Daily Herald | Oswego man traded fatal dose of heroin for guitar, police say

Daily Herald Oswego man traded fatal dose of heroin for guitar, police say: "traded the dead man heroin for a guitar.
Crystal Lake police arrested Mark S. Seranella, 21, at his Oswego home on a charge of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony which, if he is convicted, could land him in prison for up to 30 years.
The charge stems from the Jan. 26, 2007 discovery of Ryan A. Maxwell, of the 1500 block of Birmingham Lane in Crystal Lake, dead from a heroin overdose in a friend's apartment."

Sheriff: Man had 68 balloons full of heroin | San Francisco Examiner

Sheriff: Man had 68 balloons full of heroin San Francisco Examiner: "Authorities say a man was found with 68 balloons full of heroin after he crashed his truck his Duarte.
Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Tom McNeal says 27-year-old Andrew Lalande had apparently fallen asleep Friday and crashed into a car that was stopped in front of him.
Witnesses say Lalande got out of the truck after the crash, walked down the street, appeared to drop something on the ground, then returned to his truck.
Deputies later found 68 balloons full of heroin at the spot witnesses pointed out. They also found 15 syringes, one of them full of heroin, inside Lalande's truck."

Former Drug Kingpin Ike Atkinson Challenges "American Gangster" Frank Lucas with Release of "Sergeant Smack"

Former Drug Kingpin Ike Atkinson Challenges "American Gangster" Frank Lucas with Release of "Sergeant Smack": "Raleigh, North Carolina - In April of 2007, 84-year old Ike Atkinson was released from federal prison after serving a 32-year prison term. There were no cameras and little fanfare as the man deemed the biggest American drug kingpin ever to operate out of Asia was set free. Atkinson, who operated the largest drug smuggling enterprise in the 1970s"

Doing Coke With Jack Nicholson - The Daily Beast

Doing Coke With Jack Nicholson - The Daily Beast: "Robert Downey Jr. says his drug addiction started early, alleging in an upcoming issue of Rolling Stone that his father, Robert Downey Sr., began giving him drugs when he was 8 years old. Downey Jr. also recounts doing cocaine with his dad and Jack Nicholson, and talks about how he got involved with heroin. 'All those years of snorting coke, and then I accidentally get involved in heroin after smoking crack for the first time. It finally tied my shoelaces together,' he said. Downey has been sober for seven years, and says he plans to stay that way."