Bangladesh News.Net Saturday 30th August, 2008 In a first, the police in Bangladesh have introduced a women-only special intelligence branch to fight the sex trade, drug peddling and trafficking in women and ...

LEBANON - An Akron woman was arrested and charged Thursday with trying to sneak marijuana in for an inmate at the Lebanon Correctional Institute, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Five suspects have been arrested as part of a federal investigation into an illegal prescription drug ring involving civilian workers at the Sierra Army Depot about 50 miles north of Reno, Nevada.

Mexicans called for mass protests Saturday against a tide of killings, kidnappings and shootouts sweeping the country despite the government's aggressive fight against drug gangs.

Frustration with rampant violence and organized crime presented a major test for President Felipe Calderon, who has made crime-fighting a centerpiece of his administration.

More than 13 anti-crime groups hoped for thousands of people to join marches in all 32 Mexican states Saturday evening, urging people to walk in silence with candles or lanterns. A similar march four years ago drew a quarter of a million people, and if anything, frustration with crime has only grown.

A former branch manager of the North Attleboro Registry of Motor Vehicles faces charges she purchased marijuana from a customer while she was working at the Route 152 office.