An Alaska State Trooper Special Crimes Investigation Unit investigation into sex trafficking has concluded with the arrest of 31-year-old Mark Daniel Alexander in Nevada, the trooper dispatch reports. Investigators with the Special Crimes Unit initiated their investigation in January when an observant trooper on a “traffic contact” saw “suspicious activity” which led investigators to research […]
The Alaska State Troopers Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs, (SEACAD) Unit in Ketchikan and troopers from that community’s post made the last of seizures in their drug investigation to intercept drugs bound for Alaska from Washington state on Sunday. During that latest seizure, 13.25 pounds of marijuana and 3.15 pounds of Hashish oil was seized […]
JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker signed two pieces of legislation Monday—House Bill 123, a bill the Governor sponsored to create the Marijuana Control Board; and HB 116, a bill sponsored by the House Labor and Commerce Committee extending the existence of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. “I look forward to seeing the hard work of […]
Potential 2016 Presidential candidate, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, vowed on the “Hugh Hewitt Show,” on Tuesday that if he were to be elected as president next year, that he would crack down on states that have legalized marijuana and enforce federal laws prohibiting marijuana in those states. On the radio talk show, Christie said, “Marijuana […]