances like narcotics. >> animals exposed to oreo cookies, high fat, high sugar foods will develop a preference. but the oreo parent company downplayed results. saying research is yet to be published much less peer reviewed so they're not in a position to comment. they did caution against interpreting any results as s specific to oreo cookies. addiction specialists say it is a stretch off to label it...
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. >> because of the big area and areas they could hide in we'll bring in two narcotics dogs here and we're going to do a mass search of certain areas and hopefully, we can come up positive with a hit. so that's the whole plan today. >> obviously these guys know we're coming -- element of surprise is the number one thing here in prison. so we've got one on them. >> strip them out here along the wall. >> we have approximately 30 inmates that we removed from their job assignment. >> next man come over here. >> basically just an unclothed body search. just looking for any type of contraband may be hiding on his person. >> we'll conduct a search in here with canine units. squad 3, be advised, i'm at the door. have them check around the boots. all the inmates come in here and they put their boots upside down. socks off. armpits. hands. ears. open your mouth. bottom lip. drop your head. shake out your hair. drop your boxers. turn around. see the bottom of your feet. >> run him through here real quick, around the outside wall. >> you guys can run your workers back income there and start push
. >> because of the big area and areas they could hide in we'll bring in two narcotics dogs here and we're going to do a mass search of certain areas and hopefully, we can come up positive with a hit. so that's the whole plan today. >> obviously these guys know we're coming -- element of surprise is the number one thing here in prison. so we've got one on them. >> strip them out here along the wall. >> we have approximately 30 inmates that we removed from their job...
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how investigators uncovered the amazon.com for narcotics. >>> and no fear. a fisherman, risking his own life to rescue one of the most dangerous animals in the world. >>> good morning. we begin this thursday with high-level white house meetings on shutdown. >> president obama and top lawmakers talking behind closed doors last night. for many angry and frustrated americans, it looked like a omising step. >> abc's tahman bradley is joining us from washington with more on how those talks turned out. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, diana. good morning, john. the good news is, at least all of the key players here in washington are talking again. the bad news, they're not any closer to striking a deal. the government shutdown enters a third day after a meeting between president obama and congressional leaders yielded no sign of progress. >> we are locked in tight on obama care. >> all we're asking for here is a discussion and fairness for the american people under obama care. >> reporter: president obama says he won't negotiate with republicans un
how investigators uncovered the amazon.com for narcotics. >>> and no fear. a fisherman, risking his own life to rescue one of the most dangerous animals in the world. >>> good morning. we begin this thursday with high-level white house meetings on shutdown. >> president obama and top lawmakers talking behind closed doors last night. for many angry and frustrated americans, it looked like a omising step. >> abc's tahman bradley is joining us from washington with...
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it came a anti-narcotic tool most feared by the may have yaz, but administrator such a portfolio made it instantly a target for corruption. billions of dollars in drug assets disappeared and at least 14 congressmen are under investigation for naming friends or relatives as administrators of seized properties. maria has been appointed to dissolve the agency. she says corruption was so rap participant that the president juan manuel santos decided to scrap it altogether. >> the drug office has gone through very worrying times which are being investigated by the justice system and taken actions against the people responsible for the crimes working here. >> reporter: still not all that is been lost. thousands of pieces are slowly being sold. and the government says this time the proceeds will help pay for compensation to the victims of columbia's drug wars. al jazerra, bogota. >>> after decades of military rule mayan mar is quickly opening up to the world and changing fast. and part that have reform is trying to balance existing traditions with outside influences. now an explanation why en
it came a anti-narcotic tool most feared by the may have yaz, but administrator such a portfolio made it instantly a target for corruption. billions of dollars in drug assets disappeared and at least 14 congressmen are under investigation for naming friends or relatives as administrators of seized properties. maria has been appointed to dissolve the agency. she says corruption was so rap participant that the president juan manuel santos decided to scrap it altogether. >> the drug office...
