Cocaine

StreetWorks - Under the Bridge

No Prison Time Despite Criminal History

BEST HOMELESS HANGOUT

Margaret Pace Park

Crackhead Camera!

These guys make Girls Gone Wild look lame

Prunk TV: Featuring Marilyn Manson

via www.marilynmansonartworkonline.com'When I Get Old,' by Marilyn MansonMarilyn Manson's paintings are much better than his music. Just kidding; we love ya, Marilyn! His solo show, Trismegistus, debuted this past December during Art Basel Miami Beach. But if you missed the super-VIP opening, don't ... More >>

Junkies

It alters perceptions and skews the ability to tell right from wrong. Ultimately, it results in a dysfunctional society. But it's not a drug. It's the War on Drugs.

Liberty City Violence claims a boxing promoter's son, UPDATED

On Thursday, Riptide finds Roosevelt Ivory, Sr. stepping out of a white Lincoln Navigator, accompanied by an apparent bodyguard, at his two-house compound on Northwest 69th Terrace in Liberty City. It's advertised as "Roosevelt's Rooming House" in the White Pages, but this certainly is no Days Inn. ... More >>

Bodies and Souls

A young pastor aims his church's meager resources at some of Miami's neediest.

Search and Schnauzer

North Miami Beach's drug squad shows dogged determination -- and an interesting interpretation of the Constitution

The Spencer Davis Group

North Miami Beach's drug squad shows dogged determination -- and an interesting interpretation of the Constitution

To Each Theron

North Miami Beach's drug squad shows dogged determination -- and an interesting interpretation of the Constitution

Jump-Out Boys

Scheming snitches, dirty detectives, intrepid investigators. This ain't The Shield's Strike Team.

Graham CRACKer Crust Bust

Who knew “New York-style cheesecake” meant “with a side of crack”?

What Pete Did Next

The nine (and counting?) lives of Brit-rock’s weirdly compelling screwup

Fortunate Son?

Ky-mani is the unique Marley

Break the Habit

John Schmidt will save Danny. Come hell or a good high.

Miami: See It Like a Drug Dealer

During Miami's cocaine heyday in the Eighties, weird and interesting and scary things happened all over town all the time. Our coke map of Miami is by necessity incomplete, but even selected highlights make the point: Blow knew no neighborhood boundaries.

Until Proven Guilty

24 HOURS. 1 FULL MOON. 265 Arrests.

BEST LOCAL BOY GONE BAD

Ric Sisser

BEST LOCAL GIRL GONE BAD

Denise Calvo

Denise Calvo: Murder Suspect

Tales of illicit affairs, heavy drug use, prostitutes, a strained marriage -- no wonder police are suspicious

Porch Patrol

Brownsville resident Lorenzo Jones is waging a one-man war against the drug dealing across the street

Best Defense

Brownsville resident Lorenzo Jones is waging a one-man war against the drug dealing across the street

A Hatchet Job

When Miami police tried to fell a beautiful oak, community activist Monique Taylor raised Cain

Our Hero the Drug Dealer

The feds call Rickey Brownlee one of South Florida's biggest narco-traffickers. His friends and neighbors in Opa-locka call him a valiant victim.

Dynasty

The feds call Rickey Brownlee one of South Florida's biggest narco-traffickers. His friends and neighbors in Opa-locka call him a valiant victim.

Heroin Be the Death of Me

South Beach nightlife sophisticates know they can handle it. A little puff now and then won't kill you. No big deal.

In Havana, On Drugs

As faith in the revolution sinks to new lows, kids in Cuba are getting high

Court Documents Claim Housewives' Danielle Staub Was a High-Class Escort Who Played Major Part in Botched Cocaine Deal

The central plot point of The Real Housewives of New Jersey has recently revolved around a mysterious book that revealed scandalous details about cast outsider Danielle Staub's sordid past in Miami. The book, written by her ex-husband, claimed she was a stripper and coke fiend involved in a Colombi ... More >>

The murder of Stevie Febonio: South Florida's marijuana grow houses can be a deadly business

The central plot point of The Real Housewives of New Jersey has recently revolved around a mysterious book that revealed scandalous details about cast outsider Danielle Staub's sordid past in Miami. The book, written by her ex-husband, claimed she was a stripper and coke fiend involved in a Colombi ... More >>

Cocaine Blamed for Global Warming

British Models: Your Government is concerned that your love of cocaine is killing trees, and then what will you dry hump in black lingerie?​Those of us who like to "ski" might be making it harder for those of us who want to, you know, actually ski. Apparently, members of the British Parliament are ... More >>

Charles Bennett Is Called "Krazy Horse" Because He's 100 Percent Normal

C.StilesCharles "Krazy Horse" Bennett Seeks a title and an end to his madness.​When it comes to second chances, Charles Daniel Bennett Jr. will take four, five, six, and however many more he can get. Nicknamed Krazy Horse, the Ocala native has been one of the most scandalous characters to step int ... More >>

