Increasing drug trade, violence mar positive effects of Bakken boom

Published April 16, 2014

Increasing drug trade, violence mar positive effects of Bakken boom
But the bonanza suddenly flourishing here has also brought with it a dark side: a growing trade in meth, heroin, cocaine and marijuana, the shadow of sinister cartels and newfound violence. Small-town police forces have been struggling to keep pace. Read more on The Missoulian

Truckee officials: Peers, residents enable youth drug use
The panel, which will met in room 139 in the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, will include Patrick Cashell, a recovering meth addict who is the son of Reno Mayor Bob Cashell; Washoe County Sheriff Michael A. Haley; Incline Village/Crystal Bay … Read more on Tahoe Daily Tribune