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among them, three narcotics. his wife kimberly described a visit her husband made to his v.a. doctors in september of 2007. >> he wanted to be taken off this large amount of medicines. >> reporter: what did his doctors and health care providers say to him? >> basically that he needed to continue to take the medication. >> reporter: all of them? >> all of them. >> reporter: when he came home, did he continue to take all the medication? >> he followed the doctors' orders. >> reporter: the next month green died in his sleep, accidentally overdosing on a narcotic and a muscle relaxer prescribed by v.a. medical centers in arkansas. >> she was only 43 years old. we had a future together and this shouldn't have happened. >> reporter: tomorrow's hearing will examine v.a.'s practice of prescribing pain medication. congressman jeff miller chairs the house veterans affairs committee. >> unfortunately, it has become a routine way of dealing with our veterans is to give name prescription, they walk out the door with their medications. and masking the pain only temporarily takes it away. >>
among them, three narcotics. his wife kimberly described a visit her husband made to his v.a. doctors in september of 2007. >> he wanted to be taken off this large amount of medicines. >> reporter: what did his doctors and health care providers say to him? >> basically that he needed to continue to take the medication. >> reporter: all of them? >> all of them. >> reporter: when he came home, did he continue to take all the medication? >> he followed the...
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to drug lords and they are worth more than $40 million but the narcotics agency discovered that many precious pieces have been stolen or sold illegally and we have this report from bogaton. >> reporter: selling what is left as the drug office biggest auction yet has 80,000 pieces for sale, jewelry, real estate and art valued at more than $40 million. >> translator: we have all sorts of objects and art pieces starting at $10 u.s. and valuable pieces and some that are false. the drug trafficker wanted status buying art but easily fooled. >> they turned the first floor of the building into what they are calling a museum and a few valuable portraits and fancy motorcycles and a painting playing pool with friends and images of the virgin mary to whom all bosses were devote and what is missing is the truly valuable stuff. in 1996 the government passed a law that allowed them to confiscate any assets whose owner could not approve they were acquired legally like this huge mansion behind me in the richest neighborhood. it became the antinarcotic tool feared by the mafia and it made it a car ge
to drug lords and they are worth more than $40 million but the narcotics agency discovered that many precious pieces have been stolen or sold illegally and we have this report from bogaton. >> reporter: selling what is left as the drug office biggest auction yet has 80,000 pieces for sale, jewelry, real estate and art valued at more than $40 million. >> translator: we have all sorts of objects and art pieces starting at $10 u.s. and valuable pieces and some that are false. the drug...
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continues to prescribe increasing amounts of narcotic painkillers to many patients. our story comes from the center for investigative reporting. the correspondent is aaron glantz. >> reporter: u.s. army specialist jeffrey waggoner received a funeral with full military honors. he was medically evacuated out of afghanistan in 2007, after he sustained a groin injury when a rocket propelled grenade exploded during a house-to-house search. but that's not what killed him. waggoner survived his deployment. he died back home. in this motel, just hours after being discharged from a department of veterans affairs hospital in oregon. while recovering from his wounds, waggoner's mental state deteriorated. he became addicted to painkillers. and the army sent him to the detox center at this v.a. hospital in roseburg to get clean. but the hospital continued to give him narcotics and after two months they released him with a massive cocktail of drugs, including 12 tablets of the painkiller oxycodone. since jeff's death his father greg has been trying to piece together what happened.
continues to prescribe increasing amounts of narcotic painkillers to many patients. our story comes from the center for investigative reporting. the correspondent is aaron glantz. >> reporter: u.s. army specialist jeffrey waggoner received a funeral with full military honors. he was medically evacuated out of afghanistan in 2007, after he sustained a groin injury when a rocket propelled grenade exploded during a house-to-house search. but that's not what killed him. waggoner survived his...
