Odessa Man Caught with Cocaine During Traffic Stop

Published August 2, 2010

Odessa Man Caught with Cocaine During Traffic Stop
31-year-old Jacob de los Santos was arrested on Thursday night by the Ector Special Investigations Unit after they pulled him over near Golder and Kermit Highway.
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Congress Reforms Cocaine Convictions
by Alex Spillius in Washington The US House of Representatives approved a bill reducing the disparities between mandatory crack and powder cocaine sentences, which will now be sent for President Barack Obama’s signature. During his presidential campaign, Mr Obama said that the wide gap in sentencing “cannot be justified and should be eliminated”. More than eight in 10 of those convicted for …
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