Police forces around the world have seized more than $6.5 million in cash and virtual currencies, as well as drugs and guns in a co-ordinated raid on dark web marketplaces. The BBC reports: Some 179 people were arrested across Europe and the U.S., and 500kg (1,102lb) of drugs and 64 guns confiscated. It ends the “golden age” of these underground marketplaces,…
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Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ may be helping river ecosystems in Colombia
Hippos that once resided in Pablo Escobar’s private zoo are now thriving and multiplying in the wild, performing an ecological role that has been vacant for millennia. Source: https://www.livescience.com/cocaine-hippos-boost-colombian-ecosystem.html
John Oliver Slams Disney For Censoring His Show in India
John Oliver slammed Disney-owned Hotstar on Sunday for censoring his show, “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” in India saying the local streaming service had edited at least three of his episodes in recent months. From a report: A recent episode of “Last Week Tonight,” in which Oliver criticised the Indian government’s recent policies and its leader, Narendra Modi, never aired…
What Happens After 550 Times the Usual Dose of LSD?
“From the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs comes three case studies on people who benefited from LSD overdoses including one woman who took a dose of 55 milligrams of pure powdered LSD,” writes clovis (Slashdot reader #4,684). CNN reports:
The 49-year-old woman, known as CB, had contracted Lyme disease in her early 20s, which damaged her feet and ankles and…
For you, Valentine: 10 reasons we fall in love
On this Valentine’s Day 2020, what the world of science suggests about the mystery we call love. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/for-you-valentine-top-10-reasons-we-fall-in-love…
A fingerprint can show if someone has taken cocaine or just touched it
A person who has ingested cocaine will excrete a compound that can be detected from a single fingerprint, even if they have washed their hands Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2232622-a-fingerprint-can-show-if-someone-has-taken-cocaine-or-just-touched-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
FBI Asked Sony For Data On User Who Used PlayStation Network To Sell Cocaine
According to Motherboard, the FBI applied for a search warrant in October compelling Sony to provide data on a PlayStation 4 user who was allegedly part of a cocaine distribution network. The application even asks for what games the alleged drug dealer played, and his progress in them. From the report: “The Provider is hereby ordered to disclose the above information…
Montreal Law Firm Looks To Launch Class-Action Lawsuit Against Fortnite Developer
Dave Knott writes: A Montreal legal firm has requested authorization to launch a class-action lawsuit against Epic Games, makers of the widely-popular video game Fortnite. The legal notice, filed on behalf of two minors, likens the effect of the game to cocaine, saying it releases the chemical dopamine to the brain of vulnerable young people who can become dependent on playing….
Man Learns the Hard Way That Mixing Pufferfish and Cocaine Is a Very Bad Idea
A combination of cocaine and toxic pufferfish liver sent a Florida man to the emergency room, according to a new case report. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65804-man-ingests-pufferfish-and-cocaine.html
Traces of five drugs found on 1000-year-old South American ritual kit
Cocaine and components of ayahuasca were detected on an ancient pouch found in Bolivia, providing evidence of hallucinogen use in pre-Columbian times Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2201639-traces-of-five-drugs-found-on-1000-year-old-south-american-ritual-kit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…