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i want mine. >> narcotic irks. >> entitlements are narcotics. i mean, you have food stamp junkies riding the meal nopony two, three times a day. >> everybody out of work is eating, have a big screen tv, have a car, have a cell phone. >> sometimes first thing they do in the morning is wake and bake. >> go ahead, msnbc, show the world what you're creating. >> 28% of the american people
i want mine. >> narcotic irks. >> entitlements are narcotics. i mean, you have food stamp junkies riding the meal nopony two, three times a day. >> everybody out of work is eating, have a big screen tv, have a car, have a cell phone. >> sometimes first thing they do in the morning is wake and bake. >> go ahead, msnbc, show the world what you're creating. >> 28% of the american people
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drugs kind of took over what music was for me for a long time when i was introduced to the heavier narcotic like heroin and meth and mushrooms. >> he detoxed in jail but even though he has no access to the flute or other instruments he once played, music is slowly coming back to him. >> i learned from being in here joy is more important than any drug and music can still bring me joy, especially in a place of despair like jail. ♪ there's music that plays through my head constantly even. some of the greatest music ever written and it idly flows through my head and i'm going along with the score as it's playing in my brain. i'm in constant mode of reverie. >> he will soon be sentenced for forgery and expects to go to prison. >> i try not to think about going to prison just because i'm going to get to that when i come to it. i'm not exactly too fearful just yet. the morning i get woken, that's when it will hit me and i'll go in panic mode and flip out. until that day comes, i'm doing what i do here. >> he may have to deal with pay back after his recent assault. he identified his attacker, and
drugs kind of took over what music was for me for a long time when i was introduced to the heavier narcotic like heroin and meth and mushrooms. >> he detoxed in jail but even though he has no access to the flute or other instruments he once played, music is slowly coming back to him. >> i learned from being in here joy is more important than any drug and music can still bring me joy, especially in a place of despair like jail. ♪ there's music that plays through my head constantly...
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columbia's national narcotics agency is auctioning off $40 million worth of property that once belonged to drug lords. >> reporter: selling what is left at columbia's national drug office's biggest auction yet. some 80,000 assets seized from drug traffickers at the height of the trade. >> translator: we have all sorts of objects and art pieces starting at 10 usd. they are valuable pieces, but also some that are false. a drug trafficker wants to gain status buying art, but they were easily fooled. >> reporter: they turned the first floor of the agency into a museum. there are items like there, but also a painting of a man playing pool with his friends, and images to the virgin mary. what is missing, though, is the truly valuable stuff. in 1996 the government passed a law that allowed them to confiscate any assets who's owner could not prove they were acquired legally. like this huge mansion behind me in the richest neighborhood. it became the anti-narcotic tool most feared by the mafias, but it made it instantly a target for corruption. billions of dollars in drug assets disappeared and
columbia's national narcotics agency is auctioning off $40 million worth of property that once belonged to drug lords. >> reporter: selling what is left at columbia's national drug office's biggest auction yet. some 80,000 assets seized from drug traffickers at the height of the trade. >> translator: we have all sorts of objects and art pieces starting at 10 usd. they are valuable pieces, but also some that are false. a drug trafficker wants to gain status buying art, but they were...
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. >> the food and drug administration wants tighter restrictions on the most common narcotic pain killers. they want to regulate hydrocodon. >> it can be used and misused. it can cause overdose and bad outcomes. >> physicians would only give out 90 days of supply at a time. patients could not get a refill without a doctor. >> restricting the illegal use of prescription drugs is a good thing as long as it does it and that's the challenge to interfere with getting those drugs to people that use them. >> hydrocodon is the must drug of choice in the country. >> the u.s. fda hopes it will have a longer conversation between patient and a doctor. >>> a candidate for governor was on a radio show today and was the subject for scrutiny and jokes because of this photo showing him with teenagers at a beach week party. he was on the 19th hole. he was not admitting to the photo but he's handling a tough week. >>> many are trying to ban those panhandling for money in city streets. >> shops and parking meters can soon be a law. >> there ought to be a safe distance before they can approach. >> it's about
. >> the food and drug administration wants tighter restrictions on the most common narcotic pain killers. they want to regulate hydrocodon. >> it can be used and misused. it can cause overdose and bad outcomes. >> physicians would only give out 90 days of supply at a time. patients could not get a refill without a doctor. >> restricting the illegal use of prescription drugs is a good thing as long as it does it and that's the challenge to interfere with getting those...
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authorities say more than $1 billion in illegal narcotics were traded on that site. >>> for the first time congress is getting the chance to grill a member of the obama administration about the troubled health care web site. here is danielle nottingham reporting for wjz. >> reporter: maryland heads medicare and medicaid services, the agency in charge of the troubled health care.gov web site. lawmakers were quick to offer opinions of her performance. >> you and your staff made repeated claims to the american public and congress that everything would be ready on time, everybody was a go. none of that proved to be true. >> reporter: she is a former nurse and hospital administrator said the site will be fixed. >> when the site went live few customers could create an account. now over 90% can. >> reporter: lawmakers want to know why it was broken in the first place. >> can he -- we can't solve a problem until we realize the full extent of the problem. >> reporter: many republicans and democrats are pushing president obama to delay parts of the plan. the president is taking heat for this pr
authorities say more than $1 billion in illegal narcotics were traded on that site. >>> for the first time congress is getting the chance to grill a member of the obama administration about the troubled health care web site. here is danielle nottingham reporting for wjz. >> reporter: maryland heads medicare and medicaid services, the agency in charge of the troubled health care.gov web site. lawmakers were quick to offer opinions of her performance. >> you and your staff...
