Kratom Sold as ‘Energy Shots’ Raises Alarm Over Teen Use on Gulf Coast
The Drug Education Council warns that kratom, an addictive drug banned in Alabama, is being sold as energy shots and used increasingly by Mobile and Baldwin County teens.
Two Atmore Residents Held on $1 Million Bonds Each in Drug Trafficking Case
Cornelius Spencer and Nakiedra Brown of Atmore are being held on $1 million bonds each after police say they were found with more than 56 grams of synthetic cannabis.
Mobile Police Arrest 12 in Two-Day Crackdown on Synthetic Drugs
Mobile police arrested 12 people and seized homemade and packaged spice during a two-day operation targeting the synthetic drug across the city.
Mobile Man Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Spice Distribution
A Mobile man who admitted to distributing synthetic drug spice was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison and ordered to forfeit a Porsche and cash.
Confidential Informant Helped Bring Down Mobile-Area Man in Nearly 500-Pound Spice Bust
A Mobile-area man faces up to 20 years in federal prison after a tip from a confidential informant led to the seizure of nearly 500 pounds of spice.
Bookkeeper for Robertsdale Synthetic Drug Operation Pleads Guilty to Fraud
A bookkeeper for a synthetic drug operation that relocated to Robertsdale pleaded guilty to a federal fraud conspiracy charge.
Mobile Officials Sound Alarm on Dangerous Batch of Spice After Deaths, Interstate Seizure
Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran and Mobile Police Chief James Barber warned residents about a dangerous batch of spice linked to two deaths, hours after deputies seized 489 packages of…