Eighty Percent of Cocaine Contains Chemical That Will Rot Your Flesh

​We've seen some coke heads practically descend into a zombie-like state where they become completely devoid of normal human emotion and only fixate on their next fit like they were in a George Romero movie looking for brains (pure, uncut Bolivian marching brains). Well, now co ... More >>

Fifteen Members of "Murda Grove Boys" Gang Arrested by FBI

A handmade t-shirt displaying the group's insignia with guns we found on one possible members MySpace​The Murda Grove Boys are not, as their name would suggest, a horror-core boy band but actually one of Miami-Dade's most violent criminal gangs. CBS4 reports that Miami Gardens police, the FBI and ... More >>

Fumble-Prone Former Dolphin Sammie Smith Gets Civil Rights Back

"Sammie Sucks. Sammie Sucks," chants are long since gone from Miami Dolphin home games, as is the unfortunate and short-lived pro football career of former running back Sammie Smith. But things finally seem to be turning around for one of the most hated Dolphins of all time. After finishing up a sev ... More >>

Massive Police Sting Nets 2,369 Pounds of Pot Worth $9.4 Million

A massive sting on Wednesday uncovered 49 hydroponic labs in Miami-Dade and put 42 people behind bars. The pot is believed to have a street value of $9.2 million. Police also found 11 grams of cocaine, 40 grams of processed marijuana, 126 Oxycontin pills, an Audi, and $9,562 in cash.The sting, known ... More >>

Today In Cocaine: Ten Busted in Juarez-to-Miami Ring, Colombian Coke Lord Due In Federal Court

​It's already been a busy week for the drug that made Miami -- or at least for the feds' perpetual war on the white stuff. First, the DEA arrested 10 people, mostly from Miami and Hialeah, and charged them with organizing a ring shuttling coke from Juarez to South Florida.Then came word that a muc ... More >>

Buju Banton Found Guilty in Cocaine Case

​Despite a triumphant concert in Miami and a Grammy win within the last few months, Buju Banton's dark days are not behind him. After an initial trial on drug charges was declared a mistrial, Banton has been found guilty of conspiring to set up a Florida cocaine deal back in 2009.

High Times

​Despite a triumphant concert in Miami and a Grammy win within the last few months, Buju Banton's dark days are not behind him. After an initial trial on drug charges was declared a mistrial, Banton has been found guilty of conspiring to set up a Florida cocaine deal back in 2009.

Mugshots Friday: Mr. Babyhair, Future Justin Bieber and a Cranium Tarantula

​​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to ... More >>

Mugshots Friday: A Meta T-Shirt, A Pimp's Broken Spirit, and Beards, Beards, Beards

​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that series.

A Boy Named Barbara, Flattop Moustache, And What You See When You Die

​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that series.

Miamians Now Too Poor to Be Cocaine Addicts

​The way we snort now: with less frequency and with less potent cocaine. The Miami Herald crunched the numbers (which aren't exactly anything new) and found cocaine use has declined in South Florida. That doesn't mean the War on Drugs has actually worked. Of course not. We're just doing cheaper dr ... More >>

John Stirling, Canadian Busted With 800 Lbs of Coke, Tells FBI "There's Nothing Wrong With Cocaine Trafficking"

​A tip for all you would-be cocaine kingpins: When the FBI catches you off the coast of Colombia with more than 800 pounds of yeyo stashed in your boat, do not argue that "there is nothing wrong with cocaine trafficking." That's exactly the tact John Philip Stirling, a 60-year-old Canadian captain ... More >>

The Bleached-Blonde Carjackers, Gangsta John Waters, and God

Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that ... More >>

Stynx, Shark Teeth, and the Funnest Guy at the Racetrack

​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro t ... More >>

Matchmaking With Mugshots, a Nervous Chuckle, and a Beard-Off

​​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to ... More >>

How I Met Your Mother, Who Also Had a Slit Throat Tattoo

​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro t ... More >>

1,300 Pot Plants Seized After 25 Miami Grow Houses Busted in "Operation Machete"

​Twenty-five people were arrested yesterday after Miami-Dade police discovered 25 separate hydroponics labs in the county during a crackdown dubbed "Operation Machete." Besides the alleged criminals, police also seized more than 1,300 pot plants during the daylong sweep.

One-Legged Drug Dealer Attempts to Hop Away from Police in Jacksonville

As the suspect was not Rose McGowan in Planet Terror, he didn't pose much of a threat. ​What do you call a drug dealer with one leg trying to escape from police? Caught.No, this isn't open mic night at the Chuckle Hut, this is quite naturally real Florida news.