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and as you just told me, peter, sort of this trade now rivals narcotics in terms of profitability. what about the governments in somalia, are they targeting the gangs? >> well, not really. i mean one of the problems here is that they have not enough difficulty establishing security inside somalia itself. as i mentioned there -- just because we don't have the war doesn't mean that the authorities have the excess resources to place on the people smugglers. certainly up in the north authorities are talking of cracking down on that trade, but they really don't have the capacity to deal with it in a meaningful sense. and what we're hearing too is corruption is massive problem. the people smugglers have the resources to bride the border officials and security services to make sure they don't crack down on the networks in a way that will have a significant impact on the trade itself. so although the authorities insist and i'm sure they would like to do something about it, i don't think we're see any significant effects. >> thanks, peter. >>> one person has been shot during fighting betwee
and as you just told me, peter, sort of this trade now rivals narcotics in terms of profitability. what about the governments in somalia, are they targeting the gangs? >> well, not really. i mean one of the problems here is that they have not enough difficulty establishing security inside somalia itself. as i mentioned there -- just because we don't have the war doesn't mean that the authorities have the excess resources to place on the people smugglers. certainly up in the north...
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. >> reporter: they turned the first floor of their building into what they're calling a narcotic museum. there is art and fancy motorcycles and a painting of men playing pool, and the virgin mary to whom all drug lords were devout. >> reporter: in 1996 the government passed a law that would allow them to confiscate any assets that could not be proved to be acquired lawfully like this mansion behind me. >> reporter: it became the anti-narcotic tool feared by the masses, but it was made it instantly a target for corruption. billions of dollars of assets disappeared, an as administratos have seized properties. appointed to dissolve the agency. corruption was so rampant that their president decided to scrap it all together. >> ththey have gone through worrying times as they go through investigation and taken action against people who were responsible for the crimes that were working here. >> reporter: still not all has been lost. pieces are being sold and this time the proceeds will help pay for compensation to the victims of colombia's drug wars. >> thousands of supporters of egypt's ouste
. >> reporter: they turned the first floor of their building into what they're calling a narcotic museum. there is art and fancy motorcycles and a painting of men playing pool, and the virgin mary to whom all drug lords were devout. >> reporter: in 1996 the government passed a law that would allow them to confiscate any assets that could not be proved to be acquired lawfully like this mansion behind me. >> reporter: it became the anti-narcotic tool feared by the masses, but it...
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and the child reached into his pocket and pulled out a quantity of narcotics. >> k-9 dogs sniffed the drugs but found nothing else. the school district says the boy is a victim, but glad to hear he was safe. >> if a child were to digest something like that, it would become quite fatal for them. so it's very disconcerting. >> now they're trying to figure out who gave him the cash and drugs. >> we can't charge a 4-year- old, but if we can find out who was in possession of the narcotics. >> a classmate is credited with alerting officials. police say the investigation is ongoing. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, the latest and perhaps lawsuit. doctor accused of unnecessary procedures. procedures. as eyewitnand when you get up -- can i play? no! you don't even get football. [ male announcer ] when you've got 100% fiber optic fios, you get it. america's fastest, most reliable internet. it's the ultimate for downloading, streaming, and chatting. -- that guy all over the football field. thanks, joe! if the running backs don't start picking
and the child reached into his pocket and pulled out a quantity of narcotics. >> k-9 dogs sniffed the drugs but found nothing else. the school district says the boy is a victim, but glad to hear he was safe. >> if a child were to digest something like that, it would become quite fatal for them. so it's very disconcerting. >> now they're trying to figure out who gave him the cash and drugs. >> we can't charge a 4-year- old, but if we can find out who was in possession of...
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it page the anti-narcotic tool most feared by the mafia. billions of dollars of drug assets have been diseye period.- disappeared. maria has been appointed to the agency. corruptions was so rampant that they decided to scrap it all tocchet. >> the drug office has gone through worrying times which is investigatessed by the drug system and 24e6 taken axe against people that have been involve crimes. >> solely thsolely thousands ofs are being sold. and this time it will go to be victims of the drug wars. >> j.p. morgan has agreed to pay $5 billion in home loan penalties that they sold to fannie mae and freddie mac. they also have a tentative agreement with the justice department on which the company will pay $13 of $000 that it sold fraudulent mortgage securities before the housing crash. >> and take your hand off the we'll and the feet off the pedestrian as. petals. pet pedals beal tel we'll tell you s self driving car up next. >> for the first time ever researchers have documented a case of hiv ro remission in a child. a case asked in the ne
it page the anti-narcotic tool most feared by the mafia. billions of dollars of drug assets have been diseye period.- disappeared. maria has been appointed to the agency. corruptions was so rampant that they decided to scrap it all tocchet. >> the drug office has gone through worrying times which is investigatessed by the drug system and 24e6 taken axe against people that have been involve crimes. >> solely thsolely thousands ofs are being sold. and this time it will go to be...
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for not saying illegal narcotics. all of them were prescription and look at me now. >> the worst is getting caught stairing and what do you do then? >> so it is staring when they catch you. it is okay to look at someone as long as you want as long as they don't see you. >> there is glass in between. >> there is glass in your binoculars. >> by the way, nobody says peeping tom anymore. do you notice that? >> you are absolutely right. >> it is a crime. there are a lot of names for it. >> what would you call a guy that is caught looking in your window? would you call that -- what is the legal term? >> i think it is peeping greg. >> my neighbor called it horny bill. >> come on, do you know? >> it could be charged a lot of different ways. it depends. what is going so inside? if the person is clothed or not clothed or if it is a child. >> thanks for taking it down a dark road. >> what is going on outside. >> one thing i have noticed and i almost wonder if this is where a creepy old man comes from, being good at glancing does
for not saying illegal narcotics. all of them were prescription and look at me now. >> the worst is getting caught stairing and what do you do then? >> so it is staring when they catch you. it is okay to look at someone as long as you want as long as they don't see you. >> there is glass in between. >> there is glass in your binoculars. >> by the way, nobody says peeping tom anymore. do you notice that? >> you are absolutely right. >> it is a crime....
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siting bolivia as you know, as not having done enough to meet its obligations under global narcotics agreements. do you see drug trafficking as a problem for your nation? >> the drug trafficking concern is for the whole world. and that's why bolivia is doing an eradication of coke cacultivation. and taking care of the legal sides of the production. but as far as the drugs, this has been -- they have been confiscated. it's been recognized. the coco leaf, and the other thing is the cocaine. and what we are also looking into is making sure that the coco leaf doesn't wind up in the illegal cocaine market. when the u.s. is controlling the drug traffic, then't cooer drug trafficking, this wasn't happening. with the d.a., and the embassy. we have been able to reduce, and reduce, and reduce. >> they have been very critical of the united states. are you concerned that the u.s. may be using surveillance to track your activities and the actives of others. >> i was convinced from the time that i was director, that i was questioning the united states policies. and essentially, its policies regard
siting bolivia as you know, as not having done enough to meet its obligations under global narcotics agreements. do you see drug trafficking as a problem for your nation? >> the drug trafficking concern is for the whole world. and that's why bolivia is doing an eradication of coke cacultivation. and taking care of the legal sides of the production. but as far as the drugs, this has been -- they have been confiscated. it's been recognized. the coco leaf, and the other thing is the cocaine....
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narcotics detectives raided 13 homes in san leandro, hayward and san lorenzo confiscating 1,700 marijuana plants. the growers were part of a large residential pot-growing scheme. they are stealing electricity to grow the plants. >> the most popular commute runs on muni could be the new s shuttle metro train between embarcadero and st. francis circle. the s shuttle is the only muni train to add a third car. usually the trains are two cars long. it started last week to alive eight congestion in the morning and evening when overcrowded two car trains skip a stop and makes these round trips between 6:30 and 10:00 a.m. and in the evening between 4:00 and 7:00. >> no bart strike. but the threat looms over monday morning. how does it look. >> we will take it. it is looking great. we have one problem in the east bay if you are headed out of pleasanton hills to concord we have this problem southbound 242 to the northbound 680 connection a report of a fire that not slowing traffic but there is going to be a couple of crews. 680, southbound, from walnut creek to dublin is wide open. 101 southbound f
narcotics detectives raided 13 homes in san leandro, hayward and san lorenzo confiscating 1,700 marijuana plants. the growers were part of a large residential pot-growing scheme. they are stealing electricity to grow the plants. >> the most popular commute runs on muni could be the new s shuttle metro train between embarcadero and st. francis circle. the s shuttle is the only muni train to add a third car. usually the trains are two cars long. it started last week to alive eight...
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there's no more narcotics, so we're just going to take care of the paperwork and reclassify those two suspects. step on out. >> selame and the other inmate involved in the incident have been directed to gather their possessions and will be transferred to new cells while jail officials determine if they should be reclassified as higher security level inmates. >> drop your stuff right there. turn your pockets inside out. hands behind your head, palms touching. separate your feet. do you have any more pills on you or in you? >> no. >> why are you on my floor? >> i was passing bread and milk. >> passing bread and milk? >> yes, ma'am. >> was there any pills in those bread and milk? >> no, there wasn't. >> the deputies are lying? that was a question. >> no. >> are my deputies lying? >> no, i'm not saying they're lying. i don't know what was it. >> okay. turn around. go inside the cell and have a seat. >> drug problems led to donald stokes in jail as well. he violated his probation on a drug possession conviction, and now is only two days away from his release. in the meantime, he holds a jo
there's no more narcotics, so we're just going to take care of the paperwork and reclassify those two suspects. step on out. >> selame and the other inmate involved in the incident have been directed to gather their possessions and will be transferred to new cells while jail officials determine if they should be reclassified as higher security level inmates. >> drop your stuff right there. turn your pockets inside out. hands behind your head, palms touching. separate your feet. do...
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among them, three narcotics. his wife kim ber by describes a visit her husband made to va hospitals in november of 2011. >> he wanted to be taken off this large amounts of medicines. >> what did his doctors and health care providers say to him? >> basically that he needed to continue to take the medication. >> all of them? >> all of them. >> when he came home, did he continue to take all the medication? >> he followed the doctor's orders. >> the next month green died in his slim, accidently overdosing on a narcotic and muscle relaxer prescribed va medical centers in arkansas. >> when he died, it completely shattered our own world. he was only 43 years old. we had a future together. and this shouldn't have happened. >> later this morning a veterans affairs subcommittee will hold a hearing examining va's practice of prescribing medications. congressman jeff miller is a chair of the house committee on veterans affairs. >> unfortunately it has become a routine way of dealing with our veterans is to give them a prescr
among them, three narcotics. his wife kim ber by describes a visit her husband made to va hospitals in november of 2011. >> he wanted to be taken off this large amounts of medicines. >> what did his doctors and health care providers say to him? >> basically that he needed to continue to take the medication. >> all of them? >> all of them. >> when he came home, did he continue to take all the medication? >> he followed the doctor's orders. >> the...
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. >> yes, entitlements are narcotics. you have got food stamp junkies riding the meal pony two or three times a day. sometimes the first thing they do in the morning is wake and bake. but there is a way, there is a tried and true way for the moochers to pay the bills without looking for a handout and it is the subject of tonight's word. .. folks, when we do get this country back on its feet, you will be thankful industrious americans like 35-year-old atlanta mother of two, april hare, after losing her job as a sales manager and facing eviction, april posted pictures of her 18-inch long auburn hair on buy and sell hair.com. the april ad asks for $1,000, and within hours received a flood of offers. now, folks, i have no idea, i have no idea who out there paid so much for long auburn hair although i have noticed something different about jim cramer lately. >> april, april is part of a growing new trend of cash strapped americans making ends meet by selling their hair, breast milk and eggs. >> folks, this is good old-fashione
. >> yes, entitlements are narcotics. you have got food stamp junkies riding the meal pony two or three times a day. sometimes the first thing they do in the morning is wake and bake. but there is a way, there is a tried and true way for the moochers to pay the bills without looking for a handout and it is the subject of tonight's word. .. folks, when we do get this country back on its feet, you will be thankful industrious americans like 35-year-old atlanta mother of two, april hare,...
