DRUG CRIMES
Three convicted for attempting to smuggle drugs into Grand Forks County jail 
Marcellus Beasley, 42, of Grand Forks was sentenced to a year in jail and two years probation for delivering 10 oxycodone pills to inmate Alicia Schrum, 29. Another inmate, Megann Garza-Chin, 27, helped set up the drug delivery, according to court documents.
May 19, 2011
N.D. man says he will plead guilty to stealing drugs from Belcourt hospital
One of four people accused of stealing painkillers from an American Indian hospital in Belcourt says he will plead guilty in federal court.
By Associated Press , May 11, 2011
Lakota, N.D., woman sentenced for selling drugs near Devils Lake school
U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon says Camilla Peltier earlier pleaded guilty to drug distribution charges.
By Associated Press , April 01, 2011
Fourth Twin Cities nurse accused of drug theft
Jessica Rae Baird is the fourth nurse this year in the Twin Cities area to face drug-related allegations. The highest-profile case involves a former Minneapolis nurse accused of stealing surgical pain medication from a patient before he had a kidney stone removed, and allegedly telling the screaming patient to 'man up.'
By Maricella Miranda , March 30, 2011
East Grand Forks mom pleads guilty to drug charges
Woman already sentenced for trying to kill daughtersAn East Grand Forks mother who’s serving a 12-year sentence for trying to kill her two young daughters won’t have to do additional prison time for running an illegal business that reportedly distributed thousands of prescription weight-loss pills.
March 29, 2011
Man convicted in large N.D. drug conspiracy files appeal
Ramon "Razor" Martinez pleaded guilty in 2008 for his role in the drug conspiracy and an attempted escape from a Rugby, N.D., jail. He was sentenced to more than 18 years in prison.
By Associated Press , March 16, 2011
Grand Forks men charged in drug conspiracy
Two men arrested in a drug bust at their Grand Forks apartment in December are now charged in federal court with conspiring to deal cocaine and methamphetamine with three men from St. Paul.
February 09, 2011
Man to plead guilty in Belcourt painkiller case
A former pharmacy worker plans to plead guilty to stealing painkillers from a North Dakota American Indian hospital that was the basis of a congressional investigation by former Sen. Byron Dorgan.
By Associated Press , February 09, 2011
Fargo man sentenced to 9 years for drug conspiracy
Joey Johnson pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess a controlled substance with the intent of distributing it. Authorities say he sold methamphetamine and marijuana in North Dakota and elsewhere in a seven-month stretch of 2009.
By Associated Press , January 14, 2011
3 charged in GF drug bust plead not guilty
Three roommates arrested last month in a raid that yielded about $100,000 worth of marijuana and cocaine entered not guilty pleas in Grand Forks.
By Herald Staff Report , January 12, 2011
Woman agrees to plead guilty in Turtle Mountain hospital drug case
One of four people accused in a conspiracy to steal painkillers from an American Indian hospital in North Dakota has agreed to plead guilty.
By Associated Press , January 10, 2011
Moorhead woman, 18, gets 4-year sentence in pill bust
Jasmine Joy Bentley was one of two people arrested in a prescription-pill bust in May that authorities called Clay County’s largest-ever illegal pill seizure.
By The Forum , December 24, 2010
He had drugs to sell - and he texted a prosecutor
The 26-year-old Indiana man sent messages last month to deputy prosecutor Courtney Swank on her department-issued cell phone. They read "Roxy twenties fifteen" and "Hey buddy just wonderin if you needed any fortys."
By Associated Press , December 03, 2010
Drug bust results in two Cass County, Minn., arrests
A Cass County (Minn.) Sheriff’s deputy’s K-9 partner alerted to the trunk of the car the two men were in. Law enforcement officials seized approximately 15 pounds of processed marijuana from the trunk of the car.
By Bemidji Pioneer , October 18, 2010
Former Wham!-er out of England slammer
Musician George Michael, whose hits include "Faith" and "Freedom," also received a 1,250 pound (about $2,000) fine and lost his driver's license for five years in addition to a jail sentence for driving under the influence of drugs.
By Associated Press , October 11, 2010
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