Official: Aryan Brotherhood Plays Substantial Role in Texas' Tarrant County Crime

Official: Aryan Brotherhood plays substantial role in Texas' Tarrant County crime

Filed under: Texas Drug Abuse

FORT WORTH — A Texas prison gang known for extreme violence and illegal drug dealings has deep roots in Tarrant County, a local drug official said Tuesday. … The abuse of a woman by ex-convict and Aryan Brotherhood member Ronnie Paul Kappel.
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W. Va. Sheriff Becomes 4th Law Officer Killed In 4 Months

Filed under: Texas Drug Abuse

Some have called the small southern West Virginia town “Pilliamson” because of the prescription drug abuse there. Crum is the fourth justice official in as many months to be gunned down in the U.S. A public memorial service is being held today for the …
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Lil Wayne seizure puts spotlight on rappers' use of 'sizzurp'

Filed under: Texas Drug Abuse

A Texas producer-remixer named DJ Screw paid homage to its woozy, heavy-lidded high by dramatically slowing down beats and vocals to replicate the drug's sleepwalker euphoria. Among Southern rappers, the chemical mixture — called “sizzurp” on the …
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