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. >> there is more money made from this stuff than narcotics. an average of $500 billion a year. >> he does busts like this 30 to 35 times a year. >> a couple a month? >> yeah. >> counterfeit goods from luxury handbags to dvds are a huge problem. criminals steal copy righted material every year. while that estimate may be grossly inflated, the losses to big brand names to big enough to make copy right enforcement a huge priority for the customs service. front lines in that fight are here, the port of los angeles and long beach. the biggest in the us of a. more goods come through los angeles than all other major american ports combined. >> we are the largest sea port by far. >> that's because this is the first stop for almost everything the u.s. imports from china, japan, and korea. that's a lot of stuff. on average, a container arrives here every six seconds. never one at a time. always on huge vessels like this one. nightline embedded with u.s. customs and border protection to see how they lead the effort to police counterfeit goods with the ts
. >> there is more money made from this stuff than narcotics. an average of $500 billion a year. >> he does busts like this 30 to 35 times a year. >> a couple a month? >> yeah. >> counterfeit goods from luxury handbags to dvds are a huge problem. criminals steal copy righted material every year. while that estimate may be grossly inflated, the losses to big brand names to big enough to make copy right enforcement a huge priority for the customs service. front lines...
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ruiz had been arrested 48 hours earlier for the first time in his life, charged with intent to sell narcotics. he hoped his father would be able and willing to bail him out. >> it's $2500. 10% of $25,000 bail. thank you, dad. all right. yep. i love you. bye. he doesn't deserve a phone call from here. but it's all my fault that i'm here. it's no one's fault but myself. >> there's a term that people use called a fish and basically if you're a new booking and you've never been in jail before, it's like you can imagine when you take a fish out of water. they're just very disoriented, they're lost, they don't know what's going on. luckily they don't flop around. >> honestly, there's probably about $80 worth of pills in my car and it's not worth this. >> what are you thinking about? >> there's so much more than this. just to know that you're stuck somewhere and you have no clue what's going on. in a 10 foot by 10 foot room with no windows. not knowing if it's dark, light outside, it's nothing to look forward to. >> he's a new booking. he's somebody with no criminal experience. he hasn't been here b
ruiz had been arrested 48 hours earlier for the first time in his life, charged with intent to sell narcotics. he hoped his father would be able and willing to bail him out. >> it's $2500. 10% of $25,000 bail. thank you, dad. all right. yep. i love you. bye. he doesn't deserve a phone call from here. but it's all my fault that i'm here. it's no one's fault but myself. >> there's a term that people use called a fish and basically if you're a new booking and you've never been in jail...
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one interesting thing is people keep talking about it as a narcotics network. a murder for hire plot. fiat cahoon. melissa: you think this could be about a murder rather than the drug enterprise. >> it's about all of that. a criminal enterprise that the balls of narcotics trafficking and money laundering an alleged murder for hire plot. melissa: is all that makes you think it's even less? >> why not. the religious -- money is power. he felt emboldened by that. you want to spread the word. maybe they needed a boost in business. >> when you go down that road it just does not end well. melissa: the of the point is bit, and is supposed to be totally anonymous. one point it was the threat of selling them names of all the people use the decline which undermines the purpose. >> it's not just bit point. they also used an a network that allows users to contact the site . there's a lot of anonymous ways to contact. law enforcement as the -- has to work very hard. this is a growing area of crime. melissa: are you surprised that they were able to operate for so long and ma
one interesting thing is people keep talking about it as a narcotics network. a murder for hire plot. fiat cahoon. melissa: you think this could be about a murder rather than the drug enterprise. >> it's about all of that. a criminal enterprise that the balls of narcotics trafficking and money laundering an alleged murder for hire plot. melissa: is all that makes you think it's even less? >> why not. the religious -- money is power. he felt emboldened by that. you want to spread the...
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narcotics officers in india, northern state of punjab, haul worth more than $200 million >>> a former mayor of the city of detroit has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for corruption. the longesting sentence in history. >> quakwame cilme kilpatrick ise 18th city officially during his tenure as mayor to be charged with misconduct. on thursday he was sentenced on two dozen counts including racket eager and extortion charges. approved an $8.4 million settlement, he went to jail again after he was convicted of hiding assets from the court. as prosecutors wrote, quote, kilpatrick is not the source of economic corruption for decade. his lawyers argue he's being made a scapegoat for the financial woes of a beleaguered city. despite some urban successes downtown it's struggling with thousands of abandoned homes, now for detroit, the road to renewal remains as polt hold as its city -- potholed as its city streets. john hendren, al jazeera, detroit. >>> while military drones make the headlines in many parts of the world they're used by private individuals and police forces, is growing. civi
narcotics officers in india, northern state of punjab, haul worth more than $200 million >>> a former mayor of the city of detroit has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for corruption. the longesting sentence in history. >> quakwame cilme kilpatrick ise 18th city officially during his tenure as mayor to be charged with misconduct. on thursday he was sentenced on two dozen counts including racket eager and extortion charges. approved an $8.4 million settlement, he went to jail...
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he has been charged in new york federal court with conspiracy to traffic in narcotics, hacking and money laundering bread he is due back in court on friday in san francisco. he had nearly 1 million registered users in the united states, russia and other countries. >> that is not the only beginning for him. in a separate indictment out of maryland. he also faces charges in a failed a murder for hire scheme. the indictment says, earlier this year he offered to pay an undercover agent who was posing as a drug dealer $80,000 to execute a former employee of is. >> take a look excess, new this morning. a small airplane makes an emergency landing on a city street in san jose. the plane landed in the area of capitol expressway and quimby road. this is video courtesy of helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. no one was hurt. police and airpairport officials are now investigating the plane and has since been towed away. >> coming up on the kron4 morning newest. the voters have spoken. what oakland residents had to say about the mayor and her job performance including what is worrying them the mos
he has been charged in new york federal court with conspiracy to traffic in narcotics, hacking and money laundering bread he is due back in court on friday in san francisco. he had nearly 1 million registered users in the united states, russia and other countries. >> that is not the only beginning for him. in a separate indictment out of maryland. he also faces charges in a failed a murder for hire scheme. the indictment says, earlier this year he offered to pay an undercover agent who...
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the government is moving forward on a plan to tighten controls on painkillers that contain the narcotic, hydrocodone. there will be limits on how many pills somebody can obtain without a prescription. >>> let's go to business where the dow and s&p on track. closed high yesterday. encouraging data out of china. let's go to london with jeff. >> let's see if i can do this in 140 characters are less. twitter ipo pricing $20 a share or thereabouts raise about $11 billion or values the company at 11 billion, and conservative prized, and avoid facebook snafu -- >> that would be two tweets. >> i wrecken i just about did it. >> that was two tweets, two and a quarter. that was a solid effort on twitter. people are excited about this, and it's probably going to go up a fair amount on day one. >> yeah, there's a lot of talk there is a $10 up side priced into this at this stage. the one thing you have to remember is this company still doesn't make profit, and i know for the techie investors, they say focus on the future and don't focus on the now, but it's worth bearing in mind before you run out th
the government is moving forward on a plan to tighten controls on painkillers that contain the narcotic, hydrocodone. there will be limits on how many pills somebody can obtain without a prescription. >>> let's go to business where the dow and s&p on track. closed high yesterday. encouraging data out of china. let's go to london with jeff. >> let's see if i can do this in 140 characters are less. twitter ipo pricing $20 a share or thereabouts raise about $11 billion or values...
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he has been charged with narcotics trafficking conspiracy computer hacking, and money laundering. he is thought to be the mastermind behind the website which is called the ebay for drugs. he had a system for buyers and sellers to rate products. great care was taken to protect his identity. the website was accessed by an encryption program and transactions were conducted using online currency called bit coy's. --coins. the fbi seized over $3.6 million worth of bit coins. its value dropped by over 20% after the story was publicized in the media. the u.s. is in the midst of a partial government shutdown because republicans and democrats are unable to reach an agreement on a funding bill. over 800,000 federal workers have been forced to take leave. comedians have brought a touch of humor. they have been posting on twitter. there were countless messages in which senators and members of the house of representatives were stark cap strictly compared to squabbling children. others have taken a somewhat wackier approach. they say they are no longer wearing trousers and are urging citizens t
he has been charged with narcotics trafficking conspiracy computer hacking, and money laundering. he is thought to be the mastermind behind the website which is called the ebay for drugs. he had a system for buyers and sellers to rate products. great care was taken to protect his identity. the website was accessed by an encryption program and transactions were conducted using online currency called bit coy's. --coins. the fbi seized over $3.6 million worth of bit coins. its value